The investments on EOSC federated resources, the support to enlarge the portfolio of generic services and to stimulate specific communities in populating EOSC with data and services, are non-exhaustive examples of national and institutional contributions that are planned and need effective coordination.

The support will take the form of a combination of lump sum funding and cascading grants.

Proposals should support the EOSC community at large by reinforcing the coordination mechanisms that link the EOSC partnership with:

• the Member States and their actions and programmes on supporting EOSC, Open Science and other digital related initiatives that could contribute to and enable the “Web of FAIR data” and to pull resources towards shared and heterogeneous digital infrastructures,
• and the network of providers and users’ representatives that commonly work on technical solutions, standards and support the change of culture towards Open Science.

It is also important to actively support coordination mechanisms and enhance synergies between activities by the EOSC Association and its members, initiatives and EU-funded projects working under the EOSC umbrella to deliver on the priorities set forth in the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda of the EOSC European partnership.

In the context of coordination and harmonisation of a pan-European federated infrastructure, the sustainability of EOSC requires further development and implementation, notably the identification and testing of cost models and business models are needed to support the federated access to institutional, national and European capacity.

Proposals are expected to cover the following activities:

• Enhancing the EOSC coordination to targeted investments and contributions: this activity should aim at establishing a more dynamic and responsive interconnection of national nodes forming an effective EOSC coordination network. National nodes should act as EOSC national hubs to sensitise government and governmental agencies to enhance the connection of EOSC to digital infrastructures, beyond scientific infrastructures. National nodes will have to promote funding synergies and foster collaboration with public authorities and the private sector, encouraging private investments to further develop the EOSC ecosystem.  About €1 million should be foreseen to support third parties through cascading grants, with €100.000 as maximum amount to be granted to each third party. (further details in the HE Main Work Programme 2023–2024 – Research Infrastructures).
• Strengthen collaboration and alignment within the portfolio of EU-funded projects, activities conducted by the EOSC Association and its members and other initiatives contributing to the objectives of the EOSC SRIA. Activities should maximise the added value of joint work and cross-project endeavours to accelerate EOSC deployment and evolution. This activity should allocate about €1 million to support third parties through cascading grants, with €50.000 as maximum amount to be granted to each third party.
• Implementation of clear financial models to support for long term financial sustainability of the main building blocks of EOSC as defined in the FAIR Lady report “Solutions for a Sustainable EOSC” to ensure federated access to existing capacity.

Further details in the HE Main Work Programme 2023–2024 – Research Infrastructures.