Horizon Europe – Soil Mission

Horizon Europe – Soil Mission (HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-two-stage)

Call Info

Eligible Beneficiaries: SMEs, Large Enterprises, RTOs, Public Entities
Total Budget: €48 million
Deadlines: Stage 1: until 4 September 2025 | Stage 2: until 18 February 2026

A new call under Horizon Europe’s “Soil Mission” is now open, featuring two specific topics aimed at supporting the creation and expansion of living labs to implement the mission’s objectives. The total available budget is approximately €48 million.

Who can apply?

At least 3 partners from 3 different countries participating in the programme (EU Member States, Norway, Iceland, and Northern Ireland)
Of these, at least one must be established in an EU Member State
Partners may be any legal entity, with or without profit — universities, companies, agencies, organisations, etc.

Topics

Living labs to enhance soil health in the Continental, Boreal and Alpine biogeographical regions – HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-SOIL-01-two-stage
Broadening the living labs approach for soil health in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) – HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-SOIL-02-two-stage

Soil Mission

To achieve the goal of healthy soils by 2050, the European Commission set a target under the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 and proposed the Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive. This directive addresses key threats to soil such as erosion, flooding, landslides, loss of organic matter, salinisation, contamination, compaction, sealing, and loss of biodiversity. As the main implementation instrument, the “A Soil Deal for Europe” Mission was launched, aiming to establish 100 living labs by 2030, promoting innovative and sustainable soil management solutions.

The Mission is structured around four operational objectives:

Strengthen capacities and the knowledge base for responsible soil stewardship
Co-create and upscale local innovations to improve soil health across all regions
Develop an integrated EU soil monitoring system and track progress toward soil health
Engage with soil users and society at large

Funding

Funding rate: 70% to 100% + 25% overhead

Total budget: €48 million

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