Resources
Practical guides on European public funding data — how to find it, read it, and act on it.
How to Identify Spending Intent After a Grant: Reading the Signals Correctly
A grant agreement is a spending plan. This guide shows how Horizon Europe cost categories, project timelines and CORDIS records translate into concrete purchasing signals — with worked examples separating fact from inference.
Published Sep 1, 2026Read article →How to Find Companies That Received EU Funding: A Practical Guide
A step-by-step guide to the five official registers that reveal EU funding recipients — FTS, CORDIS, Kohesio, TED and the state-aid register — including what each covers, exact search steps, and their limitations.
Published Sep 1, 2026Read article →Funding Intelligence vs Tender Monitoring: What Each Sees, and What Each Misses
Tender monitoring tracks demand that public buyers announce. Funding intelligence tracks budgets before they are spent. This piece defines both categories, maps the structural blind spot between them, and states the honest limits of prediction.
Published Sep 1, 2026Read article →EU Grants vs Public Procurement: Two Money Flows, Two Very Different Signals
Grants, tenders and contract awards move public money in structurally different ways. This guide explains each flow, the 2026–2027 EU procurement thresholds, and why grant-funded purchasing never shows up in tender monitoring.
Published Sep 1, 2026Read article →