External Borders: studies, works or mixed
Open
This is the status published by the official source.
Objective:
The objective of this call is to modernise transport infrastructure on the TEN-T network with the purpose of facilitating traffic flows for rail and road transport at border control areas at the Union external border of the TEN-T network.
Scope:
Works and / or studies related to:
Projects, targeting only the transport infrastructure, which will inter alia improve the rail and road connections to the border crossing points, as well as parking lines and spaces related to the border controls.
Support will be given to rail projects facilitating traffic flows at the TEN-T Border Crossing Points (BCPs) including as regards interoperability.
Support will also be given to the upgrade of parking spaces for trucks, of waiting areas and of road lane capacity from the parking spaces to the border control points and between them, provided that it facilitates traffic flows at the Union external border.
Border check equipment and facilities cannot be supported, in principle, as a stand-alone project. However, certain border check equipment, such as smart IT solutions which facilitate and/or accelerate border checks and alleviate congestion at border crossing points, or fixed devices integrated into the transport infrastructure, may be supported in case they form part of a wider project concerning the adaptation of transport infrastructure. Mobile equipment cannot be supported.
Administrative buildings, storage and warehouse facilities, as well as parking facilities for border officers cannot be supported.
Priority will be given to the upgrading of existing border crossing points to allow the implementation of coordinated bi-directional controls.
Priority will be given to projects located on the TEN-T European Transport Corridors.
Where appropriate, the applicants should ensure coordination with relevant Interreg Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance – Cross-Border Cooperation programmes.
In case a proposal combines studies and works components, these must address different sections / activities.
Facilities and infrastructure supported under CEF must be accessible for use by all operators on a non-discriminatory basis.
- Status
- Open
- Deadline
- (time not stated)
- Opens
- Published
- Total budget
- €20,000,000
- Country
- European Union (EU-wide)
- Programme
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
- Funder
- European Commission
- Official page
- Open at the source portal
What applying involves
12 steps, all of them taken from this call's own documents.
Understand the call
- Read the call on the source portal and download its documents
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Write the proposal against the award criteria and thresholds
standard for this programme
described in section 9 of the call document — conditions §5b
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Check the grant's legal and financial set-up
standard for this programme
described in section 10 of the call document . Call document and annexes: CEF-T-2026-SAFEMOBGEN Application form templates Standard application form — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Detailed budget table per WP (CEF) Letter of support/MS agreement (CEF) Timetable (Gannt Chart) (CEF) Environmental compliance file (CEF-T and CEF-E) Additional documents: Amended Work Programme 2021-2027 - 5 June 2026 CEF Regulation 2021/1153 EU … — conditions §6
- Check the amount you plan to request against the call's range
Check you are eligible
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Check every partner is established in an eligible country
standard for this programme
described in section 6 of the call document — conditions §2
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Meet the call's other eligibility conditions
standard for this programme
described in section 6 of the call document — conditions §3
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Be able to show financial and operational capacity
standard for this programme
described in section 7 of the call document — conditions §4
Prepare the documents
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Prepare Part B of the Application Form
standard for this programme
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. — conditions
- Complete the detailed budget table standard for this programme
- Obtain the letter of support standard for this programme
Submit
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Check the submission and evaluation process
described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual — conditions §5a
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Submit before the closing date shown above
The source states the closing day but no closing time — check the portal before the last day. — calls.deadline
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Where this came from
- Source document
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- Document fingerprint
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