Funding calls
16 December 2025
FutureFoodS Call 2025
Funding calls
16 December 2025
1. Healthy, balanced and sustainable diets for all European consumers
2. Prevention and reduction of food loss and waste
3. A climate - neutral food chain in Europe by 2050
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The FutureFoodS Call 2025 aims to generate knowledge that enables governments, businesses, and citizens to drive system transformations truly. This Call contributes to the development of sustainable, healthy, and safe diets and promotes the sustainable management of food systems and food consumption in Europe.
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Albania
Armenia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
EU-27
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Türkiye
Ukraine
Other
Academic / Research and VET Institutions
Business Support Organisation
Company with 250 or more employees
Cluster Organisations
Consumer Organisations
Cultural and Heritage Organisations
Destination Management & Marketing Organisations
EU Institutions
Financial Institutions and Investors
Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
International Organisations
Local Authorities
Media / Journalist Organisations
National authorities
Networks and Federations / Confederations
NGOs / Non-profits
Notified Bodies
Regional Authorities
SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)
Social Economy Entity
Trade Unions
Other
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CoC aspirational objectives
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1. Healthy, balanced and sustainable diets for all European consumers
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2. Prevention and reduction of food loss and waste
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3. A climate - neutral food chain in Europe by 2050
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4. An optimised circular and resource-efficient food chain in Europe
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5. Sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
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6. Sustainable value creation in the European food supply chain through partnership
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7. Sustainable sourcing in food supply chains
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The FutureFoodS Call 2025, with a budget of EUR 39 million, will be open to applications relating to one of the topics described below.
Topic 1: Domestic food practices enhancing sustainable and healthy diets
Topic 2: Towards diverse, sustainable, and circular food processing systems
Topic 3: Trust and transparency in sustainable food systems
Please note that primary production activities, such as the cultivation of food crops (including seafood), other aspects of agricultural production, and related specific elements, as well as nutrition- and lifestyle-related diseases, are not in focus in this partnership. The focus of FutureFoodS is on issues post-harvest.
The maximum funding per project partner varies by country and funder, ranging from ~EUR 100,000 to ~EUR 600,000 per partner, with some funders allowing up to ~EUR 1,000,000 per project at the national/regional level.
Primary funding responsibility: National and regional public funding organisations (ministries, national research councils, innovation agencies) participating in the FutureFoodS partnership. Funding is provided at the national/regional level via a virtual standard pot.
EU role: The call is co-funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe (Cluster 6), via the FutureFoodS European Partnership. The EU does not fund beneficiaries directly. Aspects of primary production are covered in other Horizon Europe partnerships.
Pre-proposal stage results: communicated to coordinators in early May 2026, following the eligibility check and evaluation (after the pre-proposal deadline of 11 February 2026).
Final funding decision (beneficiaries disclosed): communicated to coordinators by the end of November 2026, following evaluation of full proposals (full-proposal deadline: 27 July 2026).
Type of action funded - TRL.
Exploratory Research Projects
Type: Research (basic to applied; knowledge generation, proof of concept)
Comparable to: Horizon Europe RIA
TRL: 3–5 (if applicable)
Accelerating Innovation Projects
Type: Innovation (development, testing, validation, up-scaling of solutions in real-life settings; includes product, process, service, business model development)
Comparable to: Horizon Europe IA
TRL: 6–8 (if applicable)
Both project types are eligible under all three call topics.
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