The third call projects are approved

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GREEN 

Agro Building Carbon/ABC: quantifying carbon removal farm-sourced building materials

Lead partner: Province of Gelderland, Netherlands

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SOCIAL

Active Ageing Centres: Enhancing Social, Physical, and Mental Health for Elderly Well-Being

Lead partner: Directorate General for the Elderly and Active Participation, Spain

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SMART

AgriExcel – Accelerating Agritech evolution in EU agrifood system

Lead partner: Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (JAMK), Finland

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GREEN 

Elevating sustainable mobility through the use of branding, design and art

Lead partner: Municipality of Arta, Greece

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GREEN

BEHaviour Analysis and Valorisation for Elevated waste prevention strategies

Lead partner: Municipality of Novo mesto, Slovenia

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GREEN

Open collaborative governance for climate change adaptation and sustainable lifestyle by the sea

Lead partner: Province of Salerno, Italy

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GOVERNANCE 

Better governance for trustworthy AI

Lead partner: CISE – Centre for Innovation and Economic Development, Italy

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SMART 

Building Information Models for complex economic procedures & data based permits

Lead partner: Office of Business Management, Spain

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GREEN 

Accelerating Multifunctional Innovative Photovoltaic Energy Systems through Biodiversity Sensitive Assessment

Lead partner: IZES gGmbH, Germany

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GREEN 

Bio & Proximity Products Regions

Lead partner: Ave Intermunicipal Community, Portugal

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GREEN

Berth Electricity for Zero Emission in Ports

Lead partner: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Germany

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SMART

Digital campuses for European resilience

Lead partner: Bretagne Development Innovation, France 

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SOCIAL

Competent Assistance pro Aging Better Living Easier

Lead partner: Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

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GREEN 

Closing the loop on Circular Medical Textiles for the transition to a Circular Economy

Lead partner: Province of Gelderland, Netherlands

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GREEN

Powering Green Transition

Lead partner: The Baltic Institute of Finland, Finland

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GREEN 

Cities Hub for Environmental Sustainability Strategies

Lead partner: Perugia Municipality, Italy

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GREEN

Runway to carbon neutrality – Involvement of business communities in climate strategies

Lead partner: LAB University of Applied Sciences Ltd., Finland 

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GREEN 

Creative Options And Smart Techniques for Coastal Regions Adapting Flooding Tactics

Lead partner: Municipality of Vlissingen, Netherlands

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SMART

Increased competitiveness of SMEs through valid sustainability reporting

Lead partner: PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Belgium

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SMART

DIGI-CONTENT

Lead partner: Leiria Region Intermunicipal Community, Portugal

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SOCIAL

Digital inclusion in Europe

Lead partner: Authority of Bordeaux Metropolitan Area, France

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GREEN

advancing DIStrict heating and COoling solutions for efficient waste heat utilization

Lead partner: North Sweden Energy Agency, Sweden

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SOCIAL

Maximising the impact of the European Capitals of Culture beyond the spotlight year

Lead partner: Foundation Tartu 2024, Estonia

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GREEN

European Mining Regions Innovation Ecosystems supporting the Circularity and Resource Efficiency

Lead partner: Commission for Regional Development and Coordination of the Alentejo, Portugal

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GREEN 

Environmental Liability

Lead partner: Regional Government of Andalusia. Department of Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy (CSMAEA), Spain

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SMART 

hEalth aNd Life scIences industries’ GrowtH through ciTiEs alliaNces

Lead partner: Sant Cugat del Vallès City Council, Spain

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SMART 

Strengthening EU lightweight policies for a unified European approach

Lead partner: Institute of materials and machine mechanics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

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SOCIAL 

Eno-Gastronomy in Developing Experiential Sustainable Tourism with eno-culinary heritage preservation

Lead partner: Western Macedonia Tourism Board, Greece

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SOCIAL

Festive Pathways to a Sustainable Tomorrow

Lead partner: Region of East Macedonia and Thrace (REMTH), Greece

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GREEN 

How to recognise, balance and repair Mining Damage on societies and the environment in the EU

Lead partner: Open Universiteit, Netherlands

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SOCIAL 

EU Migrants - Promoting Openness With Equal Rights

Lead partner: The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

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GREEN

Improving regional policies at EURopean level to increase ADAPTation to climate change

Lead partner: Mountain Community of Valchiavenna, Italy

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GREEN

European URban Exchanging Knowledge on climAte neutrality

Lead partner: Prato Municipality, Italy

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SOCIAL

Improving regional community-based and family-based care

Lead partner: Zemgale Planning Region, Latvia

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CITIZENS

Regional food culture as a driver for integrated rural development

Lead partner: Business Agency Burgenland, Austria

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GOVERNANCE

Finding new ways to engage, connect and empower youth

Lead partner: Alba Iulia Municipality, Romania

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GREEN 

Greening land-use policies by land management to protect and restore nature and biodiversity

Lead partner: Thuringian Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture, Germany

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SOCIAL

Health and Resilience: Mental Empowerment for New Youth

Lead partner: Murcia Municipality, Spain

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CITIZENS

New models for a participatory heritage management in natural protected areas

Lead partner: Badajoz County Council, Spain

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SOCIAL

Affordable Housing Enhancement and Regional Oversight for European Sustainability

Lead partner: University of Florence - Department of Architecture, Italy

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SOCIAL

Healthcare 5.0 supporting the transformative shift of regions

Lead partner: European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology (ERNACT), Ireland

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GREEN 

Integrated Circular Economy Action plans for Rural areas

Lead partner: Institute for Rural Development Research at Goethe University Frankfurt/Main (IfLS), Germany

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CONNECTED

Intermodal CONnection for an Inclusive and Climate-friendly mobility

Lead partner: The Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Mobility, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Saarland, Germany

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SMART

Intensifying Cross-Sectoral Innovation within the European Union

Lead partner: Province of West-Flanders, Belgium

GREEN 

Reducing mobility poverty in urban areas

Lead partner: Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation, Italy

INCLUDES

GREEN

Promoting Just and Inclusive Mobility Policies in European Regions

Lead partner: Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland

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SOCIAL 

Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) and local development. Communities, safeguard and resilience

Lead partner: Veneto Region, Italy

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SOCIAL

Visiting lNDUStrial companies and sites as a growing lever to diversify TOURism policies

Lead partner: Auvergne-Rhone-Alps Region, France

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SMART 

InnoCoop – Enhancing policy instruments fostering innovation-oriented business cooperation of rural SMEs

Lead partner: Entrepreneurs’ Centre of Somogy County Foundation, Hungary

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GOVERNANCE

Integrated territorial strategies for sustainable transition

Lead partner: Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy

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SMART

Just Environmental Transition and Skill building in Industrial Regions

Lead partner: Duisburg Business and Innovation GmbH, Germany

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SOCIAL

Women's Employment and Entrepreneurship in Just Transition Territories

Lead partner: Municipality of Kozani, Greece

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SMART 

New approach to unleashing export capabilities in a local economy amidst uncertain conditions

Lead partner: Podkarpackie Region, Poland

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SOCIAL 

Learning about the Educational Approach to Develop Excellence

Lead partner:General Directorate of Human Resources, Educational Planning and Innovation - Regional Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Employment - Region of Murcia, Spain

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SOCIAL 

InterregionaL cOoperatioN towards person-centred care for aGEing people in conditions of VulnerabilITY

Lead partner: Municipality of Reggio Emilia, Italy

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SMART

Enhancing regional and local hubs for attraction and retention of talents and investments

Lead partner: Municipality of Reggio Emilia, Italy

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GOVERNANCE

METROpolitan Collaborative Strategies and comparative Enhancements

Lead partner: Metropolitan City of Genova, Italy

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SOCIAL

Improving policies for attracting and retaining skilled workforce in regions in industrial growth

Lead partner: Region Västerbotten, Sweden

GREEN

Climate Adaptation in Small Municipalities with Natural Based Solutions

Lead partner: Municipality Selnica ob Dravi, Slovenia

GREEN

Align Nature Impacts of Regional Development with Sustainable Finance Regulation

Lead partner: Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

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NATUre-based REMediation solutions for Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) contamination

Lead partner: Government of Aragon, Spain

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SMART

Enhancing the competitiveness and innovation capacities of net-zero industry SMEs

Lead partner: Epirus Region, Greece

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CONNECTED

Improve mobility across Europe by planning for the integration of CCAM into future public transport policy

Lead partner: De Lijn, Belgium

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CITIZENS

Night-Time Economy Strategies: Interregional approach to managing the night-time economy in the European Union

Lead partner: Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Croatia

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GOVERNANCE

Holistic Regional Governance for One Health

Lead partner: University of Helsinki, Finland

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Parking Policies for Shared Mobility

Lead partner: Municipality of Brindisi, Italy

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Ambitious policies for peatland restoration, conservation, and sustainable management in Europe

Lead partner: Municipality of Alpiarça, Portugal

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SMART

Perpetual and Sustainable Implementation of Smart specialisation Transformation

Lead partner: Region Jönköpings County, Sweden

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Improving territorial policies to address the decline of pollinators

Lead partner: Region of Peloponnese, Greece

GREEN

Promoting Renewable Hydrogen Utilization for a Sustainable and Greener Europe

Lead partner: Campania Region, Italy

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SOCIAL 

Procurement for (a) social economy - Implementation of social procurement for a sustainable transition

Lead partner: Province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium

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Culture and Creativity driving prosperous development

Lead partner: Mentana City Council, Italy

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SOCIAL

Preventive appROaches To the conservation of Europe´s Cultural Heritage.

Lead partner: 

General Directorate of Cultural Heritage. Regional Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport. Regional Government of Castilla y León, Spain

SOCIAL

Quality apprenticeships for evolving labour needs

Lead partner: Agency for the development of the Empolese Valdelsa, Italy

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SMART 

Developing Regional SME Business Transfer Ecosystems

Lead partner: Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Finland

GREEN 

Regions putting Energy Efficiency First

Lead partner: Local Energy Agency Spodnje Podravje, Slovenia

GREEN

Reshaping Energy Models for Outermost Territories

Lead partner: Regional Council of La Réunion, France

GREEN 

Old-Growth forests and Veteran Trees for Biodiversity and Resilient Landscapes

Lead partner: Institute of Bioeconomy - National Research Council of Italy, Italy

GREEN

smaRt polEs aS driver Of greeN And eNergy effiCient communitiEs

Lead partner: Intermunicipal Community of the Region of Coimbra, Portugal

RESPECTS

SOCIAL 

REligious, Spiritual and Pilgrimage European Cultural Tourism with Sustainability

Lead partner: Region of East Macedonia and Thrace (REMTH), Greece

GREEN 

Development of a multilevel REsilience Strategy for Urban areas and River basins to EXtreme weather conditIONs

Lead partner: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management - Rijkswaterstaat, Netherlands

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SMART 

Regional Innovation for Smart Ecosystems in Health and Medicine in the EU

Lead partner: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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CITIZENS 

Rethinking sUstainable and integRAted deveLopment in non-urban areas: COOPerative foresight and anticipation

Lead partner: Autonomous Province of Trento, Italy

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CITIZENS 

Empowering European Regions through Policy Transformation: A Paradigm Shift in Territorial Development

Lead partner: Ministry of Public Administration and Regional Development, Hungary

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SMART 

Integration of smart specialization strategies into climate change adaptation policy

Lead partner: Mazovia Development Agency, Poland

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Increasing Regional Availability of Skilled Labour in Safety and Security Sectors

Lead partner: Tampere Region Economic Development Agency Business Tampere Ltd., Finland

SMART 

Social Competences for Research and Innovation Infrastructure

Lead partner: University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

SOCIAL 

Strengthening the effectiveness of COmmunity sports for heath resilience in the framework of REgional policies

Lead partner: Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal

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GOVERNANCE 

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Governance, a common European framework

Lead partner: Greater Dunkirk, France

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GOVERNANCE  

Strategic Foresight Partnership to Strengthen Regional Capacity for Territorial Policy Enhancement

Lead partner: Hauts-de-France Regional Council, France

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SMART 

Strategic Harmonization and Advanced Reporting for Policy Enhancement and Insights

Lead partner: Emilia-Romagna Region - Directorate General for Knowledge, Research, Labour, Enterprise, Italy

SOCIAL 

Social innovation for job and development opportunities in mining areas in transition around Europe

Lead partner: Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Affairs of the Principality of Asturias, Spain

SOCIAL  

Improving Regional Development Policies to become enablers of the Silver Economy in depopulated areas

Lead partner: Viseu Dão Lafões Intermunicipal Community, Portugal

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CONNECTED 

Smart Policy Innovation for Enhanced Automation in European Transport

Lead partner: University of Aveiro, Portugal

GREEN 

Accelerating EU mission on net-zero transition through community-led innovation

Lead partner: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Greece

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SMART 

Smart Tourism - Smart Destinations: Digitalisation, Sustainability, Cultural Heritage and Creativity

Lead partner: Development Agency of Heraklion, Greece

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CONNECTED 

Sustainable mobility strategies in low-density areas

Lead partner: Province of Livorno, Italy

GREEN 

Social Circular Food Webs - Socially inclusive circular solutions for food waste prevention

Lead partner: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences Ltd, Finland

SMART 

Strategic Opportunities for New Innovative Changes in Music Policies

Lead partner: Hamburg Music Business e.V., Germany

GREEN 

Smart Planning for Agile Urban Mobility Solutions

Lead partner: Alba Iulia Municipality, Romania

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CITIZENS 

Supporting European regions experiencing rapid growth in ensuring sustainable and inclusive urban development

Lead partner: Metropolitan Region Eindhoven, Netherlands

SMART 

Startup village as an impulse for mountain areas

Lead partner: Provincial Government of Teruel, Spain

SMART  

Skills development to support SMEs during succession and transfer processes

Lead partner: Region of East Macedonia and Thrace (REMTH), Greece

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 CITIZENS 

Strategic urban planning for sustainable development

Lead partner: Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency (KDRIÜ), Hungary

GREEN 

Improve policies to reduce energy consumption & make water resources more accessible, efficient & sustainable

Lead partner: Region of Murcia - General Directorate of Water, Spain

SMART 

Building synergies in R&I funds for greater effectiveness and impact of Smart Specialisation Strategies

Lead partner: Development Agency of Aragon (IAF), Spain

SOCIAL 

Promoting Technical Standards for Assistive Technology in European Social care services

Lead partner: Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

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CONNECTED 

Innovative ways to maximize the intra-regional benefits of TEN-T corridors

Lead partner: University of Aveiro, Portugal

GREEN 

Improve the policy insTRuments efficiency of the marine sITes of cOmmunity importaNce

Lead partner: Management Consortium of Torre Guaceto, Italy

GREEN 

Improving regional planning to better adapt to water-related risks

Lead partner: Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories (AVITEM), France

SOCIAL 

Promoting Inclusion and Equality for Women in the Blue Economy Labour Market

Lead partner: Larnaca and Famagusta Districts Development Agency, Cyprus

SMART 

The role of women in the competitiveness of exporting SMEs

Lead partner: Catalan Agency for Business Competitiveness (ACCIÓ), Spain

SOCIAL 

Youngspace: Innovative managing models and policies for European Youth Spaces

Lead partner: Apulia Region, Italy