Participation in HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-COMMUNITIES-01

Boosting Sustainable Competitiveness in Rural Areas – Collaboration Opportunity

Innovarum is looking to collaborate with partners and coordinators interested in developing a competitive proposal for the “Boosting sustainable competitiveness in rural areas through innovation” topic under Horizon Europe Cluster 6.

We have extensive experience working with rural communities and local value-chain stakeholders through EU-funded projects such as:

• COOPID – Supporting primary producers through peer-to-peer learning and showcasing innovative rural bioeconomy models.

• MainstreamBIO – Fostering rural innovation ecosystems, capacity building and community-led bioeconomy solutions across Europe.

Our expertise for this topic

• Rural innovation design integrating multi-actor approaches and community empowerment.

• Stakeholder engagement with farmers, cooperatives, SMEs, local authorities and rural intermediaries.

• Business model development, sustainability assessment and policy-relevant impact strategies.

• Full proposal conceptualisation and writing, ensuring a coherent, competitive and high-impact submission.

If you are considering coordinating or joining a consortium for this topic, we would be delighted to connect during the event and explore potential collaboration.