European UnionDeadline PassedNon-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other

Support to programme execution framework on performance

HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA 7-1

Funding Amount

€1.0M - €2.0M

Deadline

16/09/2025

Eligible Organization Types

Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other

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What is the Support to programme execution framework on performance Call?

Grant Description
Coordination and support action to maintain and consolidate the SESAR performance framework, provide yearly network-level performance reports, support project teams on performance methodologies and conduct integrated simulations to aggregate and validate the performance impact of SESAR solutions across the ECAC network.
Required Results for Successful Funding

Expected Outcomes

Proposals will contribute to:

• Consolidation and agreement on expected performance contributions (EPC) across the SESAR programme.

• Provision of a yearly consolidated ECAC network-level view of the performance impact of future ATM concepts and SESAR solutions, integrating individual solution benefits and the combined network performance of all available SESAR solutions.
Funded areas

Scope Requirements

Proposals must provide coordination and support services to the SESAR 3 JU covering:

• Architecture modelling framework support and performance management activities in line with the baselined SESAR Performance Framework (SPF) and aligned to the ATM Master Plan and SES reference period.

• Reconciliation and mapping of R&I project performance assessments against Master Plan performance ambitions.

• Aggregation of individual SESAR solution performance benefits into an ECAC-wide network performance view through simulation.

• Delivery of yearly programme performance reports and final PAGAR campaign consolidating all performance results.

• Activities executed upon explicit request of the SESAR 3 JU and in coordination with SESAR JU programme management teams.

• Use of standardized templates, methodologies and simulation tools as defined by the SESAR performance framework.
Additional Conditions for Applicants

Special Conditions

• Action Type: HORIZON-JU-CSA, Lump Sum Grant (HORIZON-AG-LS).

• Single-stage submission; deadline 16 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time.

• Maximum duration: 36 months; funding rate: 70% for all beneficiaries; eligible costs on a lump-sum basis per Decision of 7 July 2021.

• Additional dissemination obligations: royalty-free, timely sharing of all relevant results with other grants under the call; include obligations in the proposal and Annex I of the grant agreement.

• Additional exploitation obligations: results must be made available under fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory conditions via a trusted repository; non-exclusive royalty-free licences for standardisation; mutual access arrangements for linked actions.

• Linked actions: HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-IR-01 and HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01 require a collaboration agreement.

• No mandatory gender dimension.

• Eligibility, admissibility, evaluation, financial/operational capacity and exclusion criteria per Horizon Europe General Annexes.

• Call subject to restrictions for protection of European communication networks.

• Evaluation weighting: Excellence 40%, Impact 40%, Implementation 20%.
Important dates

Open from: 01/04/2025

Deadline:16/09/2025

Application period has ended

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