I3-2026-INV2a - Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 2a
Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 2a · I3-PJG · TRL 6 to 9 · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds interregional consortia that take mature innovations (already validated at TRL 6) and push them through demonstration, scale up and market launch, reaching TRL 9 by project end. It targets projects that connect less developed and transition regions with more advanced regions to build shared value chains in digital transition, green transition or smart manufacturing. Support can be direct funding, cascade funding to third parties, or non financial help like coaching and matchmaking.
twin transition · regional development · advanced manufacturing · sme scaleup · renewable energy · digital health
Who wins this
A multi region consortium of companies, especially SMEs, together with research and public bodies from less developed, transition and more developed regions working under shared smart specialisation strategies to commercialise a mature innovation.
Could you win this call?
Only the website is required.
The call in detail
- Funding model
- I3-AG
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- I3 Project Grants
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium: a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Eligible applicants
- SME, large enterprise, research organisation, public body, non-profit
- Support to third parties
- Financial support to third parties (cascade funding) is allowed as one form of support to consortium partners, though no maximum per third party is specified.
- Also required
- Projects must show balanced participation of regions with varying levels of development and must address at least one of digital transition, green transition or smart manufacturing thematic priorities.
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document