The EU grants for projects to reduce consumer food waste have been launched. The call for proposals is open to all interested stakeholders, with a deadline to apply by 25 September 2024.

The Single Market Programme grants are managed by the European Commission in collaboration with the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA).

The aim of the call is to support stakeholders in their actions to prevent and reduce the amount of food waste generated at consumer level. These cover actions such as:

• behavioural change interventions
• education and training
• food waste monitoring programs and tools
• awareness raising campaigns and communication materials
• studies, data collection and experimental actions widening the evidence base for consumer food waste prevention interventions etc.

This call targets both single stakeholders and multi-stakeholder collaborations or partnerships across the food supply chain, including key actors such as farmers, manufacturers, retailers, food services as well as researchers, NGOs and public entities.

Project budgets (maximum grant amount) are expected to range between EUR 100k and EUR 300k per project.