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Horizon Europe: EUR 85.5 million available under the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities EU Mission

The Cities Mission aims to deliver 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030 and to ensure that these cities act as experimentation to enable all European cities to follow suit by 2050.

  • Call for proposals
  • Open

Details

Status
Open
Reference
HORIZON-IA HORIZON Innovation Actions
Publication date
18 December 2025 in Funding and Tenders Portal
Opening date
Deadline model
Single-stage
Deadline date
8 October 2026, 17:00 (CEST)
Funding programme
Department
European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

Description

In line with the Horizon Europe Cities Mission 2026-27 work programme, the European Commission has launched a new call for project proposals to support research and innovation under the EU Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities.

The total indicative budget available is EUR 85.5 million. The deadline for submissions is 8 October 2026.

The call covers three topics:

  • Energy efficient urban and sub-urban public transport, complemented by shared mobility
  • Transition to low-temperature heating solutions in multiapartment buildings, AI-based solutions for urban planning and management
  • Introducing circular economy models in the construction sector, from buildings to city scale (EU Missions Joint Call)

You can find all the information required, including the call text and application forms on the Funding and Tenders Portal using the call reference: HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT