# Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species

From European Commission. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Upcoming: opens 20 April 2027. Closes 22 September 2027, 17:00 (Europe/Brussels). The Commission may move the opening by up to a month either way and may delay the deadline by up to two months..
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Usually €8,000,000 EUR (Around EUR 8 million per project; proposals may request other amounts)
- Who can apply: NGOs, Research institutions, Government bodies and Companies
- Where: Living labs in at least three EU Member States and/or Horizon Europe Associated Countries (Europe)
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: No
- Consortium required: Yes
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/
- Funder’s programme page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-04

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Horizon Europe funding for consortia that run living labs of 10 to 20 field sites each, with practitioners and local communities, to detect, eradicate or manage invasive alien species in at least three EU Member States or Associated Countries.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “All proposals must be submitted electronically via the EU Funders & Tenders Portal electronic submission system (accessible via the topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders section).”

Source: 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, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/#access

**Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species, amount:** Usually €8,000,000 EUR (Around EUR 8 million per project; proposals may request other amounts). Around EUR 8 million per project; proposals may request other amounts.

> “The Commission estimates that an EU contribution of around EUR 8.00 million would allow these outcomes to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of a proposal requesting different amounts.”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-9-food-bioeconomy-natural-resources-agriculture-and-environment_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/#amount

**Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species, where:** Living labs in at least three EU Member States and/or Horizon Europe Associated Countries (Europe)

> “living labs are expected to be located in at least three different EU Member States and/or Associated Countries”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-9-food-bioeconomy-natural-resources-agriculture-and-environment_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/#geography

**Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species, who can apply:** NGOs, Research institutions, Government bodies and Companies

> “Any legal entity, regardless of its place of establishment”

Source: 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, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/#applicant_types

**Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Opening: 20 Apr 2027 Deadline(s): 22 Sep 2027 55 56 The Director-General responsible for the call may decide to open the call up to one month prior to or after the envisaged date(s) of opening. The Director-General responsible may delay the deadline(s) by up to two months. All deadlines are at 17.00.00 Brussels local time.”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-9-food-bioeconomy-natural-resources-agriculture-and-environment_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/#window

**Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species, co-funding required:** No

> “The maximum Horizon Europe funding rates are as follows: - Research and innovation action: 100%”

Source: 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, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/#co_finance_required

**Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species, consortium required:** Yes

> “only legal entities forming a consortium are eligible to participate in actions provided that the consortium includes, as beneficiaries, three legal entities independent from each other and each established in a different country”

Source: 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, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/#consortium_required

## The call

### HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-04

Call page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-04

**Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species, HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-04, status:** Upcoming

> “Opening: 20 Apr 2027 Deadline(s): 22 Sep 2027 55 56 The Director-General responsible for the call may decide to open the call up to one month prior to or after the envisaged date(s) of opening. The Director-General responsible may delay the deadline(s) by up to two months. All deadlines are at 17.00.00 Brussels local time.”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-9-food-bioeconomy-natural-resources-agriculture-and-environment_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/#call-horizon-cl6-2027-01-biodiv-04-status

**Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species, HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-04, opens:** 20 April 2027

> “Opening: 20 Apr 2027 Deadline(s): 22 Sep 2027 55 56 The Director-General responsible for the call may decide to open the call up to one month prior to or after the envisaged date(s) of opening. The Director-General responsible may delay the deadline(s) by up to two months. All deadlines are at 17.00.00 Brussels local time.”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-9-food-bioeconomy-natural-resources-agriculture-and-environment_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/#call-horizon-cl6-2027-01-biodiv-04-opens

**Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species, HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-04, deadline:** 22 September 2027, 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) (the funder writes “22 Sep 2027, 17.00.00 Brussels local time”)

> “Opening: 20 Apr 2027 Deadline(s): 22 Sep 2027 55 56 The Director-General responsible for the call may decide to open the call up to one month prior to or after the envisaged date(s) of opening. The Director-General responsible may delay the deadline(s) by up to two months. All deadlines are at 17.00.00 Brussels local time.”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-9-food-bioeconomy-natural-resources-agriculture-and-environment_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/#call-horizon-cl6-2027-01-biodiv-04-deadline

Condition: The Commission may move the opening by up to a month either way and may delay the deadline by up to two months..

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Horizon Europe: Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species, reporting:** Consortia submit a periodic report for each reporting period, tied to interim payments, and a final report at the end of the project that sets the final grant amount.

> “There will be one or several interim payments linked to a periodic report, depending on the duration of the project. At the end of the project, the consortium will be invited to submit a report on the basis of which the final grant amount will be calculated.”

Source: 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, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-invasive-species-living-labs/#reporting

## How to cite

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