Citizen Solutions to Sustainability Challenges
The Citizen Solutions to Sustainability Challenges community grant is intended for local experiments and solutions related to climate-resilient mobility, energy and/or food in Tampere, implemented by the communities and residents of the Tampere region. The grant is part of the Urban Prosumers project.
Community grant information
- Name of the call: Citizen Solutions to Sustainability Challenges community grant
- Application period: 1 July – 30 September 2026
- Implementation period: between 1 February – 30 September 2027
- Duration: The duration of the community project can be a maximum of 8 months.
- Amount applied for: EUR 5,000 – 60,000 per grant.
- Amount to be distributed: Total EUR 180,000
- Eligible applicants: non-profit organisations, SMEs, micro-enterprises, start-ups, private entrepreneurs and cooperatives in the Tampere region.
- The domicile of the community or organisation applying for the grant must be in one of the municipalities of the Tampere city region (Tampere, Kangasala, Lempäälä, Nokia, Orivesi, Pirkkala, Vesilahti or Ylöjärvi). The solutions and experiments of the community project must take place in or be targeted at Tampere.
- Application instructions and assessment criteria: Application instructions
Community grants can be awarded for activities that support the objectives of the Urban Prosumers project and produce one or more of the following results:
- Practices, services or models related to sustainable mobility, energy and/or food that benefit people or communities in Tampere
- Technological innovations that enable people to both produce and use sustainable solutions
- New funding models for communities’ climate actions
- New operating models for residents’ participation in the production and use of sustainable solutions
- New information on what prevents or enables people’s participation in the production and use of sustainable solutions
- New forms of cooperation for climate actions between residents and local actors
- Business opportunities and ideas for the Tampere region related to sustainable mobility, energy or food
Apply for the grant
- Read the application instructions carefully.
- Prepare the implementation plan. You can find a template for the plan on the Materials page.
- Fill in the electronic application form: Community grant application form
Grant decisions will be made in December 2026, and applicants will be notified of the decisions by 31 December 2026.
The community grant is based on European Commission’s FSTP funding, i.e. financial support for third parties. In this funding mechanism, the Urban Prosumers project distributes part of its own EU funding to smaller actors through a grant application. The grant is awarded by Tampere University.
Research
Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences are conducting scientific research in the Urban Prosumers project. Research data will be collected from the preparation and implementation of community projects. The research material is handled confidentially and in accordance with the principles of research ethics. See more information about the research in the privacy notice and information sheet on the Materials page.
Further information
A short presentation about the community grant can be found here: Community Grant information (PDF)
Inquiries and questions about the community grant should be sent by email to prosumers-haku@tuni.fi. (Please note that emails will not be monitored between 3 July – 5 August 2026).
The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) concerning community grants will be published on the Urban Prosumers project’s website after mid-August (see the FAQ).
The general privacy notice of the community grant can be found on the Materials page.
Page updated on 1 July 2026.