Inland waterways – works
European Commission · Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
Posted 18 Jun 2026 · 5 days left
In plain terms
The European Commission funds infrastructure projects to upgrade or create inland waterways and related facilities like locks and dams on the core TEN-T transport network. Applicants must be established in EU member states, with a total budget of 700 million euros available and applications due by 6 October 2026.
A generated summary of the donor's text; the original wording is below.
Summary
Objective:
The objective of this call is to develop inland waterway transport infrastructure projects on the TEN-T core network.
Scope:
Works on inland waterways related to:
Upgrade of waterways and related infrastructure such as locks and, weirs/dams, in order to achieve stable or improved navigation conditions, performance and/or more capacity for the passage of vessels or to ensure good navigation status;
Creation of new waterways and related infrastructure (locks, weirs/dams, bridges).
Excerpt from the donor's page. The full text, annexes and forms are on the original call.
Eligible regions
- eu_only
Who can apply
- government
- private_company
- academia_research
Eligibility and conditions
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">Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible countries
described in section 6 of the call document.
3. Other eligibility conditions
described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in section 9 of the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in section 4 of the call document.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in section 10 of the call document.
Call document and annexes:
CEF-T-2026-COREGEN
Application form templates
Standard application form — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table per WP
Letter of support/MS agreement
Timetable (Gannt Chart)
Simplified CBA calculator
Full CBA cash flow template
Environmental compliance file
Additional documents:
Amended Work Programme 2021-2027 - 5 June 2026
CEF Regulation 2021/1153
TEN-T Regulation 2024/1679
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
CINEA Guide for Economic Appraisal for CEF Projects
DG REGIO CBA Economic Appraisal Vademecum
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
Decision on unit costs for SME owners
Decision on unit costs for personnel (usual cost accounting practices)