Horizon Europe CL6 COMMUNITIES-01: rural communities' resilience to shocks (2027 call)
Verified by the editorial team 1 October 2026
Updated Added a «Questions and answers» section clarifying eligibility and terms
Summary
EUR 5 million per consortium project (topic budget EUR 15 million, 3 projects expected) to help rural communities anticipate, prepare for and recover from climate, economic and social shocks. Submission opens on 20 April 2027; the deadline is 23 September 2027.
About the call
A research and innovation topic of Horizon Europe Cluster 6 in the 2027 work programme. Expected outcomes: rural communities become more resilient to climate, environmental and socio-economic shocks; local governance becomes more inclusive through the active involvement of young people; rural specificities in crisis preparedness are better understood at all governance levels.
Projects must assess different types of shocks - critical infrastructure disruptions, job losses, migration, natural disasters - and measure community resilience with appropriate indicators. They should then foster inclusive and anticipatory governance that engages women, youth and people in a vulnerable situation in disaster risk reduction plans, mobilise local resources and co-design solutions with communities.
The multi-actor approach is mandatory: communities, local authorities and civic organisations work as equal partners alongside researchers. The call is not yet open, so there is time to find a consortium.
Who can apply
- A consortium of at least 3 independent legal entities from 3 different EU or associated countries, at least one from the EU
- Mandatory multi-actor approach: communities, local authorities, CSOs and researchers as partners
- Ukrainian rural communities, CSOs and universities as partners (Ukraine is associated to Horizon Europe)
What the funds are for
- Assessment of shocks affecting the well-being and resilience of rural communities
- Indicators of community resilience and capacity to recover
- Engagement of women, youth and vulnerable groups in risk reduction plans
- Mobilising local resources and co-designing solutions with communities
Documents required
Forms and templates are on the call page
How to apply
- 1Create an EU Login and register the organisation (obtain a PIC)
- 2Before submission opens, find a consortium with partners from the EU and associated countries
- 3Prepare Part A, Part B and the detailed lump sum budget table for topic COMMUNITIES-01
- 4Submit via the Funding & Tenders Portal from 20.04.2027 to 23.09.2027, 17:00 Brussels time
Timeline
Questions and answers
- What is the multi-actor approach in COMMUNITIES-01?
- It is a mandatory condition of the topic: communities, local authorities and civic organisations work in the project as equal partners alongside researchers.
- How many projects will COMMUNITIES-01 support?
- 3 projects of EUR 5 million each are expected; the topic budget is EUR 15 million.
Change history
- Updated: Added a «Questions and answers» section clarifying eligibility and terms
- Added: Added to the catalogue from the 1 October GetGrant export; the per-project amount corrected against the Funding & Tenders Portal - EUR 5 million
Donor contacts
Website: rea.ec.europa.eu
