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Developing methods to assess the presence, functions and sensitivity of groundwater ecosystems

This call is closed. The submission deadline was 17 September 2026. It stays in the catalogue because these windows recur: ask to be alerted when it reopens.

What it funds

Research topic on groundwater ecosystems: developing standardised methods to detect their presence, understand their ecological functions and measure their sensitivity to abstraction, pollution and climate change. Relevant to those working on well irrigation and farm water balances, because it defines the technical criteria on which future abstraction limits are likely to be based. Budget EUR 10 million with 2 expected grants. Research and innovation action opened on 17 April 2026, closing 17 September 2026.

Who can apply

Consortia of research organisations, companies, water utilities, environmental agencies and public bodies with competence over groundwater.

Access for non-resident businesses

Almeno 3 soggetti giuridici indipendenti da 3 diversi Stati membri o paesi associati, di cui almeno 1 in uno Stato membro. Nessun requisito di stabilimento locale; imprese italiane pienamente ammissibili.

Notes and caveats

Status 'Open' and dates verified against the official data endpoint on 27 August 2026. A strongly science-driven topic: for an engineering company the natural role is technology partner for monitoring instrumentation, not coordinator.

Status recalculated. The managing body’s portal listed this scheme as «aperto», but the published deadline says otherwise. In such cases we go by the date.

Sources

Every piece of information on this page was read on 27 August 2026 from the pages below. Where they disagree, the managing body’s document prevails.

Keywords

acque sotterraneebiodiversitàgestione idricaricerca e innovazione

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