Article 6 — Implementation and forms of funding

1. The 2026-2027 Euratom Programme shall be implemented by means of direct management in accordance with the Financial Regulation or by means of indirect management by funding bodies referred to in Article 62(1), first subparagraph, point (c), of the Financial Regulation. 2. Funding under the 2026-2027 Euratom Programme may be provided in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation; however, grants shall be the main form of support for indirect actions under the 2026-2027 Euratom programme. Funding under the 2026-2027 Euratom Programme may also be provided through prizes, procurement and financial instruments within blending operations. 3. The main types of action to be carried out under the 2026-2027 Euratom Programme are set out and defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2021/695, such as research and innovation actions, innovation actions, innovation and market deployment actions, training and mobility actions, programme co-fund actions, pre-commercial procurement actions, public procurement of innovative solutions actions, coordination and support actions, inducement prizes and recognition prizes. The forms of funding referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be used in a flexible manner across all objectives of the 2026-2027 Euratom Programme, with their use being determined on the basis of the needs and the characteristics of the particular objectives. 4. The 2026-2027 Euratom Programme shall also support direct actions undertaken by the JRC.