Impact Funding Resources
The FERRO grants support three selected associated regions in developing a two-year action plan to transfer, adapt and implement FERRO restoration solutions. The process involves co-creating and tailoring solutions to local conditions, with the broader goal of scaling nutrient recovery and reuse efforts to combat eutrophication. Remotely-sensed water quality information for the associated lakes shall be made available through a dedicated dashboard during the FERRO project’s lifetime.
End Date30 Nov 2025 Funding AmountEUR 100k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderFERRO Project
Grant
FERRO Project
FERRO will award grants of up to €100,000 each to three associated regions to develop an action plan for applying FERRO restoration solutions to a selected natural lake ecosystem or its catchment in their region. We seek regions currently facing eutrophication challenges similar to those addressed at FERRO demonstration sites and willing to implement at least one FERRO restoration solution in their natural lake ecosystem.
Applicants must be local or regional authorities in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country (except Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden, and Estonia). They must:
• Have jurisdiction over a natural lake or its catchment and be responsible for restoration activities.
• Identify a specific lake or catchment for FERRO solutions.
• Demonstrate previous restoration experience, especially where past measures had limited success.
• Ensure the lake is suitable for remote sensing (≥ 0.5 km² preferred, but smaller lakes encouraged for inclusiveness).
• Confirm the site has not received overlapping Horizon Europe funding (only one grant per lake/catchment).
