The Connect New European Bauhaus Open Call 2025 is an initiative by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) that supports citizen-generated solutions to urban challenges. The program focuses on three key values: **sustainability**, **aesthetics**, and **inclusion**. It aims to transform urban spaces by bringing together citizens, experts, businesses, and institutions to reimagine sustainable living in Europe and beyond. The call provides funding for projects that promote these values and facilitate positive change. The financial resources available are not explicitly stated, but the program is part of the EU's broader efforts to support sustainable urban development, with initiatives like the European Urban Initiative's €50 million call. While the typical project financing amount is not specified, the program has previously supported various projects and initiatives, such as the New European Bauhaus Prizes, which awarded 15 winners in 2023, and the CrAFt project, which involves 60 cities in achieving climate neutrality by 2030. To receive funding, projects must align with the New European Bauhaus values and demonstrate a commitment to co-creation, sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion. Recent projects and organisations that have been financed include those involved in the CrAFt project and the winners of the New European Bauhaus Prizes.
The Connect New European Bauhaus Open Call 2025, managed by the EIT Community New European Bauhaus (NEB), offers funding opportunities that could support the development of the European Housing Cooperative (EHC). This call focuses on citizen-generated solutions to urban challenges, aligning with the EHC's goals of creating affordable, community-led, and sustainable housing projects across the European Union. The EHC could benefit from the call's emphasis on sustainability, inclusivity, and aesthetics, as well as its focus on re-connecting with nature, re-gaining a sense of community and belonging, prioritising places and people that need them the most, and promoting long-term, life cycle thinking in industrial ecosystems. The call is open to legal entities established in EU Member States and Third countries associated with Horizon Europe, making the EHC eligible to apply. Similar projects that have received funding in the past include initiatives focused on urban regeneration, sustainable housing, and community-led development. The EIT Community NEB has previously funded projects that address challenges related to climate, urban mobility, food, and manufacturing, which aligns with the EHC's objectives. Specific programs suitable to support the co-creation of the EHC include the Affordable Housing District Demonstrator, the Urban greening and re-naturing for urban regeneration, resilience and climate neutrality call, and the New European Bauhaus – innovative solutions for greener and fairer ways of life through arts and culture, architecture and design for all call. These programs could provide financial and technical support to the EHC's mission of creating sustainable and community-oriented housing projects across Europe.