1st Open call for the financial support program - Fierce
This Financial Support Program supports SMEs in contracting External Service Providers to help them develop solutions that use downstream space technologies to improve environmental impact (space-enabled green solutions) or even adopt commercially available ones, contributing to the transition towards more sustainable and circular business innovation practices, processes, and partnerships.
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This Open Call targets companies that are interested in using downstream space data to create solutions that have a positive environmental impact, either:
For the company itself, E.g., by improving current internal processes to minimize resources, waste, pollution, etc.
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For their users E.g., by developing products/ services for better resource management, environmental monitoring, etc.
Who can apply?
SMEs* based in EU members States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries that can demonstrate their potential to leverage downstream space data, such as EO, remote sensing, satellite navigation to cut environmental footprint.
*Applicants must comply with the EU definition of an SME. The key criteria are:
Fewer than 250 employees
Annual turnover not exceeding €50 million or annual balance sheet total not exceeding €43 million
Who should absolutely apply ?
The program places a particular focus on supporting solutions in areas such as:
Improvement of circularity, resource efficiency, and waste management
Safe, resource-efficient, and environmentally friendly management of primary, secondary, and critical raw materials
Improved environmental monitoring