Scientific and technical assistance on a foresight activity in the field of plant health to enhance crisis preparedness for the EU territory.
EFSA seeks expert organisation to advance plant health foresight and crisis preparedness in the EU under One Health framework.
EFSA invites designated competent organisations to support horizon scanning and foresight activities on plant health. The goal is to enhance EU crisis preparedness and integrate plant health within the One Health approach. This single-stage call opens in July 2026 and closes in October 2026.
Likely relevant for
- Plant health research organisations
- EU crisis preparedness experts
- One Health framework specialists
- Horizon scanning and foresight method developers
- Public health and agricultural policy advisors
Project signals
What it funds
- Support evolution of EFSA's horizon scanning mandate on plant pests
- Develop and implement advanced foresight methods and tools
- Strengthen integration of plant health within One Health framework
- Provide technical assistance for EU plant health crisis preparedness
Expected outcomes
- Enhanced horizon scanning and foresight capabilities for plant health
- Improved crisis preparedness for EU territory against plant pests
- Monthly newsletters and synthesized information for EU risk managers
- Better integration of plant health data and approaches within One Health
Who can apply / participate
- Competent organisations designated by EU Member States
- Single applicant action; consortium formation not specified
- Applicants must be designated by EU Member States
- Applicants must be on EFSA's list of competent organisations per Article 36 of Regulation (EC) 178/2002 and Commission Regulation (EC) 2230/2004
- Specific consortium or partnership rules beyond designation not detailed
Must check before shortlisting
- Eligibility limited to organisations designated by Member States under Article 36 of Regulation (EC) 178/2002
- Consult EFSA's official list of competent organisations for eligibility
- Check detailed eligibility and evaluation criteria in call documents
Money
Total budget of approximately EUR 800,000 for 2026. Funding rate and co-financing details not explicitly stated.
- Total budget for 2026 — 800000EURIndicative budget for the action
Application notes
- Single-stage submission model.
- Proposal page limit and layout requirements
- Eligibility criteria as per call for proposals document section 2.2
- Financial and operational capacity requirements per section 2.4
- Evaluation and award criteria per sections 2 and 2.5
- Submission modalities per section 3
- Indicative procedure timetable in call document
- Legal and financial set-up per section 1.5 and draft grant agreement
- Consult EFSA's list of competent organisations to confirm eligibility
- Prepare proposal following call document guidelines
- Submit proposal via Funding & Tenders Portal within deadline
- Ensure compliance with financial and operational capacity requirements
- Follow evaluation and award procedures as described
- Only organisations designated by Member States are eligible
- Check all eligibility and admissibility criteria carefully
- Contact EFSA or Funding & Tenders Portal helpdesk for submission support
Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 1 Sep 2026, 11:27 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.
Official source text
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Topic description
Objective: Only competent organisations , based on designations by Member States, are eligible to apply to the call’ Scope: EFSA has been conducting horizon scanning on plant pests since 2017 to support EU crisis preparedness and inform plant health policy decisions. This activity is mainly carried out through the EIOS system ( https://www.who.int/initiatives/eios ), with technical support from WHO and the JRC. Relevant information is screened daily and synthesised into monthly newsletters for EU risk managers. Over the years, additional tools and tasks have been integrated, and a shift towards more advanced, foresight-oriented approaches has become essential. This call aims to identify the most suitable partner to support the evolution of the horizon scanning mandate, including the development and implementation of methods and tools, and to strengthen the integration of plant health within the One Health framework.
Conditions and documents
Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
1. Eligibility criteria: as described in section 2.2 of the call for proposals document
2. Eligible countries
2. Eligibility criteria: as described in section 2.2 of the call for proposals document. o be eligible, applicants must be on the list of competent organisations designated by the Member States in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) 178/2002 and Commission Regulation (EC) 2230/2004. This list is regularly updated by EFSA Management Board and is available for consultation using this link https://efsa.my.site.com/competentorganisations/s/competentorganisation/CompetentOrganisation__c/00B1v000009LqfIEAS
3. Other eligibility conditions
3. Other eligibility conditions as described in section 2.2 of the call for proposals document
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
4. Financial and operational capacity: as described in section 2.4 of the call for proposals document
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
5a. Evaluation and Award criteria: as described in sections 2 and 2.5 of the call for proposals document. Submission modalities: as described in section 3 of the call for proposals document
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
5a. Evaluation and Award criteria: as described in sections 2 and 2.5 of the call for proposals document. Submission modalities: as described in section 3 of the call for proposals document
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
5c. described in section 'Indicative procedure timetable' page 2 of the call for proposals document
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
6. as described in section 1.5 of the call for proposals document and in the Draft Grant agreement
Call document and annexes:
Additional documents:
Support information
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Raw budget overview
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