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GroundWork · Horizon Europe cascade funding · Regenerative living labs to improve soil ecosystem functions by adapting agricultural land use with livestock integration · HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01-01
Deadlines
- 19 Nov 2026 Deadline in 8 days
Who can apply
- Countries
- EU member states and countries associated with Horizon Europe
Money
- Total budget
- €891k
About the call
Our 3-year Regenerative Grazing Programme is designed to help farmers improve their farm's soil and environment by changing how their animals feed on the land (so-called "adaptive livestock management"). By joining this Regenerative Grazing Programme, farmers will become part of a local network of farmers and experts where they can share ideas, compare results, and learn from each other's experiences.
The overall objective of the Programme is to encourage Farmers to actively engage in regenerative farming , through simplicity, continuous guidance, access to finance & business consultation and data-driven communication.
The main activity expected from the Farming Projects is the implementation of Regenerative Livestock Grazing Practices based on regional farming realities and contexts.
Other activities:
• Soil health assessment.
• Pervasive soil health monitoring using sensors.
• Animal welfare assessment.
• Environmental performance assessment (Environmental Life Cycle AssessmentELCA).
• Social impact assessment.
• Sharing expertise, ideas exchange, and RLGPs co-design.
The Programme is divided into 3 main stages over the 36 months. Farmers will receive their grant in installments upon the successful completion of each stage.
Text from the funder (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
Conditions in full
GroundWork Open Call will be selecting Farms to join its Living Labs offering funding up to €27,000 per Farmand a tailored 36-month Experimentation Grazing Programme
Submission at :
https://opportunities.getonepass.eu/open-opportunities/groundwork-farms/69fb4c418d7e7af96f68d354
The deadline to submit applications is the 19th of November 2025 at 15:00 (Brussels Time)
Before filling in the Application Form, please read the Open Call Terms and Conditions carefully.
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Who can apply?
Farmers and individual entities engaged in farming activities (regardless of their legal form) located in the countries where Living Labs (LLs) are located (Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Serbia). In special cases individual participants may also be registered in EU Member States and its Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) and Horizon Europe Associated Countries outside the LLs area. This will need to be justified.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Regardless of the specific Living Lab being applied for, all farming projects must meet the following fundamental requirements (plus the specific criteria of each Living Lab that can be found in the Terms&Conditions ):
• Commitment Duration: The farmer must be willing to engage their field as an experimental site and adhere to the project's requirements for a continuous duration of three years.
• Land Tenure and Stability: The applicant must either own the farm or hold a valid lease/rental agreement covering the entire duration of the project, with the assurance that the farm will remain in active agricultural operation throughout this period.
• Livestock Integration: The farming entity must own and manage livestock (e.g., cattle, sheep, or goats) and incorporate them into their land use, such as through pasture-based husbandry or active grazing systems.
• Implementation of RLGPs and Experimental Design: The farmer must demonstrate a clear interest and availability to implement Regenerative Livestock Grazing Practices (RLGPs) and follow holistic management principles. This includes adapting to experimental designs, such as dividing test fields into comparable treatment (grazed/regenerative) and control (non-grazed/conventional) areas to allow for accurate scientific assessment.Furthermore, as a core requirement of participation, selected farmers must commit to co-defining a 3-year technical and financial roadmap during the first month of the Programme, known as the Custom Farm Evolution Plan (CFEP). Developed in coordination with the assigned Living Lab Mentor, the…
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