Discover 20 Cascade Funding Opportunities for your July 2026 success!
Get ready to supercharge your innovative ideas with Cascade Funding, the game-changing instrument of the European Commission! July 2026 is packed with 20 funding opportunities that are tailor-made for SMEs, startups, universities, researchers and local authorities.
Don’t miss out on this chance to take your ideas to the next level and make a lasting impact on the world of research and innovation.
CASCADE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES - JULY 2026
Guardians – OC #2 Test before invest
Funds small and medium-sized farms to test, implement and evaluate GUARDIANS digital technologies in real-world conditions before investment decisions.
Max Funding: €10,000
Deadline: 01/07
NATO DIANA Challenge Call for 2027
Supports development of innovative dual-use technologies addressing six NATO defence and security challenges, including survivability, autonomy, sensing, resilience, logistics, and air defence countermeasures.
Max Funding: €100,000
Deadline: 03/07
MAT4EU – Advanced Materials Innovation Open Call (Strand 1)
Funding for manufacturing SMEs to develop and adopt innovative advanced materials solutions through R&D and industrial uptake projects supporting green, digital and strategic autonomy objectives.
Max Funding: €60,000
Deadline: 06/07
MAT4EU – Advanced Materials Innovation Open Call (Strand 2)
Funding for manufacturing SMEs to develop and adopt innovative advanced materials solutions through R&D and industrial uptake projects supporting green, digital and strategic autonomy objectives.
Max Funding: €33,750
Deadline: 06/07
Funding opportunity for SMEs to validate, pilot, and scale mature energy and cleantech solutions addressing predefined grid flexibility, renewable integration, and digitalisation challenges in real operational environments.
Max Funding:€50,000
Deadline: 07/07
Funding for SMEs to develop and validate AI- and data-driven energy services using the ODEON cloud-edge platform to support the digital energy transition.
Total Funding:€60,000
Deadline: 09/07
CIRCAT – OC#1 Penetration Test Scenarios Development
Funding supports development of penetration testing scenarios and risk assessment analyses for cybersecurity in critical infrastructure sectors within a structured six-month support programme.
Max Funding:€40,000
Deadline: 09/07
JARVIS OC #2 – Track 2: External pilots
Funding supports micro-consortia to develop and validate human–robot interaction solutions integrating JARVIS modules in industrial or emerging domains through operational pilots.
Max Funding:€130,000
Deadline: 10/07
RESIST II – Process Innovation Open Call
Funding supports SMEs to implement process innovation projects improving industrial operations, sustainability and resilience in the mobility, transport and automotive ecosystem.
Max Funding:€90,000
Deadline: 13/07
LDT4SSC – Third Call for Pilots Work Strand 1 (Connecting Existing Local Digital Twins)
Funding pilot projects to interconnect existing Local Digital Twins across European communities, enabling interoperable data exchange, shared services, and cross-sector use cases within a federated EU digital ecosystem.
Max Funding: €1.000.000
Deadline: 13/07
LDT4SSC – Third Call for Pilots Work Strand 2 (LDTs Based on Common Needs)
Funding supports pilot projects creating new Local Digital Twins addressing shared urban challenges through cross-sectoral, interoperable services co-designed by public authorities and partners.
Max Funding:€1.000.000
Deadline: 13/07
LDT4SSC – Third Call for Pilots Work Strand 3 (New Advanced AI-Based Tools to the LDTs Toolbox)
Funds pilot consortia to develop advanced AI-based services enhancing Local Digital Twins for smart communities, focusing on interoperable, replicable, cross-sectoral and citizen-focused solutions.
Max Funding:€1.000.000
Deadline: 13/07
Funding call supporting SMEs and start-ups to develop, test and validate AI and data solutions addressing predefined industrial resource optimisation challenges.
Max Funding: €200,000
Deadline: 15/07
RESISTS II – Product Innovation Open Call
Funding supports SMEs to develop innovative products or services enhancing sustainability, digitalisation and resilience in the mobility, transport and automotive ecosystem.
Max Funding: €60,000
Deadline: 16/07
COSMIC – OC #2 AI and Data Solutions to Boost the Green Transition
Funding for SMEs to develop, test and validate AI and data-driven solutions for energy resource optimisation supporting the green transition through large-scale pilots.
Max Funding: €150,000
Deadline: 20/07
PowerUp NetZero – OC for Business Innovation and Technology Adoption Services
Funding supports SMEs to access external services for planning and adopting net-zero technologies through innovation and technology uptake activities.
Max Funding: €20,000
Deadline: 30/07
AGRI-BIOCIRCULAR-HUB Open Call
Funding for SMEs and start-ups to develop, test and scale bio-circular innovations in agriculture addressing defined sustainability challenges across widening countries.
Max Funding: €50,000
Deadline: 31/07
Funding for individual textile SMEs to develop innovative products, services or processes supporting green and digital transition and market uptake with demonstrated market potential.
Max Funding: €30,000
Deadline: 31/07
LIGAWINE – Strand 1: Mini-consortia
Funding supports SMEs to deploy, validate and scale low-input, sustainable and digitally enabled innovations for viticulture and winemaking through pilot projects and technology-driven solutions.
Max Funding: €90,000
Deadline: 31/07
LIGAWINE – Strand 2: Open Challenges
Funding for SMEs to deploy, validate and scale low-input, sustainable and digitally enabled innovations in viticulture and winemaking through pilot projects and technology-driven solutions.
Max Funding: €50,000
Deadline: 31/07
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