Call for proposals to address the dual challenge of the healthcare sector’s environmental footprint and its vulnerability to climate change.

About this grant

Call for proposals to address the dual challenge of the healthcare sector’s environmental footprint and its vulnerability to climate change. With a total budget of €45.00 million, this initiative seeks to develop and pilot inclusive, accessible interventions that reduce health vulnerabilities while simultaneously greening healthcare operations. As the health sector is responsible for nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, this call prioritizes the development of low-carbon medical technologies and evidence-based frameworks to quantify the health co-benefits of climate mitigation. The Commission intends to award several grants, with individual projects receiving between €7.00 and €8.00 million. Applicants are expected to focus on scalable and transferable solutions that can be applied across diverse regional and socio-economic contexts. Key activities include: Intervention Piloting: Developing tools to address climate-related health outcomes and reducing the vulnerability of healthcare infrastructures and supply chains; Decarbonization Technologies: Creating low-carbon medical devices and digital solutions to minimize the emission of pollutants into air, water, and soil; Methodology Development: Designing harmonized frameworks and metrics to assess the cost-benefit ratio of climate adaptation versus mitigation strategies in the health sector; and Community Preparedness: Exploring the role of primary care and lifestyle practices in increasing the resilience of individuals and local communities to environmental stressors.

How to apply

1. 1Verify eligibility criteria, including applicant type (e.g., SMEs, consortia), geographic requirements, and funding rates (often 40-100% co-financing).
2. 2Form a consortium if required (e.g., minimum partners from multiple countries for collaborative projects).
3. 3Register as a user and your organization on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal to obtain a Participant Identification Code (PIC).
4. 4Download templates, prepare Part A (administrative data) and Part B (technical description, budget, impact), and run validation checks.
5. 5Submit online before the deadline; track via confirmation email and code, with evaluation taking 3-6 months.
6. 6Visit https://eufundingportal.eu for application details

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