HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-COMMUNITIES-01: Scaling Rural Social Innovation through Community-Based Pilots

We want to contribute to this topic by scaling real-world pilots that blend social enterprise, community resilience, and inclusive economic models in rural and peri-urban areas. SEED supports civil society actors and local businesses in designing sustainable solutions rooted in their context — not imposed from above.

Our strength lies in combining enterprise incubation, stakeholder engagement, and training — delivered in ways that ensure long-term ownership by local communities. With 30+ years of EU project experience, we support everything from early ideation to national replication.

Role sought: Partner or WP co-leader
We bring: Pilot spaces, network of rural actors, hands-on incubation models, capacity building
We seek: Academic and policy partners, evaluators, digital enablers, funding mechanism experts