FIERCE - 2nd Open Call for the Financial Support Programme

FIERCE, funded by the European Union, launches its 2nd Open Call for Financing to support European SMEs in developing, improving, commercialising or adopting space-enabled green solutions by leveraging downstream space data and services.

Selected SMEs will receive financial support to contract External Service Providers that can help them turn downstream space technologies into practical solutions with a positive environmental impact. These solutions may support the applicant’s own transition towards greener operations or help their users improve resource management, environmental monitoring and circular business practices.

💰 Funding available: Up to €50,000 per selected SME.

🛠 Support available: Selected SMEs can use the funding to contract External Service Providers for services needed to develop, integrate, upscale, commercialise or adopt their space-enabled green solution.

📨 Proposals can be submitted by: SMEs with the potential to leverage downstream space data and services, including Earth Observation, remote sensing and satellite navigation, to improve environmental impact.

🌍 Eligible applicants: SMEs based in EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries. Applicants must comply with the EU definition of an SME.

🎯 Priority areas: Proposed solutions should contribute to one or more of the following areas:

• 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.
• Greener products, services, processes or partnerships enabled by downstream space technologies.

👉START here: read carefully the FIERCE 2nd Open Call Guide for Applicants

📬Help: consult the FAQs or contact the helpdesk directly at helpdesk@project-fierce.eu

Check the SubGrant Agreement template SGA