I3-2026-INV2a - Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 2a
Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 2a · I3-PJG · TRL 6–9 · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds interregional consortia that take mature innovations (already tested at TRL 6) and help them scale up, demonstrate, and reach the market, especially in less developed and transition EU regions. Money can go directly to project partners or be passed on to third parties like SMEs, and can also fund coaching and matchmaking support. The goal is to connect regional businesses into stronger European value chains around digital, green, or smart manufacturing technologies.
advanced manufacturing · twin transition · regional development · sme scaleup · renewable energy · digital twins
Who wins this
A multi-region consortium of companies, innovation intermediaries and public authorities from less developed, transition, and more developed regions working together to commercialise a mature technology under shared smart specialisation priorities.
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The call in detail
- Funding model
- I3-AG
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- I3 Project Grants
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Eligible applicants
- SME, large enterprise, public body, research organisation, non-profit
- Support to third parties
- Financial support to third parties (cascade funding/FSTP) is allowed as one form of support, though no maximum per third party is stated.
- Also required
- Projects must show balanced participation of regions with varying levels of development and address at least one of the thematic priorities: digital transition, green transition, or smart manufacturing.
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document
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