Are you interested in secure up to 300k in no equity funding and receiving expert support to develop your solution and contribute to innovation in the food system?

The EU funded Horizon project DRG4Food, a leading accelerator for advancing sustainable solutions in the food industry, releases its first open call of €950,000, aimed at supporting three pilot projects for up to €300,000 to develop and implement baseline enablers and solutions advancing alternative approaches food system data sharing. Apply until the next 11th of December at 17.00 PM CET.

The DRG4Food project's core objective is to foster responsible data-driven solutions that empower citizens, promote data rights, and support the creation of sustainable food systems. It places a strong emphasis on promoting data-driven innovation within the food sector while aligning with Digital Responsibility Goals and principles.

The open call invites multidisciplinary consortia comprising 2-3 entities, including startups, SMEs, research organizations, universities, technology adopters, and users in the food sector, with a focus on NGOs and consumer associations. Consortia must demonstrate the capacity to develop data-driven solutions aligned with Digital Responsibility Goals and actively engage with end-users to shape technical requirements and improve pilot activities. Specific consortium conditions are in place.

Applicants are required to create a solution targeting one of the following domains all within the nutrition and food systems context:

• food tracking

• targeted nutrition, or

• consumers' food choices

The development of the solution and pilot program must involve active engagement with end-users and consumers. Furthermore, applicants must utilize the Digital Responsibility Goals Playbook and make contributions to DRG4Food’s responsible technology Toolbox.

Each selected project from the Open Call will be granted funding through a lump sum arrangement, divided into three phases: Phase 1 for setting up and planning a trustworthy data-driven food system (1 month), Phase 2 for digital responsibility-driven innovation, research, and piloting (3-8 months), and Phase 3 for scaling up and bringing the digital solution to market (1-3 months).

All awarded projects will be part of the DRG4Food pilot program and gain access to DRG4FOOD guidance, materials, and digital responsibility tools, as well as benefit from group coaching, business guidance, investor readiness support, and communication assistance.

You can find all the document to apply here: https://drg4food.eu/open-calls/

Click on the following link to apply! https://www.f6s.com/drg4food-open-call-1