Microalgae cultivation in the CBE JU-funded SCALE biorefinery.
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The CBE JU Programme Office has received 298 project proposals by the 18 September deadline for the 2024 call. Applicants have requested nearly €1.5 billion in CBE JU funding, against the indicative call budget of €213 million. Evaluation of the project proposals will take place in October-November 2024, and applicants will receive the call results in January 2025.
The 2024 CBE JU call invited applicants to submit project proposals across 18 different topics, to advance competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe.
The submitted proposals are distributed per topic as follows:
Innovation actions – flagships (IA-flagship)
- Bio-based value chains for valorisation of sustainable oil crops - topic budget €20 million, 2 proposals submitted requesting €40 million in funding
- Bio-based dedicated platform chemicals via cost-effective, sustainable and resource-efficient conversion of biomass - €20 million, 5 proposals submitted requesting €93 million in funding
- Bio-based value chains for valorisation of sustainable natural fibre feedstock - €20 million, topic budget €20 million, 2 proposals submitted requesting €20 million in funding
Innovation actions (IA)
- Bio-based materials and products for biodegradable in-soil applications - €15 million, 10 proposals submitted requesting €68 million in funding
- Sustainable microalgae as feedstock for innovative, added-value applications - €15 million, 21 proposals submitted requesting €122 million in funding
- Enlarging the portfolio of commercially produced “Safe and Sustainable by design” (SSbD) solvents - €15 million, 3 proposals submitted requesting €22 million in funding
- Circular and SSbD bio-based construction & building materials with functional properties - €15 million, 17 proposals submitted requesting €116 million in funding
- Selective and sustainable (co)-production of lignin-derived aromatics - €15 million, 6 proposals submitted requesting €40 million in funding
- Innovative bio-based adhesives and binders for circular products meeting market requirements - €15 million, 11 proposals submitted requesting €66 million in funding
- Innovative conversion of biogenic gaseous carbon into bio-based chemicals, ingredients, materials - €15 million, 9 proposals submitted requesting €67 million in funding
Research and innovation actions (RIA)
- Valorisation of polluted/contaminated wood from industrial and post-consumer waste streams - €7 million, 16 proposals submitted requesting €52 million in funding
- Biotech routes to obtain bio-based chemicals/materials replacing animal-derived ones - €7 million, 25 proposals submitted requesting €89 million in funding
- Sustainable, bio-based alternatives for crop protection - €10 million, 56 proposals submitted requesting €271 million in funding
- SSbD bio-based coating materials for applications under demanding and/or extreme conditions - €7 million, 35 proposals submitted requesting €123 million in funding
- Innovative bio-based food/feed ingredients - €7 million, 57 proposals submitted requesting €199 million in funding
Coordination and support actions (CSA)
- New forms of cooperation in agriculture and the forest-based sector - €4 million, 12 proposals submitted requesting €46 million in funding
- Mobilise inclusive participation in bio-based systems and supporting the CBE JU widening strategy and its action plan - €3 million, 5 proposals submitted requesting €15 million in funding
- Supporting the CBE JU Deployment Group on Primary Producers - €3 million, 6 proposals submitted requesting €23 million in funding
The CBE JU Programme Office will now check the admissibility and eligibility of all the proposals submitted. The evaluation of the proposals will be carried out with the help of external experts in October-November 2024, and the applicants will receive information about the outcomes of the evaluations in January 2025. Once the grant agreement preparation with the proposals retained for funding is completed, CBE JU will sign the grant agreements, which is expected to occur by mid-May 2025.