CEF IN BRIEF
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is a key funding instrument for more growth, jobs, and competitiveness in Europe. The CEF supports projects that focus on the development and construction of new and modernised infrastructures in the transport, telecom, and energy sectors.
CEF programmes focus on sustainable investments in European infrastructure. The new CEF (2021 – 2027) will focus more on climate change, digital connectivity, and renewable electricity.
For whom?
- Governments (state, provinces, municipalities)
- Companies (port, industrial, logistics and service companies)
For what?
- Studies or study projects with pilot activities
- Implementation projects
Subsidy budget €22.4 billion
The total subsidy budget for CEF 2021-2027 is €22.4 billion
- CEF Transport: €14.5 billion
- CEF Energy: €5.8 billion
- CEF Digital/Telecom: €2.1 billion
Studies or study projects with pilot activities: 50% of total project costs.
Implementation projects: 10% to 50% of project costs.
Themes within CEF
Transport
- Shifting to innovative energy-efficient and low-carbon transport technologies.
- Making transport systems more sustainable and efficient.
- Solving missing links in the network.
- Removal of existing infrastructure bottlenecks.
- Better interconnection of the railway networks and transport services of the Member States.
- Improving cross-border infrastructure.
Energy
- Connecting, digitising and making energy systems smarter in Europe for a powerful energy network.
Digital/Telecom
- Improving digital connectivity.
- Creating very high-capacity broadband networks.
- Increasing the resilience and capability of backbone networks.
- Improving the digitalisation of transport and energy networks.
Criteria- To be eligible for financial support under the CEF, your project must be classified as a Project of Common Interest.
- You can only submit a project if the country in which the project owner is located supports it.
PURPOSE OF THE SUBSIDY
The aim of the CEF is to create a strong and sustainable Europe by promoting competitiveness and stimulating economic growth. To achieve this goal, CEF supports projects that improve or renew infrastructure in the transport, telecom, and energy sectors.
Type of project
- Studies or study projects with pilot activities: These are projects that prepare for large-scale implementation projects, so-called works. These projects generally receive a grant of 50% of the project costs.
- Implementation projects: These receive grant percentages ranging from 10% to 50% of the project costs.
SIGNING UP FOR A PROJECT
On the website of the European Commission you can find calls that are currently open. The first calls for CEF 2021-2027 are expected to open in the second quarter of 2021.
The way in which we will travel and transport goods in the coming years is going to be more sustainable, and I am excited to be able to contribute to these physical changes. My perseverance in turning projects into a good-news story and bringing the right parties together is my main asset.
The way in which we will travel and transport goods in the coming years is going to be more sustainable, and I am excited to be able to contribute to these physical changes. My perseverance in turning projects into a good-news story and bringing the right parties together is my main asset.
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