SMP-FOOD-2026-FW-FEBA-PJ-IBA

Support European Food Bank Federation’s capacity building - 2026-2027

Status
forthcoming
Programme
Single Market Programme (SMP)
Action type
SMP Project Grants
Opens
16 Jun 2026
Deadline
30 Sep 2026
Fetched
24 Jun 2026, 11:03 UTC
Plain-language summary

Grant to support capacity building of the European Food Bank Federation in 2026-2027.

This call funds projects to strengthen the European Food Bank Federation's capacity. It supports activities in 2026 and 2027. The grant is part of the Single Market Programme and uses a single-stage submission process.

Likely relevant for

  • Non-profit organizations
  • Food banks and food aid organizations
  • Capacity building projects
  • European-level federations

Project signals

Projects aiming to strengthen food bank operationsInitiatives enhancing organizational capacityFederation-level coordination activities

What it funds

  • Capacity building activities for the European Food Bank Federation
  • Support to enhance operational effectiveness of food banks
  • Projects aligned with the Single Market Programme objectives

Expected outcomes

  • Improved capacity and coordination of European food banks
  • Enhanced ability to deliver food aid efficiently
  • Strengthened federation-level collaboration

Who can apply / participate

  • Non-profit organizations
  • European federations related to food aid
  • Check call document for consortium requirements
  • Eligible countries described in call document
  • Refer to call document for detailed eligibility conditions
  • Exact eligible applicant types and countries must be verified in call document

Must check before shortlisting

  • Eligibility of applicant types and countries in call document
  • Specific evaluation criteria and scoring details
  • Budget availability and funding rates

Money

Budget details and funding rates are not explicitly stated and must be checked in the call document.

Application notes

  • Single-stage submission process.
  • Proposal page limits and layout described in call document and application form Part B.
  • Evaluation criteria, scoring, and thresholds detailed in call document.
  • Call document and multiple standard proposal templates available in Submission System.
  • Prepare proposal according to call document and templates.
  • Submit proposal via Funding & Tenders Portal by deadline.
  • Follow evaluation and award process as described in call document.
  • Eligibility and admissibility conditions must be confirmed in call document.
  • Evaluation criteria and timelines are indicative and subject to call document details.

Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 22 Jun 2026, 17:21 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.

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Official source text

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Conditions and documents

Conditions

1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

described in the call document.

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

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2. Eligible countries

described in the call document.

3. Other eligibility conditions

n/a

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

n/a

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

n/a

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

described in the call document.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

n/a

Call document and annexes:

Call document

Application form templates

Standard proposal template (COMP) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System

Standard proposal template (CONS) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System 

Standard proposal template (CONS OG) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System 

Standard proposal template (COSME) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System 

Standard proposal template (COSME EEN) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System 

Standard proposal template (ESS) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System 

Standard proposal template (FOOD) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System 

Standard proposal template (STAND) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System 

Standard proposal template (STAND OG) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System 

Standard proposal template (SURV EUTF) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System 

Detailed budget template (COMP) 

Detailed budget template (CONS) 

Detailed budget template (CONS ECC) 

Detailed budget template (CONS Low Value) 

Detailed budget template (CONS OG) 

Detailed budget template (COSME) 

Detailed budget template (COSME GFS 75%) 

Detailed budget template (COSME GFS 90%) 

Detailed budget template (COSME EEN) 

Detailed budget template (ESS) 

Detailed budget template (FOOD) 

Detailed budget template (STAND) 

Detailed budget template (STAND OG) 

Calculator (ESS LS IFS) 

Communication Work Plan (COSME ONE) 

Request for unit cost grid validation (SME ESS)

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

SMP MGA 

Lump Sum MGA 

Operating Grants MGA

Additional documents:

Support information

For help related to this call, please contact please add a contact e-mail or url Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals . IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and submission to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes. Enterprise Europe Network – Contact your Network national contact for advice to business with special focus on SMEs. The support includes guidance on EU research funding. Intellectual Property Helpdesk – Contact the IP Helpdesk for advice on the IP elements of your grant agreement.

Raw budget overview
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