Strengthening rural communities' resilience to shocks
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: rural communities become more resilient by benefiting from an improved capacity to anticipate, prepare for, and recover from climate, environmental and socio-economic shocks; local governance is strengthened and becomes more inclusive, benefiting from the active involvement of young people in responding to various types of shocks;…
Funding and competition
- 3grants expected (official)
- €5MEU contribution per project
- €5.1Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 46projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
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.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 5 | 1 | NURISH, PoliRural, UNDERPIN |
| Universidad De Vigo Vigo Pontevedra | Spain | University | 3 | 1 | GRANULAR, SERIGO, STORCITO |
| Fundacion Empresa Universidad Gallega Santiago De Compostela | Spain | Other | 3 | 0 | RUSTIK, InnovationGUIDE, GREENCOOP |
| Universidad De Santiago De Compostela Santiago De Compostela | Spain | University | 2 | 1 | RUSTIK, GREENCOOP |
| Bioazul, Sl Malaga | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 0 | NURISH, RURACTIVE |
| Fundingbox Communities Sl Madrid | Spain | Other · SME | 2 | 0 | TERRAE, SMART ERA |
| Fundacion Socialinnolabs Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | PoliRuralPlus, PoliRural |
| R2M Solution Spain Sl Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 1 | 1 | ICONIC |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 18partners (median)
- 10countries (median)
- 20%of partners are SMEs
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.
- REROOTED – Resilient European rural outlooks: opportunities for transformation, empowerment and development (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-COMMUNITIES-01)
- NURISH – NURturing transformative capacities, Innovation in NBS and Harmonious resilience in rural areas (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MISS-2024-CLIMA-01-07)
- RUSTIK – Rural Sustainability Transitions through Integration of Knowledge for improved policy processes (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01-01)
- XGain – Enhancing Competitiveness, Resilience and Sustainability of Remote Farming, Forestry and Rural Areas through Holistic Assessment of Smart XG, Last-mile and Edge Solutions’ Gains (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01-03)
- REHUBS – Rural Empowerment HUBS for climate resilience (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MISS-2024-CLIMA-01-07)
- ESPREssO – Enhancing Synergies for disaster PRevention in the EurOpean Union (H2020 · 2016 · DRS-10-2015)
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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.