Brussels, 15 December 2020
On the 15th of December, the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) launched a call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for transport funding instrument, which makes €200 million available for projects aiming to build, upgrade and improve European transport infrastructure. The call for proposals supports the projects concerning:
- Infrastructure projects for railways, inland waterways, maritime and inland ports.
- Infrastructure projects for road networks in the case of Member States with no railway network established in their territory or in the case of a Member State, or part thereof, with an isolated network without long-distance rail freight transport.
The budget available under the Cohesion envelope (reserved for applicants from the 15 EU Member States that are eligible for Cohesion Fund support) is €40 million. The budget available under the General envelope (open to applicants from all EU Member States) is €160 million.
The call deadline is on 22 March 2021. More information can be found on the INEA website.