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REA also manages promotion measures concerning agricultural products.</p><p>REA’s responsibilities are to:</p><ul><li>Manage research projects supported under <a href="https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe_en" class="ecl-link">Horizon Europe</a>, the world’s <a href="/document/download/e733ab73-4e6f-435e-ad10-1dc9e5cb2820_en?filename=ec_rtd_he-investing-to-shape-our-future.pdf&prefLang=mt" class="ecl-link">largest framework programme</a> for research and innovation to date, running from 2021 to 2027.</li><li>Manage research projects supported under <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/" class="ecl-link">Horizon 2020</a>, the previous framework programme for research and innovation (2014-2020).</li><li>Implement the European Union programmes <a href="https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/food-farming-fisheries/key-policies/common-agricultural-policy/market-measures/promotion-eu-farm-products_en" class="ecl-link">Promotion of agricultural products</a> and <a href="https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/research-fund-coal-and-steel-rfcs_en" class="ecl-link">Research Fund for Coal and Steel</a>, as well as ongoing projects funded under the EU’s 2014-2020 budget.</li><li>Assist funding and tender applicants, beneficiaries and independent experts.</li><li>Manage the European Commission’s <a href="https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/contact/research-enquiry-service_en" class="ecl-link">Research Enquiry Service</a>, which answers questions from grant applicants, EU-funded researchers and the public.</li><li>Support <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/work-as-an-expert">independent experts</a> evaluating project proposals competing for EU research funds.</li><li>Assist with the legal and financial validation of all European Union programme grants and procurement operations directly funded by the European Commission.</li></ul><p><a href="https://rea.ec.europa.eu/index_en" class="ecl-link ecl-link--primary">European Research Executive Agency website </a></p><h2 id="Programmes">Programmes and project opportunities</h2><p>The agency manages the following EU programmes (or parts thereof):</p><h3>Horizon Europe</h3><p><strong>Horizon Europe Pillar 1 - Excellent Science</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://rea.ec.europa.eu/funding-and-grants/horizon-europe-marie-sklodowska-curie-actions_en" class="ecl-link">Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions</a></li><li><a href="https://rea.ec.europa.eu/funding-and-grants/horizon-europe-research-infrastructures_en" class="ecl-link">Research Infrastructures</a></li></ul><p><strong>Horizon Europe Pillar 2 - Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://rea.ec.europa.eu/funding-and-grants/horizon-europe-cluster-2-culture-creativity-and-inclusive-society_en" class="ecl-link">Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society</a></li><li><a href="https://rea.ec.europa.eu/funding-and-grants/horizon-europe-cluster-3-civil-security-society_en" class="ecl-link">Civil Security for Society</a></li><li><a href="https://rea.ec.europa.eu/funding-and-grants/horizon-europe-cluster-6-food-bioeconomy-natural-resources-agriculture-and_en" class="ecl-link">Food, Bio-economy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment</a></li></ul><p><strong>Cross-cutting activities spanning all three pillars of Horizon Europe: Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://rea.ec.europa.eu/funding-and-grants/horizon-europe-widening-participation-and-spreading-excellence_en" class="ecl-link">Widening participation and spreading excellence</a></li><li><a href="https://rea.ec.europa.eu/funding-and-grants/horizon-europe-reforming-and-enhancing-european-ri-system_en" class="ecl-link">Reforming and enhancing the European Research and Innovation system</a></li></ul><h3>Other European Union programmes</h3><ul><li><a href="https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/research-fund-coal-and-steel-rfcs_en" class="ecl-link">Research Fund for Coal and Steel</a></li><li><a href="https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/food-farming-fisheries/key-policies/common-agricultural-policy/market-measures/promotion-eu-farm-products_en" class="ecl-link">Promotion of agricultural products</a></li></ul><p>All funding information and procedures on how to apply are on the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home">Funding and Tenders portal</a>.</p><h3>Horizon 2020</h3><p><a href="https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-2020_en" class="ecl-link">Horizon 2020</a> was the EU’s research and innovation funding programme from 2014 to 2020. REA managed around 7000 projects, some still ongoing, in the following areas:</p><ul><li><a href="https://rea.ec.europa.eu/funding-and-grants/horizon-europe-marie-sklodowska-curie-actions_en" class="ecl-link">Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions</a></li><li>Research Infrastructures</li><li>Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy</li><li>Climate action, Environment, resource efficiency and raw materials</li><li>Innovative, inclusive and reflective societies</li><li>Secure societies</li><li>Spreading excellence and widening participation</li><li>Science with and for society</li></ul><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><p><a href="https://commission.europa.eu/about-european-commission/departments-and-executive-agencies/european-research-executive-agency/legal-basis-and-governance-european-research-executive-agency_en" class="ecl-link">Legal basis and governance of the European Research Executive Agency</a></p></div> 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