EU support to Stakeholders to improve measurement of food waste and help implement food waste prevention in their operations and organisation - 2026-2027
EU grants support stakeholders to measure and prevent food waste in their operations (2026-2027).
This call offers funding to help organizations improve how they measure food waste and implement prevention strategies. It targets stakeholders involved in food operations. The goal is to reduce food waste through better measurement and prevention practices.
Likely relevant for
- Food industry organizations
- Food waste prevention initiatives
- Environmental NGOs focused on sustainability
- Research institutions studying food waste
Project signals
What it funds
- Support for stakeholders to improve measurement of food waste
- Help implement food waste prevention in operations and organizations
Expected outcomes
- Improved measurement of food waste
- Implementation of food waste prevention measures
- Reduction in food waste within participating organizations
Who can apply / participate
- Stakeholders involved in food operations and management
- Organizations active in food waste prevention
- Check call document for consortium requirements
- Eligible countries described in call document
- Refer to call document for detailed eligibility conditions
- Specific applicant types and consortium rules
Must check before shortlisting
- Specific eligibility criteria and country eligibility in call document
- Budget availability and funding rates
- Consortium requirements if any
Money
Budget details and funding rates are not clearly stated in the call information and must be checked in the call document.
Application notes
- Single-stage submission model.
- Proposal page limits and layout described in call document and application form Part B.
- Eligible countries described in call document.
- Evaluation criteria, scoring, thresholds, and timeline described in call document.
- Prepare proposal according to call document and application form templates.
- Submit proposal via Funding & Tenders Portal before deadline.
- Consult call document for evaluation and award process details.
- Check call document for detailed eligibility and admissibility conditions.
- No financial or operational capacity exclusions stated.
- Evaluation criteria and award process details must be reviewed in call document.
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.
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:
Application form templates
Standard proposal template (FOOD) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget template (FOOD)
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
SMP Regulation 2021/690: Single Market Programme establishment act
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
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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