CEF 2 Transport - Actions related to smart and interoperable mobility - General envelope

Home Funding Calls for proposals New technologies and innovation: digitalisation of road transport - works New technologies and innovation: digitalisation of road transport - works CEF-T-2026-SIMOBGEN-NEWTECH-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 - Actions related to smart and interoperable mobility - General envelope (CEF-T-2026-SIMOBGEN) 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 and enhance the digitalisation of road transport on the TEN-T network. Scope: Works related to: Projects fostering the deployment of new technologies and innovation by supporting test-beds / infrastructure for autonomous vehicles [1]. The focus will be specifically on investments in infrastructure for commercial (pre-) deployment of autonomous vehicles, implementing sufficiently mature technology that do not include Research & Innovation activities. The projects to be financed shall contribute to the deployment of highly automated vehicles on the road for real operation, requiring investment in infrastructure to ensure the efficient operation of autonomous vehicles, in two areas: Establishing control centers (IT equipment for remote supervision of highly automated vehicles, offering support in challenging or unexpected situations). Support is not provided to the construction of actual buildings (such as TMC building). Deploying digital infrastructure for accurate vehicle positioning and communication with the surrounding environment (including interaction with emergency services). Particular attention will be paid to digital infrastructure that enables the automatic transmission of driving data and the recording of events (e.g. accidents or near-accidents). Where necessary, to complement the deployment of digital infrastructure, modifying road infrastructure (such as extending merging lanes) can also be supported, as long as demonstrated to be limited to the necessary for the objectives of deployment of autonomous vehicles. In both cases applicants are expected to explain in their application if/how their project will use EU harmonized (e.g. C-ROADS [2]) and sovereign digital infrastructure. Projects may be complementary to those financed by Horizon Europe [3]. Projects can be located on the core, extended core and/or comprehensive network as well as in urban nodes of the TEN-T network. In case the application covers certain road sections outside the TEN-T network, applicants have to justify their need and demonstrate their positive effects for the TEN-T network. Support is not provided for the funding of vehicles, vehicles equipment and alternative fuels infrastructure. [1] The funded infrastructure should be in line with Directive 2010/40/EU as amended by EU 2023/2661 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport if relevant. [2] https://www.c-roads.eu/ [3] The Horizon Europe call “Flagship-pilot: large-scale demonstrations of CCAM (CCAM Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-01” finances research and demonstration projects on the integration of technologies, testing, validation, operation, public engagement, awareness campaigns, other research and eventually vehicles. Show more Topic updates 18 June 2026 The submission session is now available for: CEF-T-2026-SIMOBGEN-NEWTECH-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-SIMOBGEN-NEWTECH-WORKS Application form templates Standard application form — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Detailed budget table per WP Letter of support/MS agreement Timetable (Gannt Chart) Environmental compliance file 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-SIMOBGEN-NEWTECH-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 21 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&As8 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, NEWTECH topic, is the development or purchase of software for digital infrastructure and remote-operations control centers supported for funding? Software that is essential for the proper operation of a control centre or digital infrastructure can be supported for funding provided it serves the objectives outlined in the call ... Under CEF Transport, NEWTECH topic, must the same project necessarily cover both areas indicated in the call text: 1. Establishing control centres and 2. Deploying digital infrastructure? No. The proposal can address only one or both areas Under CEF Transport, NEWTECH topic, can studies (including preparatory studies for works) be supported? No, studies are not supported under this topic. 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, what is the difference between ‘studies’ and ‘works’ in the case of SMART initiatives (ICT, DATA, software development, etc.)? Article 2 of the CEF Regulation 2021/1153 provides the definition of "studies" and “works”, which applies also in this case. “Studies” mean activities needed to prepare project imple... Items per page: 5 10 25 50 100 Showing 1–8 of 8 Get support Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application. For help related to this call, please contact CINEA-CEF-TRANSPORT-CALLS@ec.europa.eu Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals. IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes