# EU money to set up test spaces for better building solutions

_In arrivo · Status as of Friday 23 October 2026, 02:56 (Brussels time)_

## In brief
- Creative Europe Desks (contacts for the local block) funds Horizon Europe.
- The call does not state a maximum amount per project.
- Applications run from Wednesday 5 May 2027 to Wednesday 1 December 2027 (time not stated).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** Creative Europe Desks (contacts for the local block)
- **Programme:** Horizon Europe
- **Who can apply:** not stated in the call
- **Area:** European Union
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €9,000,000
- **Maximum grant:** not stated in the call
- **Funding rate:** not stated in the call
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** not stated in the call
- **Opens:** Wednesday 5 May 2027 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Wednesday 1 December 2027 (time not stated)
- **Procedure:** not stated in the call
- **How to submit:** EU Funding & Tenders portal
- **Application language:** not stated in the call
- **Difficulty:** 2/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You can set up a test space where companies try out building solutions.
- You can involve more than one company in that test space.
- A start-up is among the companies your test space supports.
- You can prepare an Application Form (Part B).

## It is not for you if…
- You only want to develop your own product, without a test space for other companies.
- You cannot work with any start-up.

## What you need
- Application Form (Part B), describing the test space you will build.
- In the Application Form (Part B), show that the test space supports more than one company, including a start-up.
- A budget built as a lump sum, as the call asks.
- Confirmation of the submission channel on the EU portal.

## How to apply
1. Open the EU funding portal and confirm how this call is submitted.
2. Decide which test space you will build and which companies it will support.
3. Make sure a start-up is among those companies.
4. Write the Application Form (Part B).
5. Submit by Wednesday 1 December 2027 and keep the receipt.

## Official source and checks
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-NEB-2027-01-REGEN-04

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