Budget

Max of €60.000 per single SME project. For collaborative €90.000

Key dates and deadline

26 Mar 2026 Launch of Open Call 26 May 2026 1st Cut-off Date 20 Oct 2026 2nd Cut-off Date

Details

The GRAPPA Innovation Open Call provides financial support to European SMEs to accelerate innovation in the valorisation of agri-food biomass and side-streams. It focuses on developing and scaling up upcycled ingredients, products, processes, and technologies. The call operates under a lump-sum Financial Support to Third Parties scheme and targets projects starting from TRL 6 or higher. This Innovation Call includes financial support for projects focusing on the development, adoption, and commercialisation of innovative upcycled ingredients for food and non-food applications, products, business processes, and technologies (including digital) that maximise the valorisation of agri-food biomass and side-streams.

Eligibility

The applicant's project must lead to the implementation of either a new process, a new product, or a new service or a combination of them. Besides, projects must have a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of at least 6. SMEs in the agri-food production and/or processing sector SMEs in other sectors (ex. cosmetics, nutraceuticals, etc) that valorise their own biomass/by-products/side-streams for the agri-food sector SMEs in other sectors (ex. cosmetics, nutraceuticals, etc) that valorise biomass/by-products/side-streams from the agri-food sector SMEs offering solutions and/or technology for the valorisation of biomass/by-products/side-streams from the agri-food sector (development and application of new technologies or processes) Applicants can be SMEs registered at EU Member States and countries associated to the Single Market Programme

Additional information

How to apply?

https://i4be.eu/grappa/