Deadline: October 31, 2025
The Eureka Network Projects: Disaster Resilience Response and Recovery 2025 call is now open, inviting collaborative international R&D projects focused on enhancing disaster resilience, response, and recovery. This unique funding opportunity supports innovative solutions to strengthen preparedness, improve rapid response, and accelerate recovery from both natural and human-caused disasters.
Key Dates and Timeline
- Call Opens: 10 June 2025 (00:00 CEST)
- Submission Deadline: 31 October 2025 (23:59 CEST)
- Expected Project Start Date: May 2026
Organisations are encouraged to prepare early, as successful projects will begin in 2026 with strong commercialisation potential.
Participating Countries
This call is open to applicants from:
- Austria
- Belgium (Flanders)
- Brazil
- Chile
- Lithuania
- Spain
- Türkiye
Each country has its own funding body, requirements, and procedures, so applicants should contact their national funding authority for guidance before submission.
Scope and Objectives
Projects under this call must focus on disaster resilience, response, and recovery, addressing at least one type of disaster—either natural (e.g. floods, wildfires, earthquakes) or human-caused (e.g. industrial accidents, urban fires).
Key thematic areas include:
- Innovative and resilient construction
- Digital technologies, such as AI-driven early-warning systems
- Search and rescue innovations, including smart drones and robotics
- Resilient communications systems
- Health-focused technologies, such as mobile medical devices for crisis response
- Post-disaster waste management, including circular economy solutions for construction and demolition waste
Projects must have clear disaster-related applications with the aim of saving lives, reducing economic losses, and strengthening long-term resilience.
Funding and Project Size
- Typical project budgets: €500,000 – €5 million (flexibility possible).
- Minimum Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4 at project start.
- Maximum project duration: 36 months.
- Implementation or market launch must occur within 24 months after project completion.
This ensures that results are quickly applied to real-world disaster scenarios.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify, projects must:
- Involve at least two independent legal entities from two different participating Eureka countries.
- Develop an innovative product, process, or service with clear civilian purposes.
- Ensure no single organisation or country covers more than 70% of the project budget.
- Include at least one company in the consortium.
- Guarantee that all partners have clear roles, benefits, and responsibilities.
National-Level Requirements
Although this is a joint call, each participating country manages its own funding scheme. This means:
- Different financial instruments may be used (grants, loans, subsidies).
- Additional documentation or application steps may apply at the national level.
- Applicants must confirm compliance with their national regulations.
Tip: Engage with your national funding body at the earliest stage to secure eligibility and funding.
Why This Call Matters
The Eureka Network Projects: Disaster Resilience Response and Recovery 2025 call is the first of its kind, gathering ministries and agencies from across 14 countries to jointly promote resilience innovation. It represents a unique chance to contribute solutions that directly impact societies facing increasingly frequent and severe disasters.
Next Steps for Applicants
- Build your consortium with eligible partners across participating countries.
- Align your project idea with disaster resilience priorities and ensure it meets TRL and duration requirements.
- Develop a strong commercialisation strategy for post-project implementation.
- Contact your national authority for funding specifics and guidance.
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