The 2nd joint transnational co-funded call of the FutureFoodS Partnership is open for pre proposals

https://www.futurefoodspartnership.eu/news/second-joint-transnational-co-funded-call

This call focuses on three crucial areas essential for achieving food sustainability:

Domestic food practices for enhancing sustainable and healthy diets — systemic work at the household level covering food safety, cultures, nutritional needs and consumer behaviour.
Towards diverse, sustainable and circular food processing systems — improved processing/packaging, valorisation of by-products and side-streams, and compositions tailored to diverse consumer groups.
Importance of trust and transparency — identify leverage points; assess tools, methods, metrics, indicators and quality signals (e.g. labelling) towards a more unified framework, co-created with system actors.

Both Exploratory Research Projects (TRL 3–5) and Accelerating Innovation Projects (TRL 6–8) are eligible.

Deadline for pre proposal submission is 11 February 2026.
Deadline for full proposal submission is 27 July 2026 (only by invitation).

Webinar for potential Applicants:
A webinar will be hosted on 11th of December 2025 from 11:00 am to 13:00 CET for all interested applicants. The webinar will provide an overview of all relevant aspects of the call and a short introduction to the submission platform. The webinar is open to everyone interested and no registration is required.

Access information to the webinar:
https://ptj-fzj.webex.com/ptj-fzj-en/j.php?MTID=m14a526209bda8332db9dc711ce01848a
Webinar password: FbUrdDBc264 (32873322 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Webinar number: 2780 381 0835

Submission platform (including all call documents): https://futurefoods.ptj.de/call2-pp

Finnish partners can apply for funding from the Finnish Innovation Funding Agency Business Finland or the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MMM) to participate in a joint European project.

Finnish applicants must specify in the FutureFoodS application portal whether they want to apply for funding from Business Finland or the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

More information:
Pirjo Hakanpää, Business Finland, pirjo.hakanpaa (at) businessfinland.fi
Juha Heinola, Business Finland, juha.heinola (at) businessfinland.fi
Suvi Ryynänen, MMM, suvi.ryynanen (at) gov.fi, tel. +358 295 16 2126

https://www.businessfinland.fi/palvelut/rahoitus/haut/2025/future-of-food-systems--rahoitushaku-2025

https://mmm.fi/tutkimus

We urge all applicants to get in touch with the national contact persons already in the early phase of the project planning in order to avoid problems with eligibility. Read also carefully Annex I (Funder regulation) in addition to the call announcement and other call documents!