Discover 23 Cascade Funding Opportunities for your May 2026 success!
Get ready to supercharge your innovative ideas with Cascade Funding, the game-changing instrument of the European Commission! May 2026 is packed with 23 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 - MAY 2026
The COP-PILOT Open Call #1 funds projects up to €200,000 to upscale Cloud-Edge-IoT solutions in specific sectors like energy and agriculture
Max Funding: €200,000
Deadline: 04/05
CYRESRANGE- Open Call for Independent Cyber ranges
Open call providing financial support to onboard independent cyber range infrastructures and capabilities into the CYRESRANGE platform to enable interoperable cybersecurity training, testing, and large-scale cyber exercises
Max Funding: €25,000
Deadline: 04/05
The CITADEL Open Call 1 funds SMEs to develop, test, and deploy advanced security technologies enhancing territorial and infrastructure security
Max Funding: €60,000
Deadline: 05/05
AUTOASSESS Open Call 2 for Tech Innovators
The AUTOASSESS Open Call #2 for Tech Innovations funds projects developing innovative technology solutions for autonomous inspection of marine structures
Max Funding:€150,000
Deadline: 05/05
European Digital Twin Ocean (EDITO) OC#1
FSTP call to integrate mature ocean data, models and applications into the EDITO platform, strengthening interoperable digital services for ocean monitoring, assessment and scenario analysis
Total Funding:€40,000
Deadline: 06/05
EIT Ignite NEB Open Call for Hosts
Funding supports partners or consortia to deliver NEB ideation events and an incubation programme creating new entities implementing New European Bauhaus solutions
Max Funding:€52,000
Deadline: 07/05
Funding to support the production and dissemination of fact-checking content by European organisations to counter disinformation
Max Funding:€30,000
Deadline: 08/05
Funding for organisations to develop innovative tools and approaches that enhance fact-checking and counter disinformation
Max Funding:€30,000
Deadline: 08/05
Funding for organisations to scale and expand fact-checking activities, increasing capacity, reach, and impact against disinformation
Max Funding:€60,000
Deadline: 08/05
EVEN-CLOSER Acceleration Program
Acceleration programme supporting startups developing circular electronics and semiconductor solutions through coaching, piloting, partnerships, and investment readiness activities
Max Funding: Acceleration programme
Deadline: 09/05
Funding for collaborative projects led by tourism SMEs to develop sustainable, digital, and resilient tourism solutions through cross-sector partnerships
Max Funding:€15,000
Deadline: 11/05
The Open Horizons Open Call #3 aims to support women-led digital and deep-tech startups in Europe through financial backing and corporate collaboration
Max Funding:€55,000
Deadline: 19/05
GreenMantis Innovation Support Scheme
Funding for SME-led collaborative projects to develop and implement net-zero, energy-efficient technologies in manufacturing
Max Funding: €60,000 per SME
Deadline: 20/05
GRAPPA Innovation Open Call – Cut-off 1
Funding supports SME innovation projects developing and commercialising upcycled agri-food biomass products, processes and technologies to enhance valorisation and sustainability in the agri-food sector
Max Funding: €60,000
Deadline: 26/05
TASC-RestoreMed Open Call Type B: Transition Agenda Development (TAD)
Strives to foster the development of strategic local and regional agendas and governance roadmaps for the Mediterranean basin to support the deployment of solutions aligned with EU legislation and Mission Ocean objectives
Max Funding: €100,000
Deadline: 27/05
TASC-RestoreMed Open Call Type A: Community-Led Actions (CLA)
Strives to foster ocean and water restoration in the Mediterranean basin through the scale-up and deployment of community-led innovative solutions, engaging local communities and stakeholders to achieve measurable environmental impact
Max Funding: €1,400,000
Deadline: 27/05
EIT Urban Mobility – Scaleup promotion initiative
Funds projects to promote and position European urban mobility scaleups through events, investor engagement, ecosystem activation and support for accessing European Innovation Council funding opportunities
Max Funding: €415,000
Deadline: 27/05
BlueActionAA – Community Led-Pilot Action Call
Mobilises and engages communities across the Atlantic and Arctic regions to restore and protect marine and freshwater ecosystems through community-led initiatives, contributing to the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030”
Max Funding: €2,000,000
Deadline: 29/05
BlueActionBANOS 1st Open Call for Transition Agendas
Strives to foster the development of strategic roadmaps for sustainable systemic shifts in the Baltic and North Sea, targeting objectives such as decarbonisation, circular blue economy, and ecosystem restoration
Max Funding: €100,000
Deadline: 29/05
BlueActionBANOS Open Call for Community-Led Actions
Seeks to support community-led initiatives in Baltic and North Sea countries that address marine and freshwater ecosystem protection, pollution prevention, and the development of a carbon-neutral sustainable blue economy
Max Funding: €2,000,000
Deadline: 29/05
BlueActionAA- Transition Agenda Call
The open call supports Transition Agendas advancing sustainable change in marine and water ecosystems across Atlantic and Arctic basins
Max Funding: €100,000
Deadline: 29/05
Funding for SMEs, start-ups and NGOs to develop AI-based applications, methods, software/tools or benchmarks addressing sustainability challenges through machine learning
Max Funding: €60,000
Deadline: 31/05
Funding supports pilot projects developing cross-sectoral data services to validate and advance a European data space for smart communities using shared data and common standards
Max Funding: €500,000
Deadline: 31/05
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