On October 6, 2025, the Official Bulletin of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA) published the call for grants for the cooperation of Operational Groups of the European Association for Innovation (AEI-Agri). Key characteristics of the call:
- Beneficiaries: groupings of entities with complementary profiles from the agro-food, forestry, and knowledge sectors
- Total budget: €18,000,000.
- Maximum budget per project: €500,000.
- Type of aid: 100% subsidy, except for productive investments (65%).
- Application submission deadline: until February 9, 2026, at 23:59 h.
Given the importance of this instrument and the opportunities it offers for innovation in the agro-food and forestry sectors, we at BIOVEGEN have prepared a report summarizing the main features of this call.