Next-Generation Cooperative Cyber Range

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Code: 34568 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-DA-CYBER-NGCR-STEP | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

This topic aims to address the remaining challenge on design and development of solutions that deliver notable progress vis-à-vis the current state-of-the-art, including in view of wider technology landscape. This means that focus has to shift from creating cyber ranges that fulfil basic needs to cyber ranges that target next-level capability requirements. Therefore, the specific objective is about the use of cyber ranges for trainings and exercises. The proposed solutions, however, can benefit also other cyber range use-cases such as product development and penetration testing. Therefore, considerations of such use-cases may be taken into account for developing the solutions.

AI-based multifunctional aperture and transceiver

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Code: 34566 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-DA-C4ISR-AIMA-STEP | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

To cope with multi-dimensional warfighting environments, modern militaries need relevant situational awareness across all domains. They also need to be able to both operate cross-domain capabilities, such as any-sensor-to-any-shooter networking, and prevent the enemy from doing so. This requires communications systems that can perform ad hoc networking in all domains in dynamically evolving tactical situations. Currently, this is done with mobile ad-hoc networking (MANET) data links.

Today, MANET data links, ES receivers, jammers, BFT and IFF are separate pieces of equipment requiring decentralised control, separate installation space, power supply, cabling, antennas, etc. By combining these functionalities into a single autonomously controlled equipment, it would be possible to achieve better performance, higher reliability, lower weight and lower life cycle costs.

In addition to the aforementioned technological reasons for converged aperture, there is also a need for converged systems. The electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) is expected to continue to be contested, congested and constrained. This would require AI-based operation at the device and system of systems (fleet/network) level in order to coordinate actions of several systems with minimal detectability and platform losses.

Energy-independent and energy-efficient systems for military camps

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Code: 34564 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-DA-ENERENV-EEMC-STEP | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

The specific objective of this topic is to substitute the fossil fuel dependency reduction in military deployable camps (support and mobility) without any drop of operational performances, in a context of increasing electrical energy demand in the battlefield. Moreover, investigation on the return of experience of the demonstration stage, should include specifications of a whole concept of energy independent and efficient deployable camps. Furthermore, the ability to support the diminution of their fossil fuel consumptions while maintaining operational performances, avoiding logistics, security burden and reducing logistics footprint should be validated.

Multipurpose unmanned ground systems

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Code: 34562 | Identifier Code: EDF-2024-DA-GROUND-UGS-STEP | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 20/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/11/2024

The use of such UxV systems has a direct impact in reducing the exposure of human operators and soldiers to associated risks. Such systems can radically improve the efficiency and performance of the tactical unit to provide tactical/ operational superiority and offer robust and reliable solutions in very demanding conditions.

Thus, the aim of this topic is to develop an unmanned modular system of systems capable of supporting dismounted, mechanised and motorised infantry in all types of European geographic and operational land environments, including denied environments, in adverse light and weather conditions with evolving levels of autonomy and robustness.

The overarching goal of this topic is to contribute to the maturing, testing and verification of the Unmanned Ground Systems (UGS) capability, so that the technology is expected to be ready for integration into the European armed forces by 2030.

Renewable Energy financing mechanisms multi technology

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Code: 34547 | Identifier Code: RENEWFM-2025-INVEST-MULTI | Programme name: 28521 | Start submission calls: 30/07/2024 | End submission calls: 04/03/2025

This call aims to provide support for renewable energy projects and targets ground mounted solar PV and onshore wind projects as a well established and low-cost renewable energy technology aimed at high reliability in terms of deploying fully operational renewable electricity (RES-E) capacities and generation volumes and thus assumes effective and quick project realization from awarded project applicants.

INNOVDEPLANT

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Code: 34544 | Identifier Code: PPPA-2024-INNOVDEPLANT | Programme name: 2280 | Start submission calls: 25/07/2024 | End submission calls: 30/10/2024

Deployable antennas are a key element of satellites enabling them to receive and transmit data. They are relevant for all types of space applications such as navigation, Earth observation, science and defence. Technology deployed on space antennas may find applications also in the civil, terrestrial market.

The expected outcomes of this pilot project will allow EU to reduce the dependencies from non-EU countries for the critical space technologies relevant to reflectors and deployable antennas and accelerate time to market. The identification of novel non-dependent materials, techniques to re-use parts, materials from end-of-life assets and antennas for assembly and manufacturing on orbit will contribute to increase EU sovereignty and allow unrestricted access to key, critical space technologies.

Alliance for Language Technologies

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Code: 34542 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2024-AI-B-06-LANGUAGE | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 01/08/2024 | End submission calls: 26/09/2024

This action will directly contribute to preserving the linguistic and cultural diversity in Europe while effectively implementing the European Common Data Infrastructure and Service MCP’s objectives in the area of language technologies. By providing the necessary data and model adaptation capacities, the action will have a strong impact on the deployment of large language foundation models and their applications such as generative AI. This federated effort will be established around two work strands.

Common Operational Partnerships to prevent and fight against migrant smuggling with competent authorities of third countries

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Code: 34538 | Identifier Code: ISF-2024-TF2-AG-COP | Programme name: 14688 | Start submission calls: 07/05/2024 | End submission calls: 08/10/2024

The present call for proposals aims to support projects that enhance the prevention of and fight against migrant smuggling by establishing Common Operational Partnership projects (COPs) that support structured operational cooperation between law enforcement, judicial authorities and other relevant services of the participating EU Member States and third countries, with the potential involvement of relevant international organisations and Justice and Home Affairs agencies.

Sport Supports – emergency sport actions for youth

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Code: 34536 | Identifier Code: PPPA-SPORT-2024-EMERGENCY-YOUTH | Programme name: 2280 | Start submission calls: 24/07/2024 | End submission calls: 17/10/2024

The objectives of this project are to:

• promote community integration of children and young people affected by humanitarian crisis such as war in the hosting communities;
• improve mental well-being and help overcoming trauma of such children and young people through sport;
• facilitate adaptation and create bonds with the hosting communities;
• inspire other sport clubs to set up support programmes by publishing and promoting experiences and good practices.

The Galileo PRS service for governmental authorised use cases

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Code: 34534 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EUSPA-2023-SPACE-01-44 | Programme name: 3476 | Start submission calls: 09/07/2024 | End submission calls: 05/09/2024

Over the years a cross-border cooperation between Member States (MS) Competent PRS Authorities (CPA) has been fostered through a number of activities related to the implementation of the PRS regulatory framework. These activities (e.g. the Joint Test Activity (JTA) and the market consultation for PRS conducted under FRAME SC2 grant in 2023), and the recent coordination among MS CPA have led to the identification of gaps related to the ongoing market development of PRS civilian applications.

The PRS technology aiming at supporting one or several use cases, the related technical specifications have been selected in such a way so as to be ambitious, but at the same time realistic, so that the market will be able to deliver PRS solutions that meet the operational needs of the authorities responsible for the implementation of the PRS user segment.

Specialised Education Programmes in Key Capacity Areas

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Code: 34532 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2024-ADVANCED-DIGITAL-07-KEYCAPACITY | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 04/07/2024 | End submission calls: 21/11/2024

The objective of the call for this topic is to support excellence in higher education institutions, making them world leaders in training the digital specialists of the future and to increase the capacity of the educational offer in the area of advanced digital skills. This should lead to the development of dynamic digital educational ecosystems where higher education institutions as well as innovative partners from industry and research work together to attract and retain the best talents worldwide.

Saving our Seas – Reducing danger of munitions dumped in European seas

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Code: 34528 | Identifier Code: PPPA-2024-MUNITIONS | Programme name: 2280 | Start submission calls: 25/06/2024 | End submission calls: 21/11/2024

A large quantity of chemical and explosive munitions is currently dumped in EU sea basins. This situation raises environmental concerns as, the corrosion of munition casings due to mechanical and chemical processes results in the release of chemicals contained in the munitions.

This topic focuses on developing new technologies and methodologies and/or improving existing ones used to remove/neutralise/dispose of submerged munitions. Improvements should relate to their efficiency, effectiveness, safety and environmental impact.

Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1

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Code: 34514 | Identifier Code: I3-2024-INV1 | Programme name: 16401 | Start submission calls: 06/06/2024 | End submission calls: 05/12/2024

Strand 1 of the I3 instrument seeks to increase the competitiveness and the resilience of EU value chains on the basis of interregional cooperation and shared smart specialisation areas.

The objective of the I3 Instrument Strand 1 call for proposals is to support interregional innovation investments by offering consortia of innovation actors from the quadruple helix ecosystems the necessary financial and advisory support to bring their innovations to a mature level, ready for commercialisation and scale-up, while bridging and reducing the innovation divide in Europe with a strong cohesion policy focus of integrating all regions and in particular the less developed regions into European value chains.

Supporting the CBE JU Deployment Group on Primary Producers

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Code: 34512 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-CSA-03 | Programme name: 23015 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2024 | End submission calls: 18/09/2024

Primary producers are at the beginning of the circular bio-based value chains as biomass suppliers. They also play an important role as producers and end-users of bio-based products and innovations. As such, they have a critical role in the deployment of circular and bio-based innovations. However, do not always fully benefit from the opportunities that this can offer to them and are often not entirely integrated into the bio-based value chains together with other actors. The long-term economic viability of novel bio-based business models, from which the primary producers can benefit, is sometimes uncertain and affected by associated technical barriers but also by policy, regulatory & legal barriers as well as for other unpredictable climatic or global circumstances.

The CBE JU Deployment Groups are established in accordance with articles 22 and 56 of the Council regulation establishing the Joint Undertakings, taking also into consideration the CBE Impact Assessment and the CBE JU Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda.

Under this framework, a specific Deployment Group of primary producers will be established to provide advice to CBE JU on critical issues encountered by primary producers with an impact on the deployment of circular bio-based solutions and innovations. In particular, the Deployment Group on primary producers will address opportunities and challenges faced by the primary sector which constitutes critical issues for the deployment of circular bio-based solutions and innovations and to ensure that primary producers benefit from their involvement in new and innovative circular and bio-based value chains.

The Deployment Group will be composed by a flexible and balanced group of stakeholders representing the primary sector, including the agricultural; forestry; and fisheries & aquaculture primary sectors. The proposal should engage primary producers from different regions and pedo-climatic zones in Europe.

Mobilize inclusive participation in bio-based systems and supporting the CBE JU widening strategy and its action plan

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Code: 34510 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-CSA-02 | Programme name: 23015 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2024 | End submission calls: 18/09/2024

Stimulating research activities in countries and regions with underdeveloped R&I capacity for bio-based systems is a stated priority of the CBE JU Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) and is monitored by a specific KPI 10 ‘Improving the participation of regions and countries with high unexploited potential and strategic interest to develop it’.

In this context, a dedicated Widening Participation strategy for the CBE JU was endorsed by the CBE JU Governing Board together with its first Action Plan for the period 2023-2024, which includes a list of concrete actions to step up the participation of under-represented countries in the CBE JU programme.

This CSA is one of the measures aiming at supporting the practical implementation of the CBE JU Widening Participation and its action plans.

New forms of cooperation in agriculture and the forest-based sector

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Code: 34500 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-CSA-01 | Programme name: 23015 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2024 | End submission calls: 18/09/2024

The circular use of waste, by-products and residues from agriculture, forestry, and the agri-food industry can lead to the creation of new economic opportunities in rural areas. However, primary producers are often not fully integrated in bio-based value chains, and thus, benefits are not sufficiently distributed among value chain actors. In addition, actors in the bio-based economy need a specific understanding on processes optimisation and high degree of investments in innovation and technologies.

This topic addresses diverse forms of cooperation among primary producers and beyond in wider value networks as well as suitable business models to create high-value bio-based products in vertically integrated value chains via advanced biorefineries. A more efficient collaboration poses several opportunities for primary producers: a significant bargaining power as a consequence of higher production volumes, economies of scales, stronger competitiveness and better access to market, portfolio diversification in production while reducing risks and creating new economic benefits, better investment capacity due to pooling resources and control over the whole production, facilitated access to information and to new knowledge.

SSbD bio-based coating materials for applications under demanding and/or extreme conditions

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Code: 34496 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-RIA-04 | Programme name: 23015 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2024 | End submission calls: 18/09/2024

Coating materials are used in a wide range of industries (such as transport, construction, processing industry, textiles, energy, electronics, telecommunications, water and waste management). They protect the product, communicate information to the user, increase its lifetime, and confer performance and functionality (e.g. anticorrosion, antimicrobial, antifouling). At present, coatings are mostly fossil- based or of mineral origin. Some paints and synthetic coatings are under scrutiny or have been banned altogether for their health & safety and environmental impacts. Safer and more environmentally friendly alternatives are needed. The main technical challenges in developing bio-based coatings are obtaining stable and homogenous formulations meeting market requirements in term of performance while showing potential cost-effectiveness in the perspective of further scale-up.

Valorisation of polluted/contaminated wood from industrial and post-consumer waste streams

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Code: 34494 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-RIA-01 | Programme name: 23015 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2024 | End submission calls: 18/09/2024

Post-consumer and post-industrial wood waste is an abundant secondary feedstock mainly coming from construction and furniture, but also secondary packaging. Policies around Europe are prompting separate collection and recycling of wood waste. Despite the great potential of urban and industrial wood waste to be exploited through a circular bioeconomy approach, this complex waste stream is difficult to be recycled/reprocessed, as it often features contaminants in the form of additives (glues, varnishes, paints, additives, etc..), pollutants (wood treatment products and heavy metals), and contaminating materials (glass, plastics, metals, etc.).

Biotech routes to obtain bio-based chemicals/ materials replacing animal-derived ones

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Code: 34491 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-RIA-02 | Programme name: 23015 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2024 | End submission calls: 18/09/2024

Several industries (examples being in, cosmetics ingredients, but also in textile, leather, chemical and material production) utilise animal-derived raw materials as a basis to produce a wide range of products. Examples include hormones, amino acids/peptides, animal oils and fats, fibres, casein, collagen, bone, blood, feathers, leather, etc. Animal derivatives are often characterised by a variable composition and pose sustainability issues due to land use for feed and animal breeding and related environmental footprint but also the animal welfare concerns. There is a growing consumer awareness and drive to move away from animal-derived products in mass-market products. Moreover, the possible presence of pathogens is a critical issue which impacts safety and requires costly downstream purification. Plant-based, fungi-, algae or microbial streams and related side-streams can provide a safer, more sustainable and consistent alternative.

Innovative bio-based food/feed ingredients

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Code: 34489 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-RIA-05 | Programme name: 23015 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2024 | End submission calls: 18/09/2024

Human and animal nutrition are two key areas where the bio-based industries can play an important role in addressing the present societal and climate challenges. Considerable attention is given to the mobilisation of alternative sources of proteins, fibres and carbohydrates, due to the increasing world population and the current unsustainable animal protein production systems. In addition to proteins, fibres and carbohydrates where significant advancements are under way, there is still the need to develop and validate at pilot scale breakthrough innovations in other food and feed ingredients which play an important role in human and animal health such as prebiotics, postbiotics, vitamins, peptides, oligosaccharides, fats, emulsifiers, enhancers of digestibility. In addition to those having a direct role in nutrition, other ingredients have an indirect, but nonetheless key, role in promoting healthier food and feed systems by enhancing organoleptic properties, texture, colour, palatability, digestibility etc. Unlocking this opportunity alongside with the current push to healthier and sustainable food chains makes the market of sustainable food and feed ingredients extremely promising for high tech bio-based applications.