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The EIT's largest-ever funding round secures fresh resources for six Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), and joint activities such as the EIT Higher Education Initiative – reinforcing the EIT's position as Europe's largest innovation ecosystem. The decision reflects both the performance of the KICs and their alignment with EU policy priorities such as the Union of Skills and the Clean Industrial Deal while also supporting the implementation of the Startup and Scaleup Strategy, through entrepreneurial education programmes, stronger corporate engagement in innovation ecosystems, and better knowledge transfer from universities and research centres to business. Investing in Innovation and Skills to Boost Europe's Competitiveness The funding will support EIT Health, EIT Raw Materials, EIT Food, EIT Urban Mobility, EIT Manufacturing, and EIT Culture & Creativity. The allocations for 2026–2028 are as follows: EIT Health: € 67.3 million EIT Raw Materials: € 74.8 million EIT Food: € 125.3 million EIT Urban Mobility: € 206.9 million EIT Manufacturing: € 163.2 million EIT Culture & Creativity: € 131.6 million In addition, €79.3 million will be dedicated to cross-KIC activities, in which KICs that are financially autonomous also participate, including Climate-KIC, EIT Digital and InnoEnergy.