RIVCircular Open Call for Interregional Circular Economy Innovation Proposals

Home Funding Calls for proposals RIVCircular Open Call for Interregional Circular Economy Innovation Proposals RIVCircular Open Call for Interregional Circular Economy Innovation Proposals RIVCircular Grant Cascade funding Internal navigation General information Submission & evaluation process Further information Task description General Information Opening date 20 April 2026 Deadline model single-stage Deadline date 17 September 2026 14:00 (Brussels time) Open For Submission Expected duration of participation Up to 3 years, depending on the topic selected Total funding available 12 950 000,00 € Project acronym RIVCircular Full name of the EU funded project Regional Innovation Valleys for Circular economy Grant agreement number 101161013 Topic HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-03-01 - Implementing co-funded action plans for connected regional innovation valleys Submission & evaluation process RIVCircular launches a cascade funding call with five topics, looking for innovative circular economy project ideas with potential high impact. This cascade funding call is jointly funded through Horizon Europe and Regional/National funding. We are looking for Innovation Action proposals starting and finishing between TRL 6-8. Proposals should be focused on one of the following topics: Topic 1: Construction and demolition waste (CDW) circularity. Topic 2: Circular energy integration: valorising local waste streams for industrial efficiency Topic 3: Electric vehicles (EV) batteries recycling and reuse Topic 4: Circular economy in the textile industry Topic 5: Digital solutions for circular economy Applicants are invited to submit proposals using the dedicated page “cascade funding” on the RIVCircular website https://www.rivcircular.eu/call/ RIVCircular funding territories include: Madrid (Spain) Innlandet (Norway) Kyiv-Oblast (Ukraine) Kosiçe (Slovakia) Haut-de-France (France) Extremadura (Spain) Vienna (Austria) Greece (national scope) Please note that applicants are responsible for checking the RIVCircular grant website page for updated information related to this Call. Amendments to the Guidelines and inclusion of Frequently Asked Questions may be issued. Proposals that meet all the eligibility requirements will be evaluated by external experts. Based on the final overall scoring and budget availability, the successful proposals will be selected, and candidates will be informed directly by RIVCircular. Show more Further information Further information about this call can be found on the dedicated page on https://www.rivcircular.eu/call/ that provides: Detailed Guidelines for applicants, which include the text of the call and the description of the topics. 1-RIVCircular-Call_Guidelines-for-Applicants.pdf Templates of the 4 Compulsory templates: Form A (administrative data), Form B (technical proposal, 30 pages max), Budget and Declaration on Double funding for recipients. Instructions about how to fill in Form B A Frequently Asked Questions document Matchmaking platform https://www.b2match.com/e/rivcircular/components/50676/info General helpdesk: info@rivcircular.eu Task description -