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Cascade Funding Opportunities -
August 2024


Discover 10 Cascade Funding Opportunities for your August 2024 success!

Get ready to supercharge your innovative ideas with Cascade Funding, the game-changing instrument of the European Commission! August 2024 is packed with 10 funding opportunities that are tailor-made for SMEs, startups, universities, researchers and local authorities.

Don’t miss out on this chance to take your ideas to the next level and make a lasting impact on the world of research and innovation.

CASCADE FUDING OPPORTUNITIES - AUGUST 2024

FILOVAX Call 1 Development of Broadly Protective Filovirus Vaccines

(CfP-FILOVAX) Aims to develop human vaccines that protect against a range of Filoviruses, focusing on preventive use. The initiative will concentrate on creating multivalent vaccines with several antigens targeting filoviruses responsible for human disease outbreaks, and establishing a systematic approach for advanced immunogen design and testing to develop virus-specific immunogens for the Filovirus family.

  • Max.Funding: €10,000,000
  • Deadline: 04/08/2024

HEALTHCHAIN I3 Mirror Regions Call for SMEs Funding & Support to Co-create an innovative solution with a mirror region

The Mirror Regions Call for SMEs aims to select and support 5 SMEs to co-create and pilot innovative solutions addressing the specific needs identified by healthcare organizations in the Mirror Regions, with support from the Ecosystem supporter.

  • Max.Funding: €50,000
  • Deadline: 05/08/2024

HEALTHCHAIN I3 2024 Collaborate with a leading SME to develop and test an innovative solution for a challenge identified by a healthcare organization

The HealthChain Call for SMEs seeks to select and support 10 follower SMEs to work alongside 10 leading SMEs. Together, they will develop solutions to meet the specific innovation challenges identified by healthcare organizations over a 12-month program.

  • Max.Funding: €50,000
  • Deadline: 05/08/2024

LEVIATAD 2024 Call 2 Supporting the innovation and internationalisation of European small and medium-sized enterprises in the defence sector

The LEVIATAD second call for proposals aims to financially support small-scale projects by SMEs and start-ups that can contribute to these key areas: autonomous ships and drones, communication, cybersecurity and electronic warfare, on-board equipment development and performance improvement, predictive maintenance, weapon systems improvement, and ship decarbonization.

  • Max.Funding: €20,000
  • Deadline: 08/08/2024

CORTEX2 2024 Call 2 Join CORTEX2 in facilitating remote collaboration though XR

The objective is to deliver an inclusive XR teleconference platform while involving organisations in the ‘Lab-To-Market’ stage that will bring new modules and features, enhancing the functionalities and opportunities CORTEX2 can provide.

  • Max.Funding: €100,000
  • Deadline: 15/08/2024

CONNECT & EXPERIENCE 2024 Call An 5-day immersion bootcamp for european innovation ecosystem leaders

We invite you to apply to a one-of-a-kind, competitive programme and become part the exclusive European-Silicon Valley innovation community. Connect & Experience provides you deep introduction to the top industry players and leading start-up programmes, access to state of the art best practices and model in ecosystem development, and co-funding opportunities.

  1. Intensive in-person immersion bootcamp in Silicon Valley (06-11 October 2024)
  2. Follow Up conference in Europe – The C&E Playground
  3. Full access to the C&E innovation community network
  • Max.Funding: €8,000
  • Deadline: 18/08/2024

MedBAN Open Call for Blue Economy SMEs MedBAN aims to mobilize EU blue economy SMEs to adopt greener and digitalized processes

MedBAN (Mediterranean Blue Acceleration Network) aims to encourage blue economy SMEs to adopt greener, digital, and resilient processes and technologies. The open call for Internationalization targets SMEs in the blue economy, focusing on adapting processes and technologies to meet these goals and addressing challenges in the Mediterranean Sea Basin.

  • Max.Funding: €9,000
  • Deadline: 19/08/2024

SUSTAIN Call 2 Financial support to SMEs for the development of innovative products, services, or techniques related to smart buildings

The SUSTAIN Open Calls offer financial support to SMEs developing new smart building products, services, or methods, focusing on Go-To-Market (TRL 7-8) solutions. Targeted areas include AR, VR, IoT (Residential and C&I), AR/VR solutions, IoT wearables, AI consulting and services, AI virtual assistants, AI deployment, AI infrastructure, BIM, and construction tech. Eligible companies are located in Eastern Europe or Europe, at any stage from idea to paying users, and in various funding stages from angel to Series A

  • Max.Funding: €30,000
  • Deadline: 27/08/2024

CLIMAREST Call 3 Coastal Climate Resilience and Marine Restoration Strategies for the Arctic-Atlantic Region

The CLIMAREST project invites regions to participate as a replication site during 2024-2025 and beyond. The selected region will demonstrate the feasibility of CLIMAREST solutions from Svalbard and prepare for future implementation and scaling (2026-2030). Eligible regions, facing similar climate resilience challenges as Svalbard, include Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Participating organizations will develop replication blueprints and business roadmaps based on Svalbard’s experience.

  • Max.Funding: €80,000
  • Deadline: 27/08/2024

NEMO 2024 Call 2 Next Generation Meta Operating System

This call #2 invites SMEs based in the EU to integrate their applications and services into the NEMO system within various NEMO Living Labs. The goal is for these applications to showcase NEMO’s abilities in several key areas, including:

  • Supporting a wide variety of devices
  • Enabling machine learning directly on devices
  • Ensuring quick data processing and strong internet connections
  • Reducing energy use and making IT operations more efficient
  • Promoting sustainable IT investments by monetizing data, resources, and services
  • Max.Funding: €90,000
  • Deadline: 31/08/2024

HOW DOES CASCADE FUNDING WORK?

As a researcher, innovator, SME, startup, or mid-cap company, you can tap into public funds to adopt or develop digital technologies, all while streamlining administrative processes and getting faster access to finance. With Cascade Funding (also known as financial support to third parties (FSTP), you’ll have the tools and financial support you need to take your business to the next level and make a lasting impact in the R&D world.

  • It simplifies the application, evaluation and justification procedures. 📑
  • Success rates are often higher, as these are less “popular” calls. 💪
  • Financing can range from €10,000 to €300,000, being projects between €100,000 and €150,000 the most common. 💶
  • The financial support is usually equity-free There is no equity or share capital assigned by any party. 👌
  • Most of these programs offer free incubation and acceleration services, specialized mentoring, and access to international networks of contacts. 👩‍🏫
  • It allows the transfer and exploitation of knowledge and the adoption of new technologies. 💻

HOW CAN SPLORO SUPPORT YOUR ORGANISATION WITH CASCADE FUNDING GRANTS?

We want to help you make these type of calls more accessible for your organisation. That is why we have designed a series of services to maximise your opportunities of receiving this financing:

  • Identification and analysis of funding opportunities: our team monitors all open calls and make a first check on the eligibility of your organization.
  • Proposals writing and submission management: we support you to land that idea that you have in mind and adapt it to the requirements of the call. In addition, we carry out the management and upload on the different platforms of all the necessary documentation to ensure that your project is eligible for the call.
  • Access to international network: if you have not identified a partner yet, or simply don’t know who to start this adventure with, in consortium projects we take care of finding the partner for your project.
  • Project management support: our service does not end with uploading the documentation, we help you throughout the full life cycle of the project, providing you management support and ensuring that you receive 100% of the grant you have won.

Finally, why limit yourself to just to this month calls? Take a long-term view and explore all the cascading funding opportunities waiting for you on our website! Don’t miss out on the chance to secure your financial future. We also have a free-subscription newsletter to be up to date with all the calls opening.

If you want to know more about our services for startups, do not hesitate to contact us and book a meeting with us through this LINK!

If you need assistance in the proposal writing preparation, finding the right partners for the call or even having a double-check on what you are currently preparing, do not hesitate to contact us

If you are, on the other hand, managing a cascade grant and want us to promote your call and do a review of this nature, feel free to contact, we can definitely address the topic and help with dissemination within our networks.

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