A review of European, regional and territorial cooperation calls open for the coming months: opportunities for all territories and all sectors.
Spring 2024 Calls for Proposals: European Programs
We offer a review of the most interesting calls under major thematic community programs. The list is not exhaustive: we invite you to consult the reference websites , i our proceeding articles and the portal Funding & Tenders for more information.
DIGITAL EUROPE
It was recently adopted by the European Parliament the Artificial Intelligence Act , i.e., the Regulation that establishes ways and limits for the use of Artificial Intelligence in Europe. An important milestone in a world increasingly marked by the impact of the new technologies. We propose below some of the Digital Europe program’s calls for proposals aimed at harnessing the potential of data and Artificial Intelligence for public benefit objectives, such as through the European Data Space .
The list is not exhaustive ( more details here ). The calls are due May 29. We do not translate the titles, as this is a very technical topic.
- Agricultural Data Space (Deployment)
- European Green Deal Data Space
- Energy Data Space
- Common European mobility data space
- Data Space for Skills (deployment)
- Data Space for Manufacturing (deployment)
- Digital Skills and Jobs Platform
- Making available a high performing open-source European foundation model for fine-tuning
- Innovative and Connected Public Administrations
- Support for Health Data Access Bodies to foster efficient pathways for AI in healthcare
- Supporting patients’ access to their health data in the context of healthcare services for citizens across the EU
CERV (CITIZENS, EQUALITY, RIGHTS AND VALUES)
Many calls for proposals from one of the most important programs for civil society organizations are open (some expiring soon):
- City Networks (April 18)
- Reaching out to stakeholders in data protection legislation (April 24)
- Roma equality, inclusion and participation. (April 10)
- Strengthening the memory of the Holocaust, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity to strengthen democracy in the EU (June 6)
- Children’s rights and children’s participation (March 26)
- Migration, decolonization, and multicultural European societies (June 6)
- Democratic transition, (re)construction and strengthening of society based on the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights (June 6)
- European integration and its determinant outcomes (June 6)
- Call to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children (May 29)
- Call to promote gender equality (April 9)
SINGLE MARKET PROGRAM
Various opportunities are open, again with various short-term deadlines, for support small and medium-sized enterprises in “green,” innovative and tourism sectors.
- Call for proposals for financial support for social economy SMEs in the agribusiness sector (April 30)
- Promoting urban agriculture in Europe and beyond – 2nd call for financial support for European SMEs (April 30)
- INNOVATE call for proposals to support SMEs in the tourism sector (April 3)
- 2nd IKAT call for European SMEs in tourism – Financial support for services (May 15)
- Silicon Eurocluster’s call for green financial support (April 30)
- 1st SILEO call for advanced technology adoption projects (April 12)
- 2nd Call for Financial Support for SMEs in Cultural and Creative Industries – Award for Cross-fertilisation (April 22)
EU4HEALTH
We also report a call for a framework agreement dedicated to NGOs active in the health sector.
Spring 2024 calls for proposals: structural funds and territorial cooperation
We offer a review of the most interesting calls administered regionally and nationally. The list is not exhaustive: we invite you to consult the reference websites and our our proceeding articles for more information.
P.A. BOLZANO – ERDF
- 2nd Announcement for the action “district heating networks” – Priority 2 “Green” (April 16)
- 2nd Call – Priority 1 “Smart” Research and Innovation (April 11)
CALABRIA – FESR / FSE+
- Aid for the establishment of youth enterprises” Vibo Valentia Urban Area (April 8)
- Public notice to support projects of research, development and innovation activities (May 15)
- Public notice for the support of internationalization projects of SMEs and their aggregations (April 10)
- Public notice to support the adjustment of hotel accommodations in the view of “Family Hotels” (June 30)
CAMPANIA – FSE+
- Family-work reconciliation measures (May 3)
- Vouchers for access to daycare centers – Year 2023/2024 (April 19)
- Voucher for disbursement of the single allowance for new second-born children (n.d.)
EMILIA-ROMAGNA – ERDF
- Strengthening the regional ecological network (September 13)
- Supporting Local Authorities on Energy Transition Issues – Second Edition (May 17)
- Regional ecosystem support for members of the network for the digital transition of Emilia-Romagna enterprises (April 19)
- Sustainable blue economy partnership (April 10)
EMILIA ROMAGNA – FSE+
- New skills for innovation and sustainable development of the fashion system (May 7)
- Continuing education for entrepreneurship (April 23)
- Continuing education for women’s entrepreneurship (April 18)
- Work-life balance: support for families to attend summer centers year 2024 (April 5)
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA – EDFR
- Interventions to support entrepreneurship (June 28)
- Interventions for cultural workers to promote the use of ICT solutions and augmented reality (April 11)
- Grants aimed at the implementation of innovative and technological investments for digital transformation in enterprises (April 30)
LAZIO – ESF+
- Integrated pathways aimed at preventing and removing all forms of discrimination against vulnerable groups of people (April 15)
- Experimental projects for the socio-occupational reintegration of rehabilitation or post-coma patients (April 11)
LIGURIA – ERDF
- Interventions to support the development and production of audiovisual projects (June 3)
- Interventions to support the attraction of audiovisual productions (April 24)
- Promotion of eco-efficiency and reduction of primary energy consumption in public buildings and facilities. Municipalities in inland areas SNAI (April 18)
- Ligurian Handicraft Guarantee. Support for access to credit (December 31)
- Cassa Commercio Liguria. Support for access to credit (December 31)
- Incentives aimed at reducing energy consumption and climate-changing gas emissions of enterprises and production areas (April 2)
- Supporting the development or utilization by micro and SMEs of skills for industrial transition, smart specialization and entrepreneurship (April 11)
- Support for the implementation of projects aimed at converting business activity from a linear to a circular approach (April 10)
LIGURIA – ESF+
LOMBARDY – EDF
- Patents 2023 (July 26)
- Microcredit (over-the-counter)
MARCHE – ERDF
- “Local infrastructure to promote entrepreneurial development of production systems and territories” (June 11)
MARCHE – ESF+
- Submission of training projects to support employment of disadvantaged people (June 30)
- Support for the implementation of family friendly interventions in enterprises in the Marche region (March 2025)
APULIA – FESR / FSE+
- MiniPIA – Integrated Facilitation Packages. (over-the-counter)
- PIA Integrated Facilitation Programs. (over-the-counter)
- NIDI public notice – New business initiatives. (over-the-counter)
- Public notice for strengthening the territorial network of health services, emergency emergency network and reducing inequalities in access to services (Dec. 31)
TUSCANY – ERDF
- Grants for energy efficiency projects in public buildings (June 28)
- Grants for rehabilitation, rebalancing and protection of the coastal strip (May 21)
- Grants to local governments for data processing and open data provision (February 2025)
- Hydraulic risk and climate change adaptation: contributions to green infrastructure (May 16)
TUSCANY – ESF+
- Funding of three-year IeFP pathways of training agencies: new multi-year call for proposals 2024 and 2025 (year 2024) (April 5)
- Occupational safety and health: funding for additional training projects (April 8)
- Funding for Its pathway projects starting in the year 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (April 12)
- Funding for transnational internship projects 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 education-training-work and soft skills (May 30)
- Welfare plans and other measures for work-life balance: the announcement (December 2025)
- Incentives to private employers for employment of the unemployed, annual 2023-2025 (January 2026)
- Grants to employers for hiring women placed on pathways out of violence and into autonomy (December 2026)
- Individual grants for women placed on pathways out of violence and into autonomy (December 2026)
- Working abroad, professional mobility grants: the 2023 call for applications (December 2027)
VENETO – ERDF
- Call to regenerate tourism accommodation enterprises by enduring its increased accessibility technological development digital and ecological transition – second edition (April 11)
- Call for proposals for the evolution of tourism destinations in Veneto into Smart Tourism Destination (May 16)
- Supporting and seizing the opportunities of digital transformation for citizens businesses and PAs (December 2026)
- Support and develop the digitization of public administration services for the benefit of citizens and businesses and in continuity (December 2026)
PN CULTURE
- Implementation of structural and plant interventions for energy efficiency in state cultural venues (May 31)
- Implementation of seismic risk prevention and safety measures for cultural places (May 31)
TERRITORIAL COOPERATION
- ITALY-AUSTRIA (2nd notice) (May 23)
- ITALY-FRANCE MARITIME (2nd notice) (May 30)
- ITALY-SWITZERLAND (1st notice) (April 15)
