# Grant to test new field tools that monitor wildlife and nature

_Aperto · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 23:27 (Nicosia time)_

## In brief
- Funding Programmes Portal funds Grants and funding.
- The grant goes up to €6,000,000 and covers up to 100% of eligible costs.
- Applications run from Tuesday 13 October 2026 to Thursday 14 January 2027 (time not stated).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** Funding Programmes Portal
- **Who can apply:** Association, Company, Other public body, State body, University or research body
- **Area:** Cyprus
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €16,000,000
- **Maximum grant:** €6,000,000
- **Funding rate:** 100%
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Sunday 18 October 2026
- **Opens:** Tuesday 13 October 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Thursday 14 January 2027 (time not stated)
- **Procedure:** not stated in the call
- **How to submit:** not stated in the call
- **Application language:** not stated in the call
- **Difficulty:** 2/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You want to test new tools that monitor plants and animals directly in nature.
- Your project would trial the tools in real conditions and evaluate how well they work.
- Your results would help apply EU environmental law in practice.
- You are a small, medium-sized or large company, or a research body.

## It is not for you if…
- You only want to research the causes of nature decline, not test monitoring tools.
- You cannot prepare an application before the closing date.

## What you need
- The official call text, checked for the list of costs the call pays for.
- A budget for the testing and pilot work, within the grant range.
- Quotes you need for the budget.

## How to apply
1. Read the official call and note what it asks for.
2. Write to the national contact point to ask how to submit, as the call does not state the channel.
3. Describe the tools you will test, where you will trial them and how you will evaluate them.
4. Build the budget within the grant range and ask for quotes early.
5. Submit before Thursday 14 January 2027 and keep the receipt.

## Official source and checks
- Official page of the call: https://www.fundingprogrammesportal.gov.cy/call/cost-effective-biodiversity-monitoring-for-eu-policies-gr-2026/

> This card explains the call in plain language and does not replace it. The official text prevails. We recheck the sources automatically every day, but dates and rules can change: check the funder's website before you apply. We are not the body that manages the call.
> Text generated with artificial intelligence from the official text and checked automatically by a second AI system. The official call prevails, rechecked on Monday 19 October 2026.

https://www.theusualnext.com/en/grants/cyprus-biodiversity-monitoring-eu-policies-grant