Support to programme execution framework on performance

The main goal of this opportunity is to help monitor and improve the performance of the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking's Research and Innovation programme. It focuses on consolidating expected performance contributions, providing yearly assessments of how future Air Traffic Management (ATM) concepts and SESAR solutions impact the ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) network, and delivering a final performance assessment and gap analysis report. Key focus areas include environmental sustainability, digitalization, and ensuring the proper use of SESAR performance workflows and methodologies. Activities must align with the European ATM Master Plan and the Single European Sky reference periods, with a geographic scope covering the ECAC region.

• Projects must align with the monitoring and advancement of SESAR 3 JU's performance goals.
• They must provide annual consolidated performance assessments at the ECAC network level.
• Projects should address environmental sustainability, digitalization, or SESAR performance workflows.
• Applicants must follow proposal page limits and layout requirements as outlined in the application form.
• Projects must involve eligible countries as specified in the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
• Additional conditions may apply for participants from non-EU or non-Associated Countries.

Examples:

• A project that develops a digital tool to assess the environmental impact of new ATM solutions across the ECAC region.
• An initiative that consolidates performance data from multiple SESAR projects and provides annual reports on network-level impacts.
• A project that updates and applies reference performance methodologies to evaluate SESAR solution implementation in line with the European ATM Master Plan.

• Personnel costs for project staff
• Costs of digital tools and software for performance monitoring
• Travel and accommodation for project-related meetings and assessments
• Consultancy and subcontracting related to performance analysis
• Workshops, seminars, and stakeholder engagement events
• Data collection and management expenses
• Dissemination and communication activities
• Publication and reporting costs
• Indirect costs covered within the lump sum

Restrictions: The funding is provided as a lump sum, with a 70% funding rate for all beneficiaries. Additional obligations require sharing results royalty-free and making them available for reuse under fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms.

• Co-financing rate: 70% for all beneficiaries
• Budget for this Call: 2,000,000€
• Number of Grants attributed: 1
• Maximum value per project: 2,000,000€
• Minimum value per project: 1,000,000€

• Applicants must follow the requirements outlined in the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
• Projects must involve participants from eligible countries as specified in the annexes.
• Non-EU or non-Associated Country participants may have additional provisions for eligibility.
• Applicants must adhere to proposal layout and page limit requirements.
• Eligible projects must align with the SESAR 3 JU's performance monitoring and advancement goals.
• Applicants must agree to additional dissemination and exploitation obligations, including sharing results on a royalty-free basis.
• Eligibility may depend on compliance with restrictions for the protection of European communication networks.