Community Grant – Citizen Solutions to Sustainability Challenges - URBAN PROSUMERS – towards a knowledge transfer hub for empowering citizens as producers and consumers of sustainable solutions to climate-neutrality
European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) · cascade funding under HORIZON-MISS-2024-CROSS-02-01
Posted 1 Jul 2026 · Closed 1 day ago
In plain terms
The European Commission funds community-led projects in Tampere, Finland that develop sustainable solutions for mobility, energy, and food systems, including new services, digital tools, and cooperation models between residents and the city. Grants total 180,000 euros for activities supporting climate-neutral urban development, with applications due by 30 September 2026.
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Summary
Community grants can be awarded for activities that support the objectives of the Urban Prosumers project and produce one or more of the following results:
Practices, services or models related to sustainable mobility, energy and/or food that benefit people or communities in Tampere
Technological innovations that enable people to both produce and use sustainable solutions
New funding models for communities’ climate actions
New operating models for residents’ participation in the production and use of sustainable solutions
New information on what prevents or enables people’s participation in the production and use of sustainable solutions
New forms of cooperation for climate actions between residents and local actors
Business opportunities and ideas for the Tampere region related to sustainable mobility, energy or food
The sustainability solutions to be funded can be implemented in different forms, such as new services that support sustainable mobility, energy and/or the food economy, digital applications, civic education models and training materials, and the development of forms of cooperation between residents and the City of Tampere.
Please note that the solutions and…
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Who can apply
- ngo_cso
- community_based_org
- academia_research
- private_company
- social_enterprise