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Experimental protocols for estimation of pest survey parameters

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Funding Amount

Amount not specified

Deadline

24/09/2025

Eligible Organization Types

Public Institution, Research Institution

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What is the Experimental protocols for estimation of pest survey parameters Call?

Grant Description
This call seeks to develop experimental and statistical protocols to quantify key survey parameters—method sensitivity, relative risk, and design prevalence—in designing delimiting surveys for EU priority plant pests, enhancing pest detection and control capacity across Member States.
Required Results for Successful Funding

Expected Outcomes

• A set of validated experimental protocols and statistical methodologies for estimating: Method Sensitivity, Relative Risk and Design Prevalence in delimiting surveys.

• Standardised guidelines and reporting templates enabling consistent application across EU Member States.

• A final report including: detailed methods, worked examples on priority pests, recommendations for survey design parameters and risk‐based sampling schemes.

• Improved capacity for EFSA and national bodies to plan, execute and interpret delimiting surveys, enhancing early detection and risk management of EU priority pests.
Funded areas

Scope Requirements

• Applicant organisations must be designated as “competent organisations” by EU Member States under Article 36 of Regulation (EC) 178/2002 and Commission Regulation (EC) 2230/2004 and listed on the EFSA Management Board’s registry.

• Proven expertise in phytosanitary survey design, plant health diagnostics, epidemiology or biostatistics.

• Capacity to undertake both experimental work (lab and/or field) and statistical analysis according to best international practice.

• Compliance with call instructions on proposal structure, page limits and layout (see Section 2.2 of the call document).

• Single‐stage submission via the Funding & Tenders Portal.

• Total budget requested up to €500,000 for the 2025 financial year.
Additional Conditions for Applicants

Special Conditions

• Only single legal entities (no consortia) may apply; no subcontracting beyond 30% of the effort.

• Applicants must demonstrate financial and operational capacity (see Section 2.4) and not be subject to exclusion grounds.

• Submission and evaluation follow procedures and award criteria in Sections 2, 2.5 and 3 of the call document; threshold scores apply.

• Proposals must be submitted by 24 September 2025 at 17:00 Brussels time via the Funding & Tenders Portal; action type/MGA type selection is irreversible.

• Call documentation was updated by Corrigendum 1 on 9 July 2025; applicants must use the revised templates and Draft Grant Agreement (Section 1.5).

• All work must comply with EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 and the annotated Model Grant Agreement.
Important dates

Open from: 22/05/2025

Deadline:24/09/2025

Application period has ended

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