Budget
Funding rate: 100% of eligible costs up to a maximum budget of 100,000€ per subproject. Budget conditions / limitations: A total of 500,000€ is available for five subprojects, each with a maximum budget of 100,000€. Payments: Payments are deliverable-based, with 20% paid after the feasibility phase, 60% after the replicability phase, and 20% after the scalability phase.
Key dates and deadline
The submission timeline of the Open Call is from the 29th of October 2025 to the 30th of January 2026.
Details
The selected applicants will receive funding for showcasing the feasibility, replicability and scalability of the project’s innovation solutions targeted by their application. Applicants must ensure that the submitted proposals satisfy the following requirements: ● Address the challenges of water and soil pollution, particularly related to fertilizer use and nutrient runoff. ● Be feasible for deployment within the duration and scope of the subproject. ● Have the potential to be replicated or scaled in other regions. ● Deliver long-term environmental and societal benefits aligned with Path4Med’s objectives. The expected duration for the subgranted actions is 9 months, divided into three phases: Feasibility, Replicability, and Scalability.
Eligibility
- Each subproject will be composed from single applicants. For the purposes of this Open Call, only local and/or regional public authorities are eligible to apply. - Public authorities acting on a regional or local level are governmental or administrative bodies established under public law that operate within a specific sub-national geographical area (region, city, town, etc.) and are responsible for exercising public functions and providing services to the population within that area.
Additional information
Path4Med categories of solutions 1. Novel monitoring strategies (including IoT, water sampling and DNA extraction protocols) 2. Integrated indicators for water management and water quality/quantity monitoring 3. Earth Observation data sources and analysis techniques representing states and fluxes of the Agro-Hydro System. 4. Innovative data aggregations and interpretation methodologies (incl. digital twins, modelling, AI) improving capacity on risk assessment and response. 5. Framework of effective cascades of solutions/toolbox of agricultural approaches, practice and technologies 6. Location-based information services for farmers and advisors 7. Technologies to reduce presence of excess nutrients and agrochemical residues in water bodies. 8. Policies design and evaluation through the integrated, policy enabled modelling platform 9. Information based precision irrigation and nutrient management system.
How to apply?
https://www.path4med.eu/open-call/