20 December 2023
In 2024, CBE JU will open a call covering 18 topics for submission of project proposals, with a total indicative budget of €213 million:
Innovation actions – flagship (IA-flagship)
- Bio-based value chains for valorisation of sustainable oil crops - €20 million
- Bio-based dedicated platform chemicals via cost-effective, sustainable and resource-efficient conversion of biomass - €20 million
- Bio-based value chains for valorisation of sustainable natural fibre feedstock - €20 million
Innovation actions (IA)
- Bio-based materials and products for biodegradable in soil applications - €15 million
- Sustainable microalgae as feedstock for innovative, added-value applications - €15 million
- Enlarging the portfolio of commercially produced “Safe and Sustainable by design” (SSbD) solvents - €15 million
- Circular and SSbD bio-based construction & building materials with functional properties - €15 million
- Selective and sustainable (co)-production of lignin-derived aromatics - €15 million
- Innovative bio-based adhesives and binders for circular products meeting market requirements - €15 million
- Innovative conversion of biogenic gaseous carbon into bio-based chemicals, ingredients, materials - €15 million
Research and innovation actions (RIA)
- Valorisation of polluted/contaminated wood from industrial and post-consumer waste streams - €7 million
- Biotech routes to obtain bio-based chemicals/materials replacing animal-derived ones - €7 million
- Sustainable, bio-based alternatives for crop protection - €10 million
- SSbD bio-based coating materials for applications under demanding and/or extreme conditions - €7 million
- Innovative bio-based food/feed ingredients - €7 million
Coordination and support actions (CSA)
- New forms of cooperation in agriculture and the forest-based sector - €4 million
- Mobilise inclusive participation in bio-based systems and supporting the CBE JU widening strategy and its action plan - €3 million
- Supporting the CBE JU Deployment Group on Primary Producers - €3 million
You may access the 2024 Work Programme from here. The call opening date is 24 April 2024 and the application deadline is 18 September 2024.
The CBE JU Info Day 2024 is planned for 23 April 2024 in person in Brussels, which will allow you to gain insights into the upcoming call for project proposals 2024 and expand your network. Please stay tuned for details of the event.
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