Fierce supports eligible SMEs that use downstream space data to develop or adopt solutions that reduce environmental impact. Under the 2nd open call of the financial support programme, the EU-backed organisation is supporting space-enabled green solutions that have a positive environmental impact. Selected applicants can receive a voucher of up to 50,000 euros in equity-free funding to contract external service providers, with support available for projects ranging from ideation to scale-up and commercialisation. The Space Business Innovation Centre (SBIC) Noordwijk is one of the service providers of Fierce. Applications close for this round on 9 Nov 2026 at 17:00 CET. Apply now
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Fierce funding opportunity
Fierce has announced the 2nd open call for funding, which supports space-enabled green solutions that have a positive environmental impact. The call funds the purchase of specialised services from external service providers, of which SBIC Noordwijk is one. The call funds the purchase of specialised services from external service providers under three distinct project maturity pathways:
- Ideation Projects (up to 25,000 euros): Research-focused activities for new or immature concepts
- Scale-Up Projects (up to 50,000 euros): Testing and validation of proven concepts
- Commercialisation Projects (up to 25,000 euros): Final steps toward solution validation and market entry.
Note on Flexibility: Since the overall support ceiling is €50,000 per beneficiary, applicants under the Ideation or Commercialisation tracks are permitted to apply for up to two separate and clearly different projects to fully utilize the available funding.
Projects can address two types of transformation. The first, Type A, covers direct process improvements to reduce the company’s own environmental footprint (resources, waste, pollution). The second, Type B, relates to indirect improvements through the creation of new or enhanced green products for final users (environmental monitoring, resource management).
How you will benefit
This financial support programme supports SMEs in contracting external service providers to help them develop solutions that use downstream space technologies to improve environmental impact (space-enabled green solutions) or even adopt commercially available ones, contributing to the transition towards more sustainable and circular business innovation practices, processes, and partnerships.
The open call targets companies that are interested in using downstream space data to create solutions that have a positive environmental impact, either:
For the company itself:
- e.g. by improving current internal processes to minimize resources, waste, pollution, etc.
or
For the organisation’s users:
e.g. by developing products/services for better resource management, environmental monitoring, etc.
The programme can fund projects spanning from ideation all over to final-stage solutions.
Assess your eligibility
Applicants must demonstrate potential to leverage downstream space data, such as Earth observation, remote sensing or satellite navigation, to address challenges in:
• Improvement of circularity and waste management
• Safe, resource-efficient, and environmentally friendly management of critical raw materials
• Improved environmental monitoring
The call is seeking applications from single entities legally registered in any EU Member State, Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT), or Horizon Europe Associated Countries, including Switzerland. Eligible single entities include: self-employed individuals or micro, small or medium-sized enterprises. Get guidance on applying in this Fierce information document (PDF).
SBIC Noordwijk is a Fierce service provider; see previous notice about this here >>
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