Scientific and technical assistance on a foresight activity in the field of plant health to enhance crisis preparedness for the EU territory.
European Commission · EU Bodies and Agencies
Posted 22 Jul 2026 · 7 days left
In plain terms
The European Commission funds scientific support for plant health horizon scanning and foresight activities to strengthen EU crisis preparedness, with an 800,000 euro budget. Only organisations designated as competent by EU Member States may apply, and proposals are due by 7 October 2026.
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Summary
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.
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Eligible regions
- eu_only
Who can apply
- academia_research
- government
- ngo_cso
Eligibility and conditions
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">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:
Call for proposal
Draft grant agreement
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