Horizon Europe Mission Ocean: Coastal Resilience to Climate Change (2027)
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Increasing riparian and coastal areas resilience to climate change including waterfront cities and islands. IA, EUR 35.7M budget, EUR 8-8.9M per project. Opens Feb 2027, deadline Sep 2027.
Funding Details
- Funder
- European Commission - Horizon Europe
- Funding Goal
- To demonstrate and accelerate climate change resilience solutions for riparian and coastal areas, waterfront cities and islands. Projects should test and demonstrate innovative solutions including Nature-based Solutions, integrated source-to-sea approaches, transboundary actions, and blue economy regeneration. Activities must enhance ecological functions such as water quality improvement, pollution remediation, erosion control, biodiversity conservation and restoration, and reduce vulnerability to climate-related risks (flooding, sea level rise, drought, harmful algal blooms).
- Funding Amount
- EUR 8,000,000 to EUR 8,925,000 per project; total call budget EUR 35,700,000 for 4 grants (8.000.000 € – 8.925.000 €)
- Deadline
- 2027-09-21 (Fixed)
- How to Apply
- Single-stage submission via the EU Funding and Tenders Portal. Planned opening date: 9 February 2027. Submission system opens on the opening date. Applications submitted through the portal at https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/. Standard Horizon Europe application forms (Part B). Projects must cooperate with the relevant Lighthouse Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs) and the Mission Implementation Platform.
- Target Region
- EU Member States and Associated Countries. Projects must focus on one of four sea basins: (1) Atlantic and Arctic, (2) Mediterranean, (3) Baltic and North Sea, (4) Danube River basin including Black Sea. Baltic and North Sea basin is explicitly included.
- Contact
- EU Funding and Tenders Portal Helpdesk: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/support/helpdesks
- Last Checked
- 2026-05-07 06:17
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Summary
The HORIZON-MISS-2027-03-OCEAN-01 topic is part of the Horizon Europe Mission 'Restore our Ocean and Waters' (2027 call) and funds large-scale Innovation Actions demonstrating climate resilience solutions for riparian and coastal areas, waterfront cities, and islands across Europe. The programme aims to directly support communities and public bodies in accelerating transitions needed to meet the Mission's objectives, with a particular emphasis on Nature-based Solutions (NbS), integrated source-to-sea approaches, and cross-border collaboration. Thematically, funded projects must enhance ecological functions of coastal and riparian zones — including water quality improvement, pollution remediation, erosion control, sediment transport management, biodiversity conservation and restoration — while reducing vulnerability to flooding, sea level rise, drought, harmful algal blooms, and other climate-related risks. Projects are expected to achieve TRL 6-8 by project end and demonstrate significant replication potential across the EU. Eligible activities include testing and demonstrating innovative solutions in real conditions, monitoring the impacts at local scale, engaging public authorities and citizens (e.g. through living labs), providing policy recommendations for green infrastructure investment, and facilitating leveraging of structural and cohesion funds (ERDF, LIFE). Projects must conduct at least 6 demonstration activities across at least 3 countries within the addressed basin. Geographically, each proposal must address exactly one of four Mission basins: (1) Atlantic and Arctic Sea, (2) Mediterranean Sea, (3) Baltic and North Sea, or (4) Danube River basin including the Black Sea. The Baltic and North Sea basin is explicitly included, making this relevant for Nordic and German coastal NGOs. Eligible applicants are legal entities from EU Member States and Horizon-Associated Countries forming multi-partner consortia. Strong participation of regional and local authorities as partners is required. Projects must engage at least 5 associated regions and may provide financial support to third parties (up to EUR 100,000 per local/regional authority not already in consortium as a demonstration site partner) to develop replication plans. The budget per project is EUR 8,000,000 to EUR 8,925,000, with 4 grants planned from a total call budget of EUR 35,700,000. The call opens 9 February 2027 with a deadline of 21 September 2027.
Historical Context
Part of the Horizon Europe Mission 'Restore our Ocean and Waters' 2027 call (HORIZON-MISS-2027-03). This is one of five topics within the call. Aligns with the EU Mission Ocean and Waters, Green Deal, EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, and EU Climate Adaptation Strategy. This action follows up on the July 2023 Communication on EU Missions assessment. Previous rounds funded under HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-03 for coastal hotspot adaptation.
Why it was added
EU Round 8 EU2: Mission Ocean coastal resilience
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