Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1

Applications must be submitted digitally through the opencalls.fund platform and will not be accepted through any other channels. Applicants must complete the online application process and upload all required documents before the submission deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted. In case multiple versions of the same application are submitted before the deadline,only the last submitted version will be considered for evaluation. All previous versions will be discarded. Documents required during later stages, including contracting documents, will be submitted through the channels indicated by the LIGAWINE consortium. By submitting an application, applicants accept the terms and conditions of the Open Call as described in the Open Call Kit.

After the Open Call deadline, the LIGAWINE Open Call team will check all submitted applications against the eligibility requirements described in this Guide. Eligible proposals will be evaluated remotely by two independent external evaluators according to the following criteria: 1) Alignment; 2) Excellence; 3) Impact; 4) Value for money; 5) Implementation. Each award criterion can be scored from 1 to 5 . Proposals must reach both the individual threshold of 3 points for each criterion, except alignment which is scored at a minimum of 4, and the overall threshold of 16 points. A proposal that scores below 3 in any criterion will not be selected for funding, even if its total score is 16, or higher.

The LIGAWINE Open Call will provide Financial Support to Third Parties to selected sub-projects that contribute to the deployment, validation, and market uptake of low-input, sustainable, and digitally enabled solutions for the European wine sector. The Open Call will be implemented as a single call, with two strands: Strand 1: Mini-Consortia will support the deployment and validation of a technological solution under real vineyard or winery conditions. Only mini-consortia composed of two independent legal entities are eligible: one technology provider; and one wine-sector end user, such as a winery or wine producer. The maximum funding per Strand 1 sub-project is EUR 90,000, each partner can receive no more than EUR 60,000. Strand 2: Open Challenges will support targeted technological solutions that respond to operational needs in viticulture or winemaking and demonstrate clear potential for adoption, replication, and market uptake. Consortia are not permitted under strand 2. The maximum funding per Strand 2 sub-project is EUR 50,000.

Note: At least 70% of the total FSTP budget will be allocated to beneficiaries legally established in Less Developed Regions. This requirement applies to the total amount of funding awarded to third-party beneficiaries, not only to the number of selected projects.