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AQACIA 2026 – Particulates, Ozone, Plant Protection Products and Sectoral Pollution

Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)

In context

This call is open to universities, research institutions and consortia and 2 others, at idea and R&D stage and prototype and pilot stage. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: France.

Air Quality grants

Summary

AQACIA 2026 is a French ADEME research and development call that funds finalized projects on indoor and outdoor air quality, covering particulates, ozone, phytopharmaceuticals, combustion, transport, agriculture and construction-material emissions. It is aimed at interdisciplinary consortia with at least one academic partner, ideally including end beneficiaries, that can deliver results supporting public policy.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 22 Oct 2026Accurate?

About this grant

AQACIA (Amélioration de la Qualité de l'Air : Comprendre, Innover, Agir) is a research and development programme aimed at supporting projects to understand and improve indoor and outdoor air quality in support of public policy objectives. This 4th call for research proposals is divided into 5 thematic areas: particulate pollution (including ultrafine particles and PM1), ozone pollution and its evolution/impacts/management in relation to climate change, phytopharmaceutical products detection and modelling, external air pollution sources including combustion (wood energy and waste), transport sectors (road, rail, maritime/fluvial and air), and agriculture, and indoor air pollution issues including emissions from construction materials and products. Projects must be finalized research projects supporting public policy, with results likely to improve understanding of indoor and outdoor air pollution and their impacts, and develop or evaluate pre-operational and effective solutions for pollution reduction. The programme encourages interdisciplinary consortiums with at least one academic partner, and strongly encourages association of end beneficiaries in project preparation, execution and follow-up.

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Eligibility

The call addresses all actors concerned with indoor and outdoor air pollution issues including public or private laboratories, research centres, public, parapublic or private technical centres, enterprises, associations, collectivities, and other organisations. Interdisciplinary consortiums are strongly encouraged and must include at least one academic partner. Projects must respond to the 2026 research needs and meet recevability and eligibility conditions as described in the official call document. Projects are not eligible if they are outside the scope of the call, fall under other national R&D programmes, are investment operations, submitted late, incomplete, fail to meet submission formats, show major inconsistencies between platform information and technical/financial documents, or are not submitted via the platform. The programme covers all regions in France.

How it's scored

The page does not provide specific evaluation criteria, scoring methods, or panel composition details. It indicates that submitted projects will undergo expert review from December 2026 to March 2027, with results announced on 9 April 2027, but the specific evaluation framework is not disclosed on this page.

Key requirements

✓Projects must be finalized research supporting public policy on indoor or outdoor air quality
✓Consortia should include at least one academic partner and are strongly encouraged to involve end beneficiaries
✓Expected outputs include improved understanding of pollution and its impacts, or pre-operational, effective solutions for pollution reduction

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME) offer?: AQACIA 2026 – Particulates, Ozone, Plant Protection Products and Sectoral Pollution offers $165K – $275K.
When is the AQACIA 2026 – Particulates, Ozone, Plant Protection Products and Sectoral Pollution deadline?: Applications close 19 Nov 2026 11:00.
Who can apply for AQACIA 2026 – Particulates, Ozone, Plant Protection Products and Sectoral Pollution?: Eligibility covers organisations in FR; university, research-institution, consortium, sme, local-authority. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.

Relevant sectors

Air Quality grants

How this compares

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About this sector

Air quality funding covers monitoring networks, emission controls, clean transport zones and cleaner heating and cooking. Public authorities buy monitoring and abatement through tenders, while research and health programmes fund studies and pilots. Applicants are usually asked to set out baseline measurements and how improvements will be verified.

19 Nov 2026 11:00

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