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Bringing innovative climate preparedness and resilience solutions closer to the market

In direct support of the upcoming European Integrated Framework for Climate Resilience, the successful project is expected to address all of the following outcomes: Climate preparedness and resilience innovative solutions, including Nature-Based solutions, advance in their investment journey and get closer to the market, strengthening the competitiveness of the companies and organisations developing them. Public…

Deadline 16 Feb 2027Budget €20MIndicative grants 1EU contribution per project €20MSingle stageHORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

Funding and competition

  • 1grant expected (official)
  • €20MEU contribution per project
  • €7.5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects

Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.

Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.

Organisations with a track record in this topic

Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneosui Cambiamenti Climatici
Lecce
ItalyResearch organisation186SystR, Adapt4EU, ARCADIA
Iclei European Secretariat Gmbh (Iclei Europasekretariat Gmbh)
Freiburg Im Breisgau
GermanyOther · SME151SMARTER, SystR, CORRAL
Internationales Institut Fuer Angewandte Systemanalyse
Laxenburg
AustriaResearch organisation91SystR, Adapt4EU, P2R
Stichting Climate-Kic International Foundation
Amsterdam
NetherlandsOther71SystR, P2R, ARCADIA
National Center For Scientific Research ""Demokritos""""
Agia Paraskevi
GreeceResearch organisation71SystR, ICARIA, SOTERIA
Stichting Deltares
Delft
NetherlandsResearch organisation61SMARTER, P2R, ACCREU
Stichting Vu
Amsterdam
NetherlandsUniversity62ARCADIA, ACCREU, GRACE
Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya
Barcelona
SpainUniversity51REHUBS, ICARIA, COAST-SCAPES
Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis
Thessaloniki
GreeceUniversity42CORRAL, Smart TwinVill, MIRACA
Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita Di Bologna
Bologna
ItalyUniversity41LAND4CLIMATE, ALBATROSS, ARCADIA
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation50P2R, NURISH, NBRACER
Aquatec Soluciones Medioambientales, S.A.
Barcelona
SpainCompany41REHUBS, CAESAR, ICARIA
Adelphi Research Gemeinnützige Gmbh
Berlin
GermanyResearch organisation · SME50Adapt4EU, CASCADES, JUST-COAST
Luonnonvarakeskus
Helsinki
FinlandResearch organisation42Precilience, RESIST, MountResilience
Stichting Wageningen Research
Wageningen
NetherlandsResearch organisation40SMARTER, ARCADIA, NBRACER

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya
Barcelona
SpainUniversity51REHUBS, ICARIA, COAST-SCAPES
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation50P2R, NURISH, NBRACER
Aquatec Soluciones Medioambientales, S.A.
Barcelona
SpainCompany41REHUBS, CAESAR, ICARIA
Asociacion Bc3 Basque Centre For Climate Change - Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
Leioa
SpainResearch organisation32CAESAR, ACCREU, SOTERIA
Universidad De Vigo
Vigo Pontevedra
SpainUniversity31SystR, FARCLIMATE, TransformAr
I-Catalist Sl
Las Rozas De Madrid
SpainCompany · SME30CAESAR, DRYAD, SOTERIA
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation31COAST-SCAPES, ARSINOE, GENESIS
Generalitat Valenciana
Valencia
SpainPublic body30CAESAR, SOTERIA, DesirMED

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 19partners (median)
  • 8countries (median)
  • 19%of partners are SMEs
Public body 22%Research organisation 21%Company 20%Other 19%University 18%

Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.

Most similar funded projects

Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.

  • SMARTER – Systemic transformation towards local and regional climate resilience (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MISS-2024-CLIMA-01-09)
  • SystR – Accelerating Systemic Climate Adaptation Across Europe through Integrated Ecosystems of Resilience Solutions (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MISS-2024-CLIMA-01-09)
  • CORRAL – CO-creating Regenerative and Resilient coastAL futures (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-03)
  • ADAPT-FIN – Unlocking Private Sector Finance for Climate Adaptation (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-05)
  • Adapt4EU – Accelerating Climate Resilience Pathways & Implementation of Adaptation Actions through Co-Creation & Next-Generation Services for Europe’s Regions & Cities (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-02)
  • CLIMACARE – Climacare: climate-resilient adaptive environments for urban health and social equity (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-04)

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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.