Fostering Innovation through European Space Data - Cascade Funding Call of project FIERCE

FIERCE - Fostering Innovation through European Space Data

FIERCE is a project funded under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (2021–2027) with the mission to accelerate Europe’s green and digital transition by promoting the use of space-based data for sustainable solutions. (Fierce Space Project)

The project is running from November 2024 to October 2027 and supports SMEs, start-ups, and scale-ups in leveraging space data for sustainable business models and developing and commercializing space-data-driven solutions.

FIERCE offers

financial support to fuel the development, demonstration and commercialization of green space-enabled solutions
advisory services to design business solutions and engage in process innovation using downstream space data in areas such as circularity, raw materials, environmental monitoring and corporate sustainability.

The target group includes non-space SMEs looking to make their processes more environmentally friendly and sustainable using space data (solution seekers), as well as providers who aim to design, scale up, or commercialize products that help clients reduce their environmental impact.

Open Call

1^st Open Call for Advisory Services (01.09.2025 – 30.11.2025) (1st Open Call for Advisory – Fierce Project)

Advisory services to strengthen the technical and business capacity of SMEs to utilize space data as well as support with identifying suitable external service providers to prepare for the 1^st Call under the Financial Support Program.

Upcoming Call

1^st Open Call for Financing (Opening January 2026 closing 31 March 2026) (1st Open call for Financing – Fierce Project)

35 SMEs will receive funding of up to 50.000 EUR through lump sum grants to contract external service providers to help them:

Designing, upscaling or commercializing a product/ service that minimizes the environmental impact of its users (clients) by using space data
Integrating downstream space data in their own processes, with a view to reducing their own environmental impact