Inland waterways – works

The objective of this call is to develop inland waterway transport infrastructure projects on the TEN-T core network. The scope covers works on inland waterways related to the upgrade of waterways and related infrastructure such as locks and weirs/dams, in order to achieve stable or improved navigation conditions, vessel performance, or increased capacity, as well as the creation of new waterways and related infrastructure such as locks, weirs/dams, or bridges.

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Agency	CEF (EU)
Region	EU
Country	N/A
Legal form	Company, Government organization
Start date	18 Jun 2026
End date	6 Oct 2026
Budget	350,000,000 EUR (for year 2026, for both action lines CEF-T-2026-COREGEN-RAIL-WORKS and CEF-T-2026-COREGEN-IWWP-WORKS; the share for this specific topic may be less than the combined sum).

Grant application conditions

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.
Eligible countries	Described in section 6 of the call document.
Other eligibility conditions	Described in section 6 of the call document.
Financial and operational capacity and exclusion	Described in section 7 of the call document.
Legal and financial set-up of the grants	Described in section 10 of the call document.
Documentation	https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CEF-T-2026-COREGEN-IWWP-WORKS

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