BIOECONOMY GIANTS Open Call for Scaling-up & Piloting (OC2) - FosterinG collaboratIon among primAry producers and beyoNd to promoTe Sustainable growth
European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) · cascade funding under HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-CSA-01
Posted 1 Nov 2026 · Closes today
In plain terms
BIOECONOMY GIANTS will fund four 7-month pilots to scale up and pilot high-value bio-based products from secondary or underutilised agricultural, agri-food and forestry biomass. Proposed solutions must already be at TRL 6–8, with their current maturity justified and expected progress described.
Summary from the donor's own text; the full wording is below.
Summary
BIOECONOMY GIANTS will fund four 7-month pilots to scale up and pilot high-value bio-based products from secondary or underutilised agricultural, agri-food and forestry biomass. Proposed solutions must already be at TRL 6–8, with their current maturity justified and expected progress described. Projects must actively involve primary producers, strengthen cooperative business models and demonstrate circularity and market potential. Standalone bioenergy and biofuel projects are excluded.
Excerpt from the donor's page. The full text, annexes and forms are on the original call.