BIOVEGEN Report. Call for Operational Groups 2025

On May 7, 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food published the resolution of the 2025 Call for proposals for aid for the preparation and execution of innovation projects of general interest by supra-regional operational groups of the AEI-Agri.

Key features of the call:

• Total budget: 46.5 million €.
• Max. budget per project: 600.000 €.
• Beneficiaries: groups of 2 or more natural or legal persons, public or private (of at least 2 Autonomous Communities).
• Advance: A single advance payment of the 50% grant can be requested.
• Help type: subsidy to 100%, except for productive investments (65%).
• Application submission deadline: ends the June 4, 2025.

Given the importance of this instrument and the opportunities it offers for innovation in the agri-food and forestry sectors, BIOVEGEN has prepared a report summarizing the main features of this call.