PRIMARY – EIT Climate-KIC Open Call

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PRIMARY open call from EIT Climate-KIC. Deadline 2026-06-17.

Source: https://www.climate-kic.org/open-call/primary/

Funding Details

Funder

EIT Climate-KIC

Funding Goal

Fund 6-9 consortia of 2-3 partners to validate and replicate innovative processing solutions that transform underutilised agricultural feedstocks (grass, greenhouse by-products, cotton residues, olive prunings) into valuable products, demonstrating circular bioeconomy value chains in rural European contexts.

Funding Amount

€100,000 for 2-partner consortia; €150,000 for 3-partner consortia. Total budget: €900,000. (100.000 € – 150.000 €)

Deadline

2026-06-08 (Fixed)

How to Apply

Submit proposals digitally through the opencalls.fund platform (https://opencalls.fund/open-call/primary) by 8 June 2026 at 17:00 CET. Full documentation available at www.primary-project.eu from 9 March 2026.

Target Region

Europe (especially rural areas; PRIMARY consortium spans Finland, Greece, Estonia)

Contact

tarampatzis@reframe.food

Last Checked

2026-04-20 23:24

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Must form a consortium of 2-3 eligible partners
• Eligible applicants: farmers, cooperatives, SMEs, start-ups, NGOs, universities, public bodies

Project Scope

• Project must focus on underutilised agricultural feedstocks (grass, greenhouse by-products, cotton residues, olive prunings)
• Must pilot and validate PRIMARY project's processing technologies or business model blueprints
• Must operate under real rural conditions to demonstrate technical feasibility and replicability

Required Documents

• Submit via opencalls.fund platform by 8 June 2026 at 17:00 CET
• Full documentation required: project proposal with budget, described in PRIMARY's framework

Constraints

• Grant is fixed: €100,000 (2-partner) or €150,000 (3-partner)

Summary

The PRIMARY Open Call, hosted via EIT Climate-KIC, invites consortia of 2-3 partners to validate and adapt innovative agricultural bioeconomy processing solutions across Europe. Funded through the Horizon Europe PRIMARY project (grant agreement No. 101180167), the call offers grants of €100,000 (2 partners) or €150,000 (3 partners) to pilot sustainable circular bioeconomy approaches in rural settings. The thematic scope covers the valorisation of four underutilised agricultural feedstocks: grass, greenhouse by-products, cotton residues, and olive tree prunings. Projects should test PRIMARY's processing technologies and business model blueprints — demonstrating how agricultural waste streams can create new revenue opportunities and support rural economic resilience. Priority themes include circular bioeconomy, agricultural upcycling, integrated value-chain pilots, and rural innovation. Eligible activities include piloting processing technologies, validating technical feasibility and economic viability, adapting PRIMARY's business model blueprints to local contexts, and demonstrating replicability. Projects must operate under real rural conditions and contribute to the wider deployment of circular economy solutions across Europe. Geographically, the call is open across Europe, with particular relevance to rural agricultural regions. The call is open to a wide range of organisations: farmers, cooperatives, SMEs, start-ups, NGOs, universities, and public bodies, provided they form a consortium of 2-3 partners. Target beneficiaries include rural farming communities, cooperatives, and agricultural businesses seeking to transform waste feedstocks into marketable products. The PRIMARY project consortium itself spans Finland, Greece, and Estonia. Successful applicants will receive both financial support and access to PRIMARY's framework, technical guidance, and business blueprints. Funding is fixed at €100,000–€150,000 per consortium with no co-funding requirement explicitly stated. The total call budget is €900,000, supporting 6-9 consortia. The call is funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.

Historical Context

PRIMARY is a Horizon Europe project (grant agreement No. 101180167). The 12-partner consortium spans Finland, Greece, and Estonia. This open call is part of the PRIMARY project to validate and replicate its four business model blueprints.

Why it was added

discovered from funder #153: EIT Climate-KIC

Sources

• https://www.climate-kic.org/open-call/primary/

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