GreenMantis Innovation Support Scheme

Home Funding Calls for proposals GreenMantis Innovation Support Scheme GreenMantis Innovation Support Scheme GREEN MANTIS Grant Cascade funding Internal navigation General information Submission & evaluation process Further information Task description General Information Opening date 16 March 2026 Deadline model single-stage Deadline date 20 May 2026 17:00 (Brussels time) Open For Submission Expected duration of participation Projects funded under this call shall last 9 months Total funding available 1 000 000,00 € Project acronym GREEN MANTIS Full name of the EU funded project Green Manufacturing and Advanced Net-zero Technology Innovations Grant agreement number 101236363 Topic SMP-COSME-2024-CLUSTER-01 - Joint Cluster Initiatives (EUROCLUSTERS) for Europe’s recovery Submission & evaluation process Submission of your proposal has to be done on the EUSurvey platform: Click here Your proposal will be submitted to an administrative check, if all the mandatory information and annexes are completed your proposal will be assessed. The assessment will be done independently by partners of GreenMantis supported by independant experts following a clear and transparent evaluation grid that you can find in the Guidelines for Applicants. The sum of these evaluations will then give your final evaluation. This assessment period shall take place within two months after the closure of this call. Top-ranked proposals will be awarded and contacted immediately after the final ranking and enter the Sub-Grant Agreement phase which shall last one month. . Show more Further information You can consult to the following the Open Call Documentation, including the Guidelines, the Application form, and the budget template. For further information about this Call, you can consult our Guidelines for Applicants that provide all the necessary information about this call. For more information about the overall GreenMantis project, you can consult our LinkedIn page. Task description The goal of GreenMantis is to financially support manufacturing and energy SMEs to develop innovative projects around three Net-Zero Technologies: Electricity Grid Technologies Energy System-Related Energy Efficiency Technologies Transformative Industrial Technologies leading to Decarbonisation Funded projects will have to make SMEs more sustainable by : Developing New to Firm products, services or processes Leading to the development of business process innovation tied to technological adoption Improving their overall energy efficiency These projects will have to be from a TRL 6 to 8 and with a duration of 9 months. This Open Call will support cross-national and cross-sectoral projects between companies and mainly SMEs. Proposals will therefore have to be built around a consortium. Eligible Consortium : At least 2 SMEs located in two different EU Member States or Associated Countries to the SMP-COSME programme, from 2 different sectors (NACE code C, D or J, M with a proven activities related to manufacturing) Larger companies or universities can be part of your consortium but will not receive funding. Bear in mind that only SMEs will receive funding from GreenMantis. Under this call, at least 10 projects with a maximum funding of 100,000€ per project will be awarded, with an individual cap of 60,000€ per SME. GreenMantis will allow within its funded projects activities such as : Technology development and prototyping (TRL 6–8) Pilot testing and validation in operational environments Demonstration activities Integration of Net-Zero technologies into manufacturing processes Business process innovation directly linked to technological adoption