Industrial Decarbonization grants
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Industrial decarbonization is where the largest single climate cheques get written. The EU Innovation Fund (€40bn+ through 2030), US DOE Industrial Demonstrations Program ($6.3bn IIJA-funded), UK Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF), and the EU Just Transition Fund all target heavy industry, primarily steel, cement, chemicals, refining, and glass. Cheques are large (€20M–€500M typical for a Innovation Fund award) and competitive. Listed below are the open industrial decarbonization grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
Industrial grants are capital-heavy and correspondingly slow. The recurring large pots are the EU Innovation Fund, the US Industrial Demonstrations Program, and the UK Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, all of which expect a named site, a credible counterfactual for emissions saved, and matched investment already committed. Smaller circular-economy and waste calls come through EU LIFE, national environment agencies and local authorities, where the eligibility is broader and the cheques are far smaller.
This page lists open industrial decarbonization grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 539 of them right now, sorted with the soonest deadline first. Every listing has been classified against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords, so what appears here is industrial decarbonization work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
The funders publishing industrial decarbonization grants here include Enova, 48400564, 51176687, among 2 others. Who is funding matters as much as what: eligibility, reporting burden and the realistic timeline to a decision vary far more between funders than between individual calls.
Geographic coverage on this page spans EUROPE, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan. Eligibility is usually tied to where the work happens or where the applying organisation is registered, and the two are not always the same — worth checking before investing time in an application.
23 of these close within the next 30 days. Deadlines are taken from the source listing and re-checked on every refresh, but the originating funder remains the authority — always confirm against the official notice before you submit.
Industrial Climate and Energy Initiatives
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The funder's industrial climate and energy programme provides support to established Norwegian industrial enterprises implementing significant energy efficiency, heat recovery, and fossil-to-renewable energy conversion measures in production operations. The programme accelerates industrial decarbonization toward Norway's near-zero emissions target by 2050 while reducing energy system burden.
Partnership on raw materials for the green and digital transition
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This is a joint transnational call for research and innovation projects addressing raw materials supply chains critical to the green and digital transition, including extraction, processing, recycling, and substitution. The call targets consortia of research institutions, SMEs, and industry partners across EU member states and associated countries.
Boosting biorefinery competitiveness through biotech
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This EU Horizon Europe Innovation Action funds projects to boost the competitiveness of industrial biorefineries through advanced biotechnology, bioprocessing, and biocatalysis. Eligible applicants include companies, research institutions, and consortia developing bio-based products, bioconversion technologies, and sustainable biorefinery processes.
Addressing separation and purification challenges in biorefineries
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This grant funds research and innovation projects addressing separation and purification technologies in industrial biorefineries, including bioprocessing, biocatalysis, and downstream processing. It targets consortia developing sustainable, resource-efficient separation solutions for bio-based product manufacturing, with awards up to €3.25M per project.
SSbD bio-based polymers from alternative sources
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This Horizon Europe call funds research and innovation projects developing safe-and-sustainable-by-design bio-based polymers from alternative feedstock sources, with emphasis on circular design, biodegradation, and recycling. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, SMEs, and large companies across EU member states and associated countries.
Bio-based additives as alternatives to unlock and increase recyclability and/or biodegradability
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This Horizon Europe Innovation Action funds development and deployment of bio-based additives that enhance recyclability and/or biodegradability of polymers and plastics. It targets industrial biotechnology companies, research institutions, and consortia working on circular-economy solutions through bioprocessing and safe-by-design approaches.
Biotech routes for valorisation of residual biomass
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This Horizon Europe Innovation Action funds development and deployment of biotechnology routes to convert residual biomass into bio-based chemicals, materials, and products. It targets companies, research institutions, and consortia advancing industrial bioprocessing, fermentation, and biocatalysis technologies.
SSbD bio-based solutions for home and/or personal care
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This is a Horizon Europe innovation action call funding development of safe-and-sustainable-by-design bio-based solutions for home and personal care products, leveraging industrial biotechnology, green chemistry, and digital tools. Eligible applicants include companies, research institutions, and consortia across the EU and associated countries working on commercializable bio-based alternatives to conventional home and personal care ingredients and formulations.
High-performance, circular-by-design, bio-based thermosets
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This Horizon Europe Innovation Action funds development of high-performance, circular-by-design bio-based thermosets with emphasis on recycling, upcycling, and safe-by-design principles. It targets consortia of companies, research institutions, and SMEs working on next-generation sustainable composite materials and polymers.
Supporting industry in the switch to sustainable and circular bio-based products and processes
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This grant supports industry projects transitioning to sustainable and circular bio-based products and processes, with funding up to €1.2M per project. It targets competitiveness and innovation through coordination and support actions addressing market barriers, skills, and stakeholder dialogue in the bio-based industrial transformation.
SSbD bio-based solutions for home and/or personal care
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This grant funds full industrial-scale biorefinery projects producing Safe and Sustainable by Design bio-based solutions for home, personal care, and cosmetics sectors. Eligible projects must demonstrate TRL 8 production, integrate solutions into market-ready end-products, and reduce fossil-feedstock dependence while preventing water pollution and microplastics.
Diversification of nutritional food ingredient sources for increased EU resilience and strategic autonomy
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This EU grant funds full industrial-scale biorefinery projects producing nutritional food ingredients (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, fibres) from alternative bio-based sources to strengthen EU food-sector resilience and reduce environmental impact. Eligible projects must demonstrate production at TRL 8, validate use in food products at TRL 6+, and address safety, consumer acceptance, and cost competitiveness.
Develop breakthrough and sustainable bio-based textile fibres
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This funder grant funds research and innovation projects developing sustainable, bio-based textile fibres from renewable biomass, including waste feedstock, with focus on scalable production, circularity, and lifecycle safety. Eligible applicants include research institutions, SMEs, and large companies working on man-made bio-based, semi-synthetic, or refined natural fibres.
SSbD bio-based polymers from alternative sources
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This funder grant funds research and innovation projects developing scalable, Safe and Sustainable by Design bio-based polymers from alternative feedstocks with circular end-of-life options. It targets consortia capable of advancing synthesis, purification, and multi-sector demonstration of novel bio-polymers up to EUR 6.5M.
Supporting industry in the switch to sustainable and circular bio-based products and processes
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This EU grant funds coordination and support activities helping industries transition from non-bio-based or traditional processes to sustainable, circular bio-based products and processes. It targets multi-stakeholder consortia that identify barriers, validate solutions, and publish sectoral roadmaps for the green transition.
Boosting biorefinery competitiveness through biotech
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This funder grant funds full industrial-scale biorefinery projects using biotechnology to produce sustainable bio-based chemicals, polymers, and other market-relevant products at TRL 8. Eligible applicants are companies and consortia demonstrating robust biomanufacturing routes with improved sustainability, circularity, and EU strategic autonomy.
Biotech routes for valorisation of residual biomass
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This funder Innovation Action grant funds biotechnology-based projects that convert residual biomass into high-value bio-based chemicals, polymers, materials, and enzymes through scalable biorefinery processes. Eligible applicants are organizations developing robust, circular biotech solutions that integrate pretreatment, separation, and purification while addressing environmental and resource efficiency concerns.
Bio-based additives as alternatives to unlock and increase recyclability and/or biodegradability
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This grant funds development of Safe and Sustainable by Design bio-based additives that improve circular end-of-life for materials and products, enabling recyclability or biodegradability for currently difficult-to-recycle materials. Eligible applicants are organizations (startups, SMEs, large companies, research institutions, consortia) demonstrating innovative synthesis at TRL 6+ with validated market-relevant technical performance across at least two sectors.
Bio-based innovation in society: supporting the sustainable way of living
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This Horizon Europe call funds research and innovation projects developing bio-based products, materials, and manufacturing processes that advance a sustainable bioeconomy and circular society. It targets consortia of research institutions, companies, and innovation actors across the EU working on biochemical conversion, bioprocessing, and social dimensions of bio-based transitions.
Supporting pre-normative research for standardization of the bio-based products
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This grant supports pre-normative research to develop standardization frameworks for bio-based products, advancing the bioeconomy and circular economy. It targets research institutions, consortia, and industry partners working on biotechnology, biomanufacturing, and standardization methodologies.
Bioeconomy policy support hub for Member States, regions and sectors
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This grant funds policy support hubs to help EU Member States, regions, and sectors develop and implement bioeconomy strategies and circular-economy transitions. It targets public administrations and policy bodies seeking expert advice, best-practice sharing, and coordination on bioeconomy innovation and digital integration.
Advancing the European bio-based innovation enabled by biotechnology and biomanufacturing concepts
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This Horizon Europe call funds research and innovation projects advancing bio-based products, materials, and manufacturing processes through biotechnology and biomanufacturing. It targets European consortia developing sustainable alternatives to fossil-fuel-derived chemicals, plastics, fuels, and materials.
Innovation and Demonstration Hydrogen
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This call funds innovation and demonstration projects that develop or improve hydrogen production, transport, and use technologies across industrial, mobility, and energy supply applications. Eligible applicants are enterprises working on technological components, industrial pilots, vehicle design, or eco-design initiatives aligned with ecological and energy transition goals.
Increasing competitiveness and resilience of multimodal freight transport and logistics for competitive supply chains
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This grant funds innovation projects to enhance the competitiveness and resilience of multimodal freight transport and logistics systems, supporting supply chain optimization through digital and AI-enabled solutions. Eligible applicants include companies, research institutions, and consortia working on sustainable and efficient transport logistics.
Introducing circular economy models in the construction sector, from buildings to city scale
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This Horizon Europe Innovation Action funds projects introducing circular economy models in the construction sector, from individual buildings to city-scale interventions, with support for climate-neutral and smart cities missions. Eligible applicants include research institutions, universities, companies, and local authorities across EU member states and associated countries.
Zero-Emission Construction Machinery
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This grant funds the purchase of new emission-free construction machinery (electric or hydrogen-powered) for use on building and demolition sites, covering part of the cost premium over diesel alternatives. It targets construction companies and site operators in Norway seeking to transition to zero-emission equipment.
Major Climate and Energy Initiatives in Industry
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The funder's grant supports large-scale climate and energy initiatives in Norwegian industry, funding decarbonization projects and energy efficiency improvements. The programme targets industrial enterprises seeking to reduce emissions and transition to sustainable energy systems.
'Innovate to transform' support for SME's sustainability transition (CSA)
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This is a financial support programme for SMEs undergoing sustainability transitions, part of the FIERCE 2nd Open Call. The grant funds innovation projects that help small and medium-sized enterprises adopt sustainable practices and business models.
EIC STEP Scale Up
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EIC STEP Scale Up funds deep-tech, cleantech, and biotech companies at scale-up stage across Europe, providing €10–30 million per project in equity-based financing. The programme targets entrepreneurs scaling innovative technologies toward market deployment and commercial impact.
Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT)
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ASPECT funds research, development, and pre-pilot testing of innovative technologies that produce chemicals from alternative and waste feedstocks, with entry points for technologies at varying stages of maturity from early R&D through integrated pre-pilot facility design and construction. The program targets companies, research institutions, and consortia developing chemical production technologies ready to scale toward commercial viability.
De-risking renewable fuel technologies through transnational pre-commercial procurement of renewable fuel industrial value chains
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This Horizon Europe call funds pre-commercial procurement of renewable fuel technologies and industrial value chains to de-risk their deployment at scale. It targets consortia developing advanced renewable fuels (e-fuels, hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels) through transnational procurement partnerships.
Collective Operations for Business Decarbonization
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This ADEME programme funds collective decarbonization operations that bring together at least 10 companies across any sector to develop and implement transition strategies with tailored accompaniment services. Eligible applicants are intermediary entities (associations, banks, federations, cooperatives, technical centres) and supply-chain buyers who mobilize companies toward Paris Agreement-aligned decarbonization.
Green Fund – Industrial Territories in Ecological Transition
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This grant funds industrial investment projects in ecological transition, including manufacturing facilities for strategic green value chains (Track 1) and workforce development infrastructure like training centers (Track 2). Eligible projects must be located within designated Industrial Territories in France and aligned with local industrial strategies.
Promotion of Environmental Protection Investments in Private and Public Industry (PPSI II)
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This grant funds environmental protection investments by private and public industrial enterprises in Egypt, supporting pollution reduction, environmental standard compliance, and worker safety improvements. SMEs receive priority access through a pure grant facility, with co-financing from EU, EIB, and AFD as part of the broader Egyptian Pollution Abatement Program III.
Circular innovative advanced materials: facilitating the transition from design to markets (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Made in Europe partnerships)
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This Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action funds development and commercialisation of circular, advanced materials designed for sustainability and market transition. It targets consortia advancing material innovation from lab to market deployment, with emphasis on circular-economy principles and EU industrial competitiveness.
Factory processes and automation for de- and re-manufacturing (RIA) (Made in Europe partnership)
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This Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action funds factory automation, de-manufacturing, and re-manufacturing processes to advance circular economy and industrial sustainability. It targets consortia developing advanced manufacturing technologies, digital tools, and automation solutions for product recovery and resource efficiency.
Fast Track to Innovation for breakthroughs in the Chemical Industry Action Plan (Research and Innovation Action)
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This Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action funds breakthrough innovations in the chemical industry, with a focus on digital technologies and AI-driven solutions to advance sustainable chemical processes and products. Eligible applicants include research institutions, universities, SMEs, and large companies working on chemistry-related innovation aligned with the EU's industrial and digital agendas.
Fast Track to Research and Innovation for breakthroughs in industrial technologies (Research and Innovation Action)
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This Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action funds breakthrough research in industrial technologies, including advanced materials, production processes, and digital/AI applications for industrial competitiveness and sustainability. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, SMEs, and large companies across EU member states and associated countries.
Textile circularity through advanced processing and manufacturing technologies and system approaches (IA) (Textiles for the Future partnership)
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This Horizon Europe Innovation Action funds advanced processing, manufacturing technologies, and system approaches to enable circular economy models in the textile industry. It targets consortia developing scalable solutions for textile waste reduction, reuse, and recycling through technological innovation.
Technologies for innovative processing of raw materials (IA)
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This Horizon Europe Innovation Action funds development and deployment of innovative technologies for processing raw materials more sustainably and efficiently. It targets consortia (industry, research, SMEs) across the EU seeking to advance circular-economy and low-carbon materials solutions.
Expert network on Critical raw materials (CSA)
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This is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) that establishes an expert network focused on critical raw materials, supporting research and innovation in the materials and production sector. The grant funds networking, coordination, and knowledge-sharing activities to advance Europe's strategic autonomy in critical raw materials supply chains.
Innovative advanced materials and new production processes – reducing dependencies on Critical and Strategic Raw Materials (IA)
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This Horizon Europe Innovation Action funds development of advanced materials and new production processes that reduce dependency on critical and strategic raw materials, supporting the EU's industrial sovereignty and circular economy goals. Eligible consortia can receive €6–7.5 million per project to advance materials innovation aligned with the Processes4Planet and Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU partnerships.
Efficient energy input from renewable sources and energy management in the process industries (IA)
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This Horizon Europe call funds innovation actions to integrate renewable energy sources and improve energy management in process industries, supporting the Processes4Planet partnership. It targets industrial decarbonization through advanced materials and digital solutions, with awards of €7–9 million per project.
Development of technological building blocks and services by SMEs for industrial decarbonization (IBaC SME)
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This call funds SMEs developing technological solutions and services to help industrial sectors reduce their carbon emissions and transition to low-carbon processes. It targets early-stage technology providers in France working on industrial decarbonization pathways.
Decarb Flash 2025-2027
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DECARB FLASH 2025-2027 funds rapid decarbonisation actions for SMEs and non-ETS industrial sites in France, targeting greenhouse gas emission reductions through energy efficiency, waste heat recovery, renewable energy, and building insulation. Eligible projects must be deployable quickly and located in mainland France or overseas territories.
RAMP 2026 - Raw Materials Partnership
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RAMP 2026 is a transnational research and innovation call supporting the development and deployment of technologies, processes, and solutions for critical raw materials extraction, processing, recycling, and substitution. It targets research institutions, companies, and consortia across Europe working to secure supply chains and reduce dependence on critical raw materials through innovation.
First Transnational Call for Projects of the European Partnership on Raw Materials – RAMP – 2026 Call
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This is a transnational joint call for research and innovation projects addressing raw materials supply chains, circular economy, and sustainable resource management across 27 countries with €40M+ in committed funding. Projects must advance resilient primary sourcing, secondary/recycled materials, efficient design/production, circular technology, and value-chain innovation.
Raw Material Partnership: RAMP Joint Call 2026
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This transnational joint call funds research and innovation projects across the raw materials value chain—from extraction to recycling—to support Europe's green and digital transition through sustainable supply, resource efficiency, and circular economy implementation. Eligible projects address six thematic areas including resilient primary sourcing, secondary material utilization, efficient design, circularity barriers, circular economy deployment, and value-chain analysis methods.