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2026 CEF Transport Calls for proposals

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Details

Status
Open
Publication date
18 June 2026
Opening date
Deadline model
Single-stage
Deadline date
6 October 2026, 17:00 (CEST)
Funding programme

Description

The 2026 CEF Transport calls for proposals make €1.1 billion available to build and modernise European transport infrastructure. They support the European Commission’s vision of a future sustainable transport system, with smart and resilient solutions implemented to interconnect Europe. 

Projects funded under these calls will help make the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) more sustainable, smart and resilient and contribute to the EU’s goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050. 

The calls cover the TEN-T network in the following areas: 

  • Railway projects on the TEN-T Core Network
  • Inland waterway projects on the TEN-T Core Network
  • Electrification of the road haulage & airport sectors
  • Electricity charging infrastructure in maritime and inland ports, and equipping vessels for the use of alternative fuels
  • Adapting the transport infrastructure at Union external borders
  • Digitalisation of road transport  
  • Military Mobility 

     

Overview of the calls

Projects on the core network

€350 million

COREGEN call - 2 topics:

(1) Inland waterways (2) rail

Cohesion envelope: €260 million

CORECOEN call - 1 topic: 

Rail

Military Mobility

 €130 million

MILMOB call – 1 topic: 

Military Mobility

 
Sustainable and multimodal mobility

€200 million

SUSTMOBGEN - 1 topic:

European Maritime Space and inland ports

 
Safe and secure mobility

General budget: €20 million

SAFEMOBGEN - 1 topic:

External borders

 
Smart and interoperable mobility

€20 million

SIMOBGEN call - 1 topics: 

Digitalisation of road transport

 
Alternative fuels infrastructure 

€130 million

AFIFGEN call - 1 topic: 

Road & Air Transport 

 

Questions and Answers (Q&A) related to a specific topic are posted in the Q&A section of the topic submission webpage of the Funding & Tenders Portal. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) of general nature are available on the FAQs section of the Funding & Tenders portal. 

If you still have questions related to the call after consulting the information on the portal, you can contact CINEA-CEF-TRANSPORT-CALLSatec [dot] europa [dot] eu (CINEA-CEF-TRANSPORT-CALLS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) For individual IT questions on the Portal Submission System, please contact the IT Helpdesk. through the contact form available on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal (europa.eu)

Apply now

Applicants should submit their proposal electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal at the latest by 6 October 2026 at 17.00 CET (Brussels time)

Info Day

The information session will take place online on 24 June 2026. Participants will be guided through the calls, application process, and award criteria. The link to the web streaming, the slides and recording of this session will be available on the event page. 

National Contact Points

Interested applicants should get in touch with the national contact points for CEF Transport, to obtain their prior agreement to their proposals.