Objective
Europe stands at a crossroads. The green transition unfolds amid a polycrisis that reshapes how people live, work, and relate. Cities and neighbourhoods face intertwined climate, social, and economic challenges that deepen inequality and distrust. Across Europe, green discontent is growing as citizens perceive climate policies as technocratic or unjust. A green economy without social care cannot endure. INFRA-CARE strengthens the social fabric of European neighbourhoods through cultural participation and care-based governance for the green transition. It reveals how cultural and caring practices foster trust, belonging, and civic engagement, especially among marginalised groups, and identifies the conditions under which participation reinforces cohesion and ecological transformation. Across five European cities, Living Labs and Biennales co-create and test evidence-based strategies that embed care, creativity, and inclusion into neighbourhood transformation. A Caring Neighbourhood Index collects comparative quantitative and qualitative data on diversity, social infrastructure, digital literacy, wellbeing, and trust. A Digital Neighbourhood Atlas visualises these social, ecological, and cultural infrastructures of care. Together, they provide robust evidence on the benefits of cultural participation and its capacity to strengthen civic engagement and community ownership of green transitions. Findings inform Caring Futures Guidelines, developed with public authorities, cultural and creative sectors, civil society, and residents, offering actionable recommendations, skills, and partnerships for sustaining neighbourhood cohesion. By integrating participatory, artistic, and transdisciplinary methods, INFRA-CARE advances the aims of HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-PARTICIPATION-02, delivering scalable, policy-relevant strategies that turn Europe’s green transition into a care transition: socially just, inclusive, and democratically grounded.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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Keywords
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
MAIN PROGRAMME
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HORIZON.2.2 - Culture, creativity and inclusive society
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HORIZON.2.1 - Health
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
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HORIZON.2.3 - Civil Security for Society
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HORIZON.2.6 - Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
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Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
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Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
(opens in new window) HORIZON-NEB-2025-01
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Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
1165 KOBENHAVN
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The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.