Funding

Funds innovative urban actions that pilot new approaches to sustainable urban development in EU cities.

URBACT Action Networks — transnational learning networks of European cities tackling shared urban challenges.

Researches the factors that impact the energy performance of small residential and non-residential buildings.

Develops low-disturbance prefabrication approaches enabling deep renovation of multi-storey buildings.

Strengthens national BUILD UP Skills platforms to upskill the construction workforce for the clean-energy transition.

Scaling deep-renovation and energy-renovation solutions for residential and public buildings.

Supports cooperation among renewable and citizen energy communities to scale local energy ownership.

Just Transition Mechanism Public Sector Loan Facility — loan schemes vehicle for public-sector projects in just-transition territories.

Supports the development of national policy frameworks for renewable heating and cooling deployment.

Establishing and scaling one-stop-shops that deliver integrated renovation services for households and public buildings.

Just Transition Mechanism Public Sector Loan Facility — grant + loan blend for public-sector projects in just-transition territories.

Supports groups of municipalities developing integrated heating and cooling plans aligned with the EU clean-energy transition.

Project Development Assistance for sustainable-energy investment projects in cities, regions and public bodies.

Scales smart and clean energy approaches to improve affordability for households and SMEs.

Supporting national, regional and local implementation of EU clean-energy legislation (EPBD, EED, RED).

Supports measures to address household energy poverty through advisory services, retrofits and policy frameworks.

Best-practice climate-mitigation projects accelerating greenhouse-gas reductions in cities, industries and land-use sectors.

Biodiversity-policy governance, awareness and monitoring projects supporting EU nature legislation.

Governance projects strengthening environmental compliance, enforcement and inter-agency coordination across the EU.

Best-practice projects for nature restoration, Natura 2000 management, species protection and biodiversity recovery.

Technical Assistance for the preparation of Strategic Integrated Projects under the LIFE climate sub-programme.

Technical Assistance for the preparation of Strategic Nature Projects.

Best-practice climate-adaptation projects in EU regions, cities and ecosystems — including vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning.

Best-practice circular-economy, zero-pollution and resource-efficiency projects accelerating the EU's Zero Pollution Action Plan.