Businesses can apply for funding for a range of business projects in areas from food security to smart cities and green vehicles.

A European funding programme is to invest more than €550 millon across 6 initiatives launched this month.

Business support is available for projects in a range of fields including sustainable food security, rural innovation and business, marine projects, the bioeconomy, smart cities and green vehicles.

The funding is part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 fund for researchers and business, which aims to ensure Europe produces world-class science and that barriers to innovation are removed.

Competition information

• all competitions are open

• Horizon 2020 funding opportunities are open to everyone in an EU member state

• projects must be a consortium of at least 3 organisations and each member must have a legal standing such as registered business, partnership or charity

• there are national contact points who can help you to apply for Horizon 2020 funding and to find consortium partners