# EU money for community-led tourism that protects coasts and lakes

_In arrivo · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 23:29 (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 Tuesday 9 February 2027 to Tuesday 21 September 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:** €6,000,000
- **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:** Tuesday 9 February 2027 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Tuesday 21 September 2027 (time not stated)
- **Procedure:** Ranking
- **How to submit:** EU Funding & Tenders portal
- **Application language:** Aragonese
- **Difficulty:** 3/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You can build a community-driven tourism model that involves tourists or users of the sea.
- You work with partners from different EU or associated countries in a consortium.
- Your project can cover training and skills for local communities and visitors.
- Your project focuses on a single sea basin or Mission lighthouse.
- Your organisation is established in one of the countries the call lists as eligible.

## It is not for you if…
- You plan to work alone: the call expects an international consortium.
- Your organisation is established in Russia, Belarus or non-government controlled territories of Ukraine.
- Your project would cover several sea basins at once: each proposal addresses only a single one.
- Your organisation is under EU administrative sanctions or in an exclusion situation listed in the General Annexes.

## What you need
- Application Form Part A: administrative information and budget summary, filled in online.
- Application Form Part B: technical description, downloaded, completed and uploaded again as PDF.
- Mandatory annexes and supporting documents, uploaded as PDF.
- Registration of your organisation on the portal, needed before you submit.
- Partners from different countries for the consortium.

## How to apply
1. Apply online on the Funding & Tenders Portal, the EU portal for grants. Register your organisation there first.
2. Build a consortium with partners from different countries, and choose the single sea basin or Mission lighthouse you address.
3. Fill in Part A online, then download, complete and upload Part B as PDF with the annexes.
4. Submit before Tuesday 21 September 2027.
5. Before you submit, reread the official call: the act prevails.

## Official source and checks
- Official act: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MISS-2027-03-OCEAN-04

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