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European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)

EUSPA funds both competitive innovation-action grants and prize contests, coordinating its work with national space activities and the European Space Agency (ESA).

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About

The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) is the operational EU agency responsible for linking the EU Space Programme to user needs, created in 2021 when the EU expanded the former European GNSS Agency's mandate; its lineage traces back to the Galileo Joint Undertaking set up in 2002. It provides safe and secure satellite navigation services through Galileo and EGNOS, advances the …

Programs & grants under this funder
CASSINI Challenges 2026

Pays EU space startups €100,000 each to turn Galileo, Copernicus or GOVSATCOM data into products.

1 grant
CASSINI Challenges 2026
Closed
- pool
CASSINI Challenges Prize Contest 2026

Pays a fixed €100,000 prize to each of 12 winning EU space-tech applicants.

1 grant
CASSINI Challenges Prize Contest 2026
Closed
- pool
Space Data Economy

Funds EUR 1.5-2.5 million innovation projects that turn Copernicus and Galileo space data into commercial downstream services for energy, climate, green finance or smart-city markets.

1 grant
Space Data Economy
Closed
€10M pool
Innovative space-based applications enhancing capabilities for a resilient Europe

Funds EUR 1.5-1.8 million demonstration projects that turn Galileo and EGNOS satellite navigation into commercial tools for crisis and security practitioners.

1 grant
Innovative space-based applications enhancing capabilities for a resilient Europe
Closed
€5M pool
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