This Open Call has a budget to fund 2 projects. The maximum financial support for each selected associated region is up to €100,000 for the entire duration of the action.
On top of that, selected applicants may benefit from a range of SUNDANSE tools, services, and project outputs designed to help regions apply sediment solutions more effectively. These include:
the Sediment Prediction Tool being developed and validated by the project to model sediment transport and assess intervention scenarios;
the future Sediment Management Handbook, designed to support transferability and application in other river basins;
harmonised monitoring, sampling, and analysis guidance for sediment quantity and quality work;
support for data harmonisation and quality assurance so that results are comparable and useful;
modelling guidance from consortium experts;
stakeholder engagement support, including workshop guidance and templates;
and policy and governance support for regional action plans and implementation roadmaps.
This means the call is not only a funding opportunity. It is also a way for municipalities and regions to connect their local work to a larger European innovation effort on river restoration, sediment management, and climate resilience.
Thematic areas
Flow monitoring
Sediment quantity monitoring
Sediment quality assessment, including the identification of pollution sources in the river system
Actions to improve awareness raising on sediment flow alterations
Timeline
Open Call Launch: 8 July
1st info webinar: 29 July
2nd info webinar: 16 September
Open Call Closure: 30 September
Evaluation & Selection: November 2026
9-months support programme: January-September 2027
This open call targets eligible local and/or regional authorities and similar public bodies established in eligible countries under the Horizon Europe framework and the specific rules of the SUNDANSE open call.
Applicants should also note that:
only one application may be submitted per applicant;
applicants must have the legal and financial capacity to carry out the proposed work;
SUNDANSE partners, their affiliates, and their employees cannot participate as applicants in the funded third-party projects;
and applicants should be able to work in English for application and reporting purposes.
Open Call 2 outreach is especially relevant to authorities in countries and regions already identified in SUNDANSE materials and the supporting research. They are: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom.
Who should apply
The eligible countries are: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom.
This call is for local and regional authorities and relevant public bodies representing them, such as regional or local agencies, planning bodies, or port authorities, where their role is clearly linked to the proposed river or sediment management challenge.
Open Call 2 is particularly relevant for authorities that are already:
delivering river restoration measures,
addressing flood-risk or erosion challenges,
improving water quality,
implementing basin or climate action plans,
or looking for better evidence to support sediment-related decisions.
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