European City Facility – Eighth Call for Applications: Support local authorities in developing investment concepts for sustainable energy
LIFE · Cascade funding
Summary
In our view, a Polish company will not get R&D or investment funding here.
Provides local authorities with grants up to EUR 60,000 to prepare investment concepts for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
- Who can apply
- Companies cannot apply. Applicants: public bodies, local authorities.
- Amount
- up to €60K per projectCall budget €3.7M
- Deadline
- 21 Dec 2026 18:00 CETin 57 days
- Status
- Forthcomingopens 26 Oct 2026
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source.
Description
The investment concepts will represent an initial step towards fully-fledged business and financial plans and facilitate the subsequent mobilization of investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy. Maximum grant amount per investment concept (lump-sum) is 60.000 EUR.
Web address for further information (eligibility check/full application form/full call text/proposal guidelines/templates):
https://www.eucityfacility.eu/
For further information (helpdesk):
https://fmp.eucityfacility.eu/iss/NewTicket
You can also contact your national hub:
https://www.eucityfacility.eu/national-support
Who can apply, in detail
- Applicant types
- Public body, municipality
- Purpose
- Energy, environment, infrastructure
- R&D relevance
- 0 of 3
- Poland eligible
- Yes
- Country limit
- —
- Region
- Any
- Consortium
- Unclear
- Readiness level (TRL)
- —
- Per project
- up to €60K
- Topics
- Sustainable energy
- Energy efficiency
- Renewable energy
- Investment planning
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source. 23 Oct 2026
Amounts and costs
- Call budget
- €3,720,000
Indicative topic budget as stated in the portal's budget table. Lump-sum and per-project limits are in the call conditions.
Call facts
- Opens
- 26 Oct 2026
- Deadline model
- Single-stage
- Programme
- LIFE · 2021–2027
- Call
- European City Facility – Eighth Call for Applications: Support local authorities in developing investment concepts for sustainable energy
- Types of action
- —
- Source
- ec.europa.eu
- Checked
- 25 Oct 2026
- Portal updated
- 22 Oct 2026
This is a summary of the source page, not the official text. Eligibility, conditions and the submission system are at the source.