CEF 2 Transport - Projects on the Core Network - General envelope

Home Funding Calls for proposals External Borders: studies, works or mixed External Borders: studies, works or mixed CEF-T-2026-SAFEMOBGEN-EXTBORDER-WORKS Topic Call for proposal Internal navigation General information Topic description Topic updates Conditions and documents Budget overview Partner search announcements Start submission Topic Q&As Get support General information Programme Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Call CEF 2 Transport - Projects on the Core Network - General envelope (CEF-T-2026-SAFEMOBGEN) Type of action CEF-INFRA CEF Infrastructure Projects Type of MGA CEF Action Grant Budget-Based [CEF-AG] Open For Submission Deadline model single-stage Opening date 18 June 2026 Deadline date 06 October 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Objective: The objective of this call is to modernise transport infrastructure on the TEN-T network with the purpose of facilitating traffic flows for rail and road transport at border control areas at the Union external border of the TEN-T network. Scope: Works and / or studies related to: Projects, targeting only the transport infrastructure, which will inter alia improve the rail and road connections to the border crossing points, as well as parking lines and spaces related to the border controls. Support will be given to rail projects facilitating traffic flows at the TEN-T Border Crossing Points (BCPs) including as regards interoperability. Support will also be given to the upgrade of parking spaces for trucks, of waiting areas and of road lane capacity from the parking spaces to the border control points and between them, provided that it facilitates traffic flows at the Union external border. Border check equipment and facilities cannot be supported, in principle, as a stand-alone project. However, certain border check equipment, such as smart IT solutions which facilitate and/or accelerate border checks and alleviate congestion at border crossing points, or fixed devices integrated into the transport infrastructure, may be supported in case they form part of a wider project concerning the adaptation of transport infrastructure. Mobile equipment cannot be supported. Administrative buildings, storage and warehouse facilities, as well as parking facilities for border officers cannot be supported. Priority will be given to the upgrading of existing border crossing points to allow the implementation of coordinated bi-directional controls. Priority will be given to projects located on the TEN-T European Transport Corridors. Where appropriate, the applicants should ensure coordination with relevant Interreg Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance – Cross-Border Cooperation programmes. In case a proposal combines studies and works components, these must address different sections / activities. Facilities and infrastructure supported under CEF must be accessible for use by all operators on a non-discriminatory basis. Show more Topic updates 18 June 2026 The submission session is now available for: CEF-T-2026-SAFEMOBGEN-EXTBORDER-WORKS Show more Topic conditions and documents Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: CEF-T-2026-SAFEMOBGEN Application form templates Standard application form — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Detailed budget table per WP (CEF) Letter of support/MS agreement (CEF) Timetable (Gannt Chart) (CEF) Environmental compliance file (CEF-T and CEF-E) Additional documents: Amended Work Programme 2021-2027 - 5 June 2026 CEF Regulation 2021/1153 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement Show more Budget overview Topic Budget year : 2026 Stages Opening date Deadline Contributions Indicative number of grants CEF-T-2026-SAFEMOBGEN-EXTBORDER-WORKS - CEF-INFRA CEF Infrastructure Projects 20 000 000,00 € Single-stage 18 June 2026 6 October 2026 Items per page: 10 50 100 Showing 1–1 of 1 Partner search announcements 19 Searches of partners to collaborate on this topic View / Edit LEARs, Account Administrators or self-registrants can publish partner requests for open and forthcoming topics after logging into this Portal, as well as any user having an active public Person profile. Start submission Need help? To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point. To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section. Please select the type of your submission: CEF Infrastructure Projects [CEF-INFRA], CEF Action Grant Budget-Based [CEF-AG] Start submission Topic Q&As9 item(s) found General FAQ Under CEF transport, how will the Commission/CINEA deal with projects that are twinned? Asset out in Section 6 of the call texts, twinned proposals are proposals relating to the same project that are submitted under different calls and/or topics. Where proposals form pa... Under CEF Transport, what are the requirements for the submission of the Environmental Compliance File? Applicants must submit (upload) the Environmental Compliance File for all applications. For works applications and study applications with physical intervention, the ECF must be comp... Under CEF Transport, EXTBORDER, is the upgrade of truck parking spaces in airports and maritime ports identified as BCP in line with Reg (EU) 2016/399 supported for funding, provided that it facilitates traffic flows at the EU external borders? UnderCEF Transport, EXTBORDER topic, a project proposal can be supported only for road‑ and rail‑related measures facilitating traffic flows at border control areas at the Union land... Under CEF Transport, EXTBORDER topic, are projects required to meet the same technical standards applied to proposals submitted under the Rail topic? Yes, projects submitted under the EXTBORDER topic are required to comply with the same technical requirements as projects submitted under the Rail topic, in particular with regards t... Under CEF Transport, EXTBORDER topic, can the upgrading of parking areas for trucks and commercial vehicles be supported for funding? Yes, the upgrading of parking areas for trucks and commercial vehicles can be supported, including measures in line with EU requirements on safe and secure parking areas and certifie... Under CEF Transport, is it allowed to apply for funding for activities that were part of a previous CEF project but were not successfully completed? Asindicated in the “Information Note to the CEF Transport Coordination Committee” of 13/12/2018, “activities kept under existing Grant Agreements will not be funded under reflow call... Under CEF Transport, 2026 calls, which calls are exempted from the requirement to submit a CBA? Under the 2026 call for proposals, the proposals submitted to the following calls are exempted from submitting a CBA: CEF-T-2026-SIMOBGEN CEF-T-2026-MILMOB CEF-T-2026-AFIFGEN CEF-T-2... Under CEF Transport, External Borders topic, is the construction / upgrade of a terminal eligible? Yes, this topic may also concern the enhancement of an existing terminal if the applicants demonstrate that the project would facilitate traffic flows at the EU external border contr... Under CEF Transport, would a project for expanding and increasing the capacity of wide-gauge tracks at Eastern EU border station(s) be eligible under this topic ? No, projects covering the upgrading/modernisation of railway tracks with a gauge different from the European standard nominal track gauge (1435 mm) are not eligible for funding, unle... Items per page: 5 10 25 50 100 Showing 1–9 of 9 Get support Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application. 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