Additional activities for the European partnership on animal health and welfare

The main goal of this opportunity is to strengthen and expand the European partnership on animal health and welfare. The focus is on supporting ready-to-use tools and innovations, encouraging their adoption by farmers, veterinarians, and stakeholders, and providing science-based policy advice. The program aims to fund new and ongoing activities, foster international collaboration, and include additional partners from a broad geographic scope. Special attention is given to widening participation, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, EU outermost regions, and through global initiatives like the EU-Africa Partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA).

• Project proposals must be submitted by the coordinator of the existing European partnership on animal health and welfare consortium, though new partners can be added.
• If using satellite-based data, projects must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS services.
• Projects must follow specific page limits and layouts as outlined in the application guidelines.
• Participants from eligible countries, including some non-EU and non-Associated countries with specific funding provisions, may apply.
• The consortium must demonstrate both financial and operational capacity.
• Projects should focus on additional priority activities and align with the partnership’s strategic agenda.

Examples:

• A research project developing new digital tools for monitoring animal health that uses Copernicus satellite data.
• A training network for veterinarians in Central and Eastern Europe to promote best practices in animal welfare.
• A collaborative grant call to fund innovative solutions for disease prevention in livestock, involving new partners from widening countries.

• Costs incurred from the starting date of the action, if justified in the application
• Financial support to third parties in the form of grants
• In-house activity costs, including research and innovation tasks
• Networking and partnership-building expenses
• Training and capacity-building activities
• Organization of joint calls and transnational project coordination
• Science-based policy advisory activities
• Travel and meeting costs for international collaboration
• Purchase or use of satellite-based earth observation and navigation data (Copernicus, Galileo/EGNOS)

Restrictions: Financial support to an individual third party is generally limited to EUR 10,000,000, unless a higher amount is justified. The EUR 60,000 threshold for third party funding does not apply.

• Co-financing rate: 50% of eligible costs
• Budget for this Call: 40.000.000€
• Number of Grants attributed: 1

• Proposals must follow the page limits and layout requirements in the official application guidelines.
• Applicants must be the coordinator of the existing European partnership on animal health and welfare consortium; new partners are welcome.
• Projects using satellite-based data must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS services.
• Participants from eligible countries, including certain non-EU and non-Associated countries with special funding provisions, may apply.
• The consortium must show financial and operational capacity.
• The proposal must align with the partnership’s strategic research and innovation agenda and focus on new or continued priority activities.
• Applicants must follow the submission and evaluation process described in the guidelines.
• Financial support to third parties is allowed, with a maximum of EUR 10,000,000 per third party, unless a higher amount is justified.