BATTERIES and MOBILITY

Home Funding Calls for proposals Supporting sustainable and smart urban mobility in Europe (CIVITAS) Supporting sustainable and smart urban mobility in Europe (CIVITAS) HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-07 Topic Call for proposal Internal navigation General information Topic description Topic updates Destination Conditions and documents Budget overview Partner search announcements Start submission Topic Q&As Get support General information Programme Horizon Europe (HORIZON) Call BATTERIES and MOBILITY (HORIZON-CL5-2026-10) Type of action HORIZON-CSA HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions Type of MGA HORIZON Lump Sum Grant [HORIZON-AG-LS] Open For Submission Deadline model single-stage Opening date 04 June 2026 Deadline date 08 October 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes: Valorisation, cross-fertilisation and dissemination of innovative solutions for sustainable urban mobility, from EU and national projects through the CIVITAS initiative; Contribution to the accelerated deployment of innovative urban mobility solutions, increasing competitiveness of European urban mobility actors while achieving European mobility policy objectives. Cities are equipped with a relevant knowledge, necessary soft and technical skills to successfully deploy smart and sustainable mobility solutions, for passenger and freight. A vibrant community of urban innovative mobility stakeholders is maintained and strengthened. Scope: Effective and efficient urban mobility systems are the backbone of competitive cities, without them the economy comes to a standstill. While cities are going through a rapid digital, green and social transformation, local and regional authorities play bigger roles and take on greater responsibilities in contributing to the prosperity, climate-neutrality and competitiveness of the European Union. However, the deployment of innovative sustainable mobility solutions has been hampered by fragmentation of the support to cities at regional, national and EU level, lack of resources for experimentation with new approaches, insufficient knowledge on research results and innovative solutions, and difficulties for urban stakeholders to exchange knowledge, experiences and lessons learned, including providing feedback to policy makers and the research community. The aim of this coordination and support action is to address the barriers to the deployment of innovative urban mobility projects’ results through a comprehensive and collaborative approach, while further strengthening the European urban mobility innovation ecosystem. Taking into account the previous CIVITAS coordination and support action[1], in collaboration with, and avoiding overlaps with, the Cities Mission Platform[2] and other relevant initiatives, the action is expected to address - in a clear and streamlined approach - all of the following aspects: Harvesting and spreading innovative urban mobility solutions, and speeding up the take-up of the related projects results by European cities by: setting up capacity building and a replication programme, to facilitate twinning, mutual learning and peer-to-peer exchanges, which should include cooperation with industry, SMEs and start-ups, while ensuring a feedback to policy loop; optimising the common, user-friendly CIVITAS project evaluation framework, with dedicated support for its implementation by the projects that are part of the CIVITAS initiative; optimising and promoting the CIVITAS website as the main knowledge and exchange platform for the European urban mobility community by means of digital tools and structured management approaches to disseminate information about the EU’s urban mobility research and innovation developments and results. Developing and strengthening the urban mobility community in the EU and Associated Countries and actively engaging stakeholders across sectors and governance levels to facilitate common learning and exchange by: facilitating and supporting the Educational and Youth network, facilitating and optimising the support to national CIVITAS networks (CIVINETS), supporting R&I projects’ clustering, and the coordination of living lab activities, organising the CIVITAS Forum, and supporting the organisation of the Urban Mobility Days, under guidance of the Commission services, organising the CIVITAS Politicians Exchange Forum, facilitating the exchange between cities, urban public transport authorities and the industry, SMEs and start-ups, enlarging the CIVITAS network. Since 2002 CIVITAS acts as an open platform that facilitates research, the uptake of innovative solutions, the validation of research results, the exchange of knowledge and best practices, and common learning in the area of urban mobility and transport. The project selected under this topic will help to ensure the long-term support for the R&I urban mobility projects offering governance, and an organisational and logistical framework that guarantees the wide dissemination and take up of urban mobility project results. [1] CIVITAS MUSE | CIVITAS [2] NetZeroCities Show more Topic updates 04 June 2026 The submission session is now available for: HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D2-03, HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-01, HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-06, HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-02, HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-09, HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-10, HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-07, HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-03 Show more Topic destination Developing multimodal systems and services for climate-neutral, smart, inclusive, and safe mobility (2026-27) This Destination includes activities addressing safe and smart mobility services for passengers and goods. This Destination contributes directly to the Strategic Plan’s Key Strategic Orientations ‘Green transition’, ‘Digital transition’ and ‘A more resilient, competitive, inclusive and democratic Europe’. In line with the Strategic Plan, the overall expected impact of this Destination is to contribute to the ‘Multimodal systems and services for climate-neutral, smart and safe mobility’. The main impacts to be generated by topics under this Destination are: Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM) Improved mobility for people and goods in all weather conditions, ensuring safe, shared, inclusive, affordable, attractive, and accessible door-to-door mobility, for private and public transport in mixed traffic and confined areas, as well as open roads. Seamless integration of CCAM solutions into existing transport ecosystems to ensure interoperability, promote multimodality, enhance traffic safety, catering to diverse user needs and behaviours. Resilient, climate-neutral, and sustainable mobility solutions with reduced carbon footprints, resulting in greener, less congested, cost-effective, and demand-responsive transport systems. Increased competitiveness of the transport system using secure and hyper-advanced technologies such as real-time perception, situational awareness, and decision-making systems, based on trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (including Edge and Generative AI), satellite navigation, smart traffic management, and tools for software development for CCAM applications. Multimodal and sustainable transport systems for passengers and goods Enhanced resilience of transport networks through improved operational efficiency for both passenger and intermodal freight transport, future-proofed mobility systems supporting EU competitiveness while ensuring affordable and accessible transport for all passengers. Safety and resilience Drastic reduction in road fatalities for all types of users, especially on rural areas Improved resilience of the public transport system via the use of AI Advanced technologies and methods for improved reliability in complex environments for aviation Legal entities established in China are not eligible to participate in both Research and Innovation Actions (RIAs) and Innovation Actions (IAs) falling under this destination. For additional information please see “Restrictions on the participation of legal entities established in China” found in General Annex B of the General Annexes. Show more Topic conditions and documents General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used). described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf]]. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions Not applicable. Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA): Application form templates — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Standard application form (HE CSA) Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations Standard evaluation form (HE CSA) Guidance HE Programme Guide Model Grant Agreements (MGA) Lump Sum MGA Call-specific instructions Detailed budget table (HE LS) Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?" Additional documents: HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 1. General Introduction HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 8. Climate, Energy and Mobility HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 15. General Annexes HE Programme Guide HE Framework Programme 2021/695 HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme 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 HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D2-03 - HORIZON-IA HORIZON Innovation Actions 100 000 000,00 € Single-stage 4 June 2026 8 October 2026 around 33 300 000,00 € 3 HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-01 - HORIZON-IA HORIZON Innovation Actions 100 000 000,00 € Single-stage 4 June 2026 8 Octobe [... συνέχεια στην επίσημη πρόσκληση]