RURBANIVE – Open call for Rural-Urban Enablers

RURBANIVE will create Rural-Urban Enablers-innovations fostering urban-rural synergies and well-being economies. Using extended reality and an integrated platform, the project will provide stakeholders with tools to enhance cultural literacy, inclusivity, and innovation.

Applicants are expected to propose RUEs, meaning digital solutions or other types of advanced technologies, based on the six identified domains of RURBANIVE, and other than the RUEs already developed within the project. Each consortium must propose a RUE selecting only one of the pre-defined domains.

Specific topics or challenges

Proposal should focus on one of the 6 pre-defined domains:

1. improving logistics, and shortening value chains
2. ecosystem and biodiversity restoration
3. regional circular bioeconomy development
4. user engagement, empowerment, society and territorial awareness
5. culture, landscape and heritage access and promotion
6. enhanced mobility

Specific eligibility requirements:

Consortia of 2 to 4 partners, including at least 1 technology & service provider and at least 1 end-user (e.g. actors from the rural-urban environments, such as Local & Regional Administrations, Civil Society, Cooperatives, Associations, NGOs, Local Action Groups, Chambers and other Trade representative organizations, etc.).

• Solutions must be applied in rural areas different from those covered by the 7 existing RUCLs areas: Prague (Czech Republic), Milos (Greece), Lower Austria (Austria), Kedainiai (Lithuania), Burgos (Spain), Lemgo (Germany), Trikala (Greece)
• RUEs are expected to start at minimum TRL5 and reach a maximum TRL8.
• Each party can participate in only one proposal.

Cascade funding

Up to 100K€ per project, with budget per partner between 20K€ and 60K€

Project duration

12 months, divided into 3 phases:

• Phase 1 – Design (Duration: 4 months / September 2025 – December 2025) [Deliverable: Activity plan]
• Phase 2 – Development (Duration: 5 months / January 2026 – May 2026) [Deliverable: RUE solution demonstration]
• Phase 3 – Validation (Duration 3 months / June 2026 – August 2026)

More information

This information is disseminated through the DIGIS3 project.  DIHBU, as a member of DIGIS3, can help you submit a proposal for this funding opportunity through its support services, which are free for SMEs.

Contact us if you are interested!

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