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Horizon Europe – Supporting the implementation of the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission – 2026

Horizon Europe aims to strengthen the EU's science and technology base and the European Research Area (ERA), to boost Europe's innovation capacity, competitiveness and employment, and to deliver on citizens' priorities, supporting our socio-economic model and values.

2026-01-20
37 million euros
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Call reference HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-PCP
Programme Horizon Europe
Institution European Commission
Sectors Buildings & Public Works Civil Protection & Risks Cooperation & Development Education & Training Energy Environment & Climate Housing Research & Innovation Services to organisations Social Economy Technology & Digital Territorial Development
Beneficiaries Association & NGO Large company (> 250 employees) Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Professional organisation & network Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities Training organisation & school

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HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-PCP



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Priorities and funded actions

Some Horizon Europe budgets are structured in response to policy ambitions (“destinations”) and deployed through calls for proposals targeting more specific thematic/sector (“Topics”). Thus, your application must be linked to a topic of a call for proposals.

Various categories of projects are eligible:

  • RIA, Research and Innovation Actions: Basic and applied research / Technology development and adoption / Testing and validation of a prototype in the laboratory ;
  • IA, Innovation Actions: Prototypes, tests, demonstrations, pilot projects, market placement. These actions may include limited R&D activities ;
  • CSA, Coordination and Support Actions: Networking, studies & conferences, communication, studies for new research infrastructures ;
  • MSCA, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions / ERC individual grants: Training networks for researchers, Individual grants for experienced researchers, Staff exchange – mobility for researchers and non-scientific staff.

In addition, calls specify the categories of eligible beneficiaries:

  • Collaborative projects, composed of a coordinator and several partners organisations (consortium) ;
  • Single-beneficiary projects, involving a single organization ;
  • Individual scholarships, open to natural persons in their own name with their home institution.

TOPICS:

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  • HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-PCP-CIT-01: Boosting the transformation towards climate-neutral cities, the net-zero economy and open strategic autonomy through Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP)

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  • To find your National Contact Point (NCP): Click here

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 37 million euros
  • Amount of the grant: between 7 million and 12 million euros
  • Funding rate: up to 100% of the total eligible costs