Cascade funding open calls

Developing innovative projects can be very difficult for some start-ups and SMEs. The European Commission, aware of the barriers that smaller companies may encounter, has developed a funding distribution mechanism, called Cascade Funding.

Cascade funding is a simpler, public funding opportunity designed to facilitate greater capillarity of funds. The budgets of these funds are lower than other types of aids, and the application process is more agile in the sense that it does not require any type of prior guarantee or collateral, the evaluation times are shorter, as well as the bureaucratic and administrative management itself and the subsequent justification for receiving the funding is simplified, since in most cases it is based on work performance.

Cascade funding is aimed at start-ups and SMEs in the digital sector (industry 4.0, big data, etc.), and is being extended to blockchain and energy-saving technologies.

Discover all the most recent cascading funding opportunities with Kaila

Since May, Kaila has reinforced its databases by incorporating all existing Cascade Funding calls in all thematic areas, so if you are a start-up or an SME, you can easily identify the new range of possible grants from which to benefit.

The number of calls for proposals is endless, but here, we highlight some of the most interesting ones:

1.TRINITY: AGILE MANUFACTURING

Support to test solutions developed by Trinity partners – a network of local, multidisciplinary and synergetic Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH), composed of research centres, companies and university groups – or own novel solutions to contribute to agile manufacturing in European SMEs and slightly larger companies.

• Maximum funding request per proposal: up to EUR 200,000.
• Eligibility and consortia: transnational SME-led consortia of 2 to 3 partners (SMEs and slightly larger companies).
• Call end: 1^st of June 2021
• Web: Trinity

2. NGI ZERO DISCOVERY CALL: OPEN INTERNET

The objective of the call is to contribute to a resilient, reliable and sustainably open Internet, through the development of technologies that enable the search and screening of data and information that we access on the Internet. 

• Maximum funding request per proposal: €50,000.
• Eligibility and consortia: The application process is open to all; you can apply as an individual or as a formal or informal organisation of any kind. Or even a collaboration of both.
• Call end: 1^st of June 2021.
• Web: Discovery

3. KYKLOS 4.0: DIGITAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

This call aims to seek innovative solutions to improve digital manufacturing processes and address sub-domains such as Cyber-Physical Systems, Product Lifecycle Management, Lifecycle Analytics, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Circular Manufacturing, Big Data and Data Management, Deep Learning and Decision Support Systems.

• Maximum funding request per proposal: up to €150,000 (for consortia of three entities). Limit of €60,000 per entity.
• Eligibility and consortia: consortia of 2-3 entities, including at least one SME and one industrial partner.
• Deadline: 30^th of June 2021.
• Web: Kylos 4.0

4. IMPACT EdTech Open Call

The objective is to bring innovative digital educational solutions to the market.

• Maximum funding request per proposal: up to 197.388 euros.
• Eligibility and consortia: SMEs.
• Call end: 30^th of June 2021 at 13:00 CEST
• Web: Impact EdTech