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European City Facility – Eighth Call for Applications: Support local authorities in developing investment concepts for sustainable energy
Opens 26 Oct 2026Live official EU data
Run by LIFE European City Facility 3.0
21 Dec 2026
Deadline
26 Oct 2026
Opens for applications
€60k
Per company
€3.7M
Total for all companies
What this call funds
This call gives municipalities and local authorities a lump sum grant to develop investment concepts for sustainable energy projects, such as energy efficiency or renewable energy initiatives. The goal is to help local governments move towards fully developed business and financial plans that can attract real investment. Each successful applicant can receive up to 60,000 euros as a single lump sum payment.
renewable energy · energy efficiency · smart grids · regional development
Who wins this
A municipality, local authority, or grouping of local authorities in an eligible European country that wants to develop a concrete investment concept for a sustainable energy project.
Could you win this call?
Only the website is required.
The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €60k
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- Cascade funding
- Partners
- Not stated in the call.
- Eligible applicants
- public body
- Also required
- Open only to municipalities or local authorities, or their groupings, from the 27 EU Member States, Iceland, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Ukraine.
- Sectors
- CleanTech · Energy · Circular Economy
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