Tentative calendar 2026-2027
Publication of calls for proposals and direct grants
| AWP code | Title of the action as per the EU4Health Annual Work Programme (AWP) 2026 | Indicative budget | Indicative publication date | Indicative closing date |
| Open calls | ||||
| CP-g-26-01 | Call for proposals on the European Hub for diagnostics development and scale-up (DG HERA) | €30 000 000 | 7 January 2027 | 7 April 2027 |
| CP-g-26-02 | Call for proposals on ‘a laboratory network for medical countermeasures (MCMs)’ (DG HERA) | €18 000 000 | 7 January 2027 | 7 April 2027 |
| DP-g-26-09 | Call for proposals to support action for addressing health inequalities in people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the EU, focusing on cardiovascular health (DG SANTE) | €450 000 | 26 November 2026 | 24 February 2027 |
| DP-g-26-10 | Call for proposals to address the broader impacts of social media on health and well-being, focusing on the mental health of children and young people (DG SANTE) | €1 000 000 | 26 November 2026 | 24 February 2027 |
| CR/CV&NCD-g-26-13 | Call for proposals to support dissemination and evaluating the awareness level of the 5th edition of the European Code Against Cancer (DG SANTE) | €3 000 000 | 26 November 2026 | 24 February 2027 |
| CR/CV&NCD-g-26-14 | Call for proposals to support the continued implementation and sustainability of the inter-specialty cancer training programme (DG SANTE) | €2 440 000 | 26 November 2026 | 24 February 2027 |
| CR/CV&NCD-g-26-15 | Call for proposals to support an EU flagship programme on cardiovascular diseases: a multidisciplinary and patient-centred approach to prevention, early detection, treatment and care (DG SANTE) | €20 000 000 | 26 November 2026 | 24 February 2027 |
| HS-g-26-16 | Call for proposals to facilitate the use of emerging AI tools in primary care and the required health workforce skills (DG SANTE) | €2 500 000 | 26 November 2026 | 24 February 2027 |
| HS-g-26-18 | Call for proposals to support manufacturing capacity of critical medicinal products to strengthen the security of supply (DG SANTE) | €40 000 000 | 7 January 2027 | 7 April 2027 |
| HS-g-26-19 | Call for proposals to support clinical trials for biotech medicinal products (DG SANTE) | €10 900 000 | 7 January 2027 | 7 April 2027 |
| HS-g-26-20 | Call for proposals to strengthen resilience of the Union biotech manufacturing capacities – substances of human origin (DG SANTE) | €6 000 000 | 7 January 2027 | 7 April 2027 |
| DI-g-26-23 | Call for proposals for European Health Data Space Readiness Package for secondary use of health data (DG SANTE) | €14 350 000 | 26 November 2026 | 24 February 2027 |
| DI-g-26-24 | Call for proposals for Artificial Intelligence for smart European Health Data Space compliance support (DG SANTE) | €3 000 000 | 26 November 2026 | 24 February 2027 |
| DI-g-26-25 | Call for proposals for advancing Artificial Intelligence in healthcare through local performance assessment (DG SANTE) | €1 000 000 | 26 November 2026 | 24 February 2027 |
| DI-g-26-26 | Call for proposals for designing the ecosystem for multimodal Artificial Intelligence driven prevention and early detection of neurodegenerative diseases (DG SANTE) | €1 000 000 | 26 November 2026 | 24 February 2027 |
| OA-g-26-27 | Call for proposals to contribute to the organisation of conferences (DG SANTE) | €600 000 | 26 November 2026 | 24 February 2027 |
| OA-g-26-91 | Call for proposals for operating grants in 2027 to non-governmental organisations: financial contribution to the functioning of health non-governmental organisations implementing one or more specific objectives of Regulation (EU) 2021/522 (DG SANTE) | €1 800 000 | 4 November 2026 | 19 January 2027 |
| Direct grants to identified bodies | ||||
| CP-g-26-04 | Direct grant to support to EU Member States’ authorities for coordinating whole genome sequencing (‘WGS’) activities to strengthen preparedness and response (DG HERA) | €5 000 000 | 6 January 2027 | 18 March 2027 |
| CP-g-26-05 | Direct grants to Member States' authorities to strengthen EU deployable diagnostic capacities and pre-positioned medical countermeasures for health emergencies (DG HERA) | €15 000 000 | 6 January 2027 | 18 March 2027 |
| CP-g-26-07 | Direct grant to Member States’ authorities to enhance public health security in the Union (DG SANTE) | €24 850 000 | 6 January 2027 | 18 March 2027 |
| HS-g-26-17 | Direct grants to Member States’ authorities to support capacity building and AI capabilities in the European medicines regulatory network, including implementation of innovative regulatory aspects of the new EU pharmaceutical legislation (DG SANTE) | €7 900 000 | 6 January 2027 | 18 March 2027 |
| HS-g-26-22 | Direct grants to Member States’ authorities to support reinforced market surveillance of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices to support effective and harmonised application across Member States (JAMS 3.0) (DG SANTE) | €3 330 000 | 6 January 2027 | 18 March 2027 |
| CP-g-26-03 | Direct grant to support pan-African health organisations to expand the Pathogen Genomics Initiative (‘PGI’) and related activities (DG HERA) | €6 500 000 | 2 July 2026 | 4 August 2026 |
| CP-g-26-08 | Direct grants to EU Reference Laboratories (EURLs) to support their functioning in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 on serious cross-border threats to health (DG SANTE) | €7 000 000 | 10 December 2026 | 10 March 2027 |
| DP-g-26-11 | Direct grants to European Reference Networks (‘ERNs’): support for the coordination, management, and operational activities of the ERNs (DG SANTE) | €40 000 000 | 17 November 2026 | 10 March 2027 |
| CR/CV&NCD-g-26-12 | European guidelines and quality assurance scheme for gastric cancer (DG SANTE) | €900 000 | 17 November 2026 | 18 February 2027 |
| HS-g-26-21 | Direct grants to EU Reference Laboratories for the Union contribution on in vitro diagnostic medical devices supporting coordination of their activities to secure harmonisation of practices and meet legal obligations (DG SANTE) | €3 500 000 | 28 October 2026 | 21 January 2027 |
Publication of calls for tenders
Please note that the timing of publication is only indicative and might be subject to change.
| AWP code | Title of the action as per the EU4Health Annual Work Programme (AWP) 2026 | Indicative budget | Tentative publication date |
| CP-p-26-29 | EU FAB+ - Ever-warm facilities for MCMs production | €15 000 000 | Q1 2027 |
| CP-p-26-30 | Support to speed up the development of, access to and/or uptake of medical countermeasures | €10 000 000 | Q1 2027 |
| CP-p-26-30 | Support to speed up the development of, access to and/or uptake of medical countermeasures | €42 000 000 | Q1 2027 |
| HS-p-26-44 | Training of patients and clinical experts to participate in joint work under the HTA Regulation | €1 000 000 | Q4 2026 |
| HS-p-26-52 | Facilitating the implementation of decentralised manufacturing for biotechnological medicinal products | €3 000 000 | Q1 2027 |
| HS-p-26-57 | Study on methodologies for regulatory sandboxes for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices | €700 000 | Q1 2027 |
| 6 | Framework contract (FWC) to support services for Public Health expert groups and other stakeholders in the health and food sectors | €20 000 000 | Q4 2026 |