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HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-09

Increasing knowledge flows to practice within AKIS via EU thematic knowledge hubs

CSA Cluster 6 €8,000,000 15 Apr 2026
Topic Code HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-09 F&T Portal
Call Identifier HORIZON-CL6-2026-03 Call 03 — single stage (2026)
Instrument HORIZON-CSA Coordination and Support Action
Budget Model Lump Sum HORIZON-AG-LS
Funding Rate 100% Annex G — CSA = 100%
Page Limit (Part B) 28 pages CSA + lump sum (Annex A)
Evaluation Thresholds 3 / 3 / 3 · cum. 10 Standard — no override
Expected Projects 2 Around €4.00M each (WP stated)
Destination Innovative governance, environmental observations and digital solutions in support of the Green Deal WP Part 9
Cluster / Pillar Cluster 6 / Pillar II Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources
China Eligibility Eligible ✓ No CL6 destination exclusion
Special Conditions Multi-actor mandatory ▵ Eligibility criterion
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Multi-actor approach is an eligibility criterion. Proposals that fail to implement the multi-actor approach will be rejected before evaluation. The consortium must include advisors, farmers, foresters, and other relevant AKIS actors.
Portfolio balancing applies. Proposals must choose Area A (Enhancing competitiveness for increasing protein crops) or Area B (Sustainable water management under climate change). Grants will be awarded to ensure coverage of both areas.

Expected Outcomes

  1. Competitiveness, sustainability and resilience of agriculture, forestry and rural areas is fostered, by addressing the need of advisors and end-users for impartial and tailored knowledge.
  2. Advisors are better integrated into the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) and equipped with up-to-date, practice-oriented knowledge that enables them to provide farmers with high quality impartial advice.
  3. Research findings, innovative solutions, practical knowledge and best practices, are well known, widely shared and used in practice by farmers and/or foresters and/or rural communities.

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