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    HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-05

    Demonstrating solutions to protect and preserve cultural heritage from the impacts of climate change

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    Supporting the implementation of the Adaptation to Climate Change Mission · HORIZON-IA · Needs partners

    23 Sep 2026
    Deadline
    €7M
    Indicative, per project
    ~3
    Grants expected
    65
    Past winners in this family

    What this call funds

    This call funds projects that test and demonstrate real-world solutions to protect cultural heritage sites, buildings and artefacts from climate change impacts like flooding, heat and extreme weather. It wants nature-based and green conservation approaches co-created with local authorities, heritage managers and communities, with the goal that other regions can later copy the successful solutions. Three grants of up to about 7 million euros each are expected.

    climate adaptation · environmental monitoring · biodiversity · regional development · social innovation

    Who wins this

    A consortium of regional/local authorities, heritage managers, climate scientists and SSH experts across multiple EU countries wanting to pilot and demonstrate climate adaptation solutions for cultural heritage sites.

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    We read your site to see what you build.

    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €7M
    Funding model
    Budget-based — reimbursement of actual eligible costs
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    HORIZON Innovation Actions
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium — at least 3 partners, from 3 countries.
    Also required
    Demonstration activities must take place in the territory of at least 3 different regional or local authorities hosting cultural heritage, each in a different Member State or Associated Country, and proposals should identify at least 3 replicating regional/local authorities from 3 different countries.
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions The following additional eligibility criteria apply: Demonstration activities must take place in the territory of at least 3 different regional or local authorities that host cultural heritage, each established in a different Member State or Associated Country. described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions

    Who has won calls like this

    Organisations that most often win this call family · 65 past winners

    ICLEI EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT GMBH (ICLEI EUROPASEKRETARIAT GMBH) · DE · SME
    18 wins
    led 1
    FONDAZIONE CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEOSUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI · IT
    18 wins
    led 4
    STICHTING CLIMATE-KIC INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION · NL
    10 wins
    led 1
    INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FUER ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE · AT
    9 wins
    STICHTING DELTARES · NL
    8 wins
    led 3
    "NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ""DEMOKRITOS""" · EL
    8 wins
    led 2

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