ICAERUS PULL Open Calls for Farming, Forestry and Rural Challenges aim to attract (but are not limited to) end-users (agri-food producers, environmental monitoring entities and rural communities) to utilise drones and services built around them for individual commercial needs (e.g., crop production, early warning systems…) and/or community-related issues (e.g., disaster risk reduction, forest/wildlife conservation, etc.)..It is planned to finance 6 selected sub-projects in this call. The total sum for this iteration of the PULL Open Call is 300,000 €, and each winner may ask for up to 50,000 €.

The implementation of the ICAERUS PULL 2 sub-projects will be divided in 3 phases: Design (M1-M2), Development (M3-M9), and Market (M10-M12 months). Each of the 3 phases will be completed with the submission of a deliverable, which summarises the work done during that phase. Each deliverable will be reviewed by the ICAERUS Open Call Advisory Board, after which additional information or updates may be required. Based on the results of the review and acceptance of respected deliverables, payment will be made to the subgrantees in the following modalities:

Phase 1 - Design (M02), Deliverable: Activity plan - Payment of 30% of the total fund.

Phase 2 - Development (M09), Deliverable: Results demonstration - Payment of 50% of the total fund.

Phase 3 - Market (M12), Deliverable: Report on market associated activities - Payment of final 20% of the total fund.