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Inland waterways – works
Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) · CEF-T-2026-COREGEN-IWWP-WORKS
Works to upgrade or build inland waterways and related locks, weirs and bridges on the TEN-T core network.
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The topic co-finances works to upgrade or build inland waterways and related locks, weirs, dams and bridges on the TEN-T core network. Public and private legal entities in EU Member States and CEF-associated countries can apply, and a consortium is not required.
Was fördert diese Ausschreibung?
Scope
The topic funds works that develop inland waterway transport infrastructure on the TEN-T core network. It sits within the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport general envelope for projects on the core network.
Eligible activities
Two types of works are covered:
- Upgrading waterways and related infrastructure, such as locks and weirs or dams, to achieve stable or improved navigation conditions and performance, to add capacity for the passage of vessels, or to ensure good navigation status.
- Creating new waterways and related infrastructure, including locks, weirs or dams and bridges.
Requirements for projects
Facilities and infrastructure supported under CEF must be open to all operators on a non-discriminatory basis. Proposals should take account of results from projects supported by other EU funding programmes and describe complementarities in Part B of the application. Projects must comply with EU policy interests and priorities and respect EU values and Commission policy on reputational matters.
Project size and grant limits
Applicants are strongly encouraged to request an EU contribution of at least €1,000,000 and, where possible, to group related projects into one proposal. The maximum EU contribution per grant agreement is capped at €30,000,000 for a project in one Member State, €70,000,000 for a project in two Member States and €100,000,000 for a project in more than two Member States. Proposals requesting more are ineligible.
Eligible costs
The grant is a budget-based actual cost grant covering personnel, subcontracting, purchase costs (travel and subsistence, equipment, other goods, works and services), other categories (studies, synergetic elements and works in outermost regions) and indirect costs. Travel and subsistence must be claimed as actual costs, and equipment at full cost. Subcontracted work must be performed in the eligible or target countries. Project management costs, including internal meetings, communication and reporting, should not exceed 10% of total project costs. Financial support to third parties is not allowed.
Was sind die Eckdaten?
- Ausschreibungscode
- CEF-T-2026-COREGEN-IWWP-WORKS
- Programm
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
- Funder
- European Union, through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport programme
- Eligible applicants
- public or private legal entities established in EU Member States or countries associated to the CEF Programme
- Call budget
- €350,000,000, shared between this topic and the rail topic of the same call (CEF-T-2026-COREGEN-RAIL-WORKS); no separate amount is set for inland waterways
- Funding per project
- capped at €30,000,000 (one Member State), €70,000,000 (two Member States) or €100,000,000 (more than two Member States); requests of at least €1,000,000 are strongly encouraged
- Funding rate
- up to 50% of the costs of works concerning inland waterways, and up to 50% where the project concerns cross-border links
- Duration
- works should end by 31 December 2030 at the latest
Wer kann sich auf diese Ausschreibung bewerben?
- Applicants and affiliated entities must be legal entities, public or private.
- They must be established in an EU Member State, including overseas countries and territories, or in a country associated to the CEF Programme. Countries negotiating association may take part if the agreement enters into force before grant signature and covers the call.
- Entities from other countries may exceptionally take part in projects of common interest if the granting authority considers their participation essential.
- A consortium is not required.
- Letters of support signed by the Member State(s) or CEF-associated country(ies) benefiting from the project (Member State agreement) are a mandatory annex.
- Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register before submission and be validated.
- Natural persons are excluded, except self-employed sole traders without separate legal personality. International organisations may take part. EU bodies, other than the Joint Research Centre, cannot.
- Entities subject to EU restrictive measures, or to conditionality measures under Regulation 2020/2092, cannot take part.
- Proposals located on the extended core network are not eligible for core network topics of this call, and activities must take place in the eligible countries.
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Wann endet die Einreichungsfrist?
6. Oktober 2026
6 October 2026, 17:00:00 CET (Brussels). Proposals are submitted electronically through the Funding and Tenders Portal. The indicative timetable foresees evaluation from October 2026 to March 2027, results in April 2027 and grant agreement signature in May or June 2027.
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