Fifth Edition of the Transnational Call for Proposals under the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) European Partnership, in the Field of the City of the Future Grant
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This call is open to universities, research institutions and local authorities and 4 others, at idea and R&D stage and prototype and pilot stage. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: the European Union.
This is a transnational research and innovation call funding projects that advance urban sustainability transitions across three pathways: positive-energy neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, and circular urban economies. It targets public authorities, municipalities, businesses, and research teams developing integrated solutions to help European cities meet Green Deal and SDG commitments.
About this grant
The Fifth Edition of the Transnational Call for Projects under the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) European Partnership, in the field of the Future City, is an ANR-hosted call funding transnational research and innovation projects on urban challenges. The partnership, continuing the JPI Urban Europe programme under Horizon Europe, brings together almost 31 countries and more than 67 partners, and aims to help cities transition toward more sustainable economies and ways of functioning, in line with the European Green Deal, the UN SDGs, the New Urban Agenda, the EU Urban Agenda and the Paris Agreement. The 2026 call is organised around Transition Pathways: Positive Energy Districts (PED), the 15-minute city (15mC), and Circular Urban Economies (CUE). This year a transversal topic applies across all three domains, focused on innovation and open only to proposals using an innovation-oriented approach (IOA), with a transnational eligibility requirement that at least one private-sector organisation participates. The transversal topic addresses adaptive reuse of existing buildings and urban spaces, overcoming regulatory and governance barriers while ensuring socially inclusive transformation. Projects should support integrated approaches spanning technological, spatial, regulatory, legal, financial, environmental, social and economic perspectives, and foster co-creation, experimentation and testing of urban innovations. ANR funds only topics 2 and 3 and does not fund projects submitted under the transversal topic 1, and it finances only French teams.
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Eligibility
Projects must be transnational cooperations involving at least three independent legal entities from at least three participating countries. At least two eligible applicants in a consortium must come from EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries. Each consortium must include at least one local authority (city, municipality or entity providing essential urban services) as main applicant, co-applicant or cooperation partner, depending on national criteria. Funding of participants follows their respective national funding agencies' rules. ANR funds only French teams and invites French partners to consult the French participant guidelines. ANR does not fund projects under the transversal topic 1.
Key requirements
- ✓Transnational project consortia required
- ✓Focus on one or more of three transition pathways: positive-energy districts (PED), 15-minute cities (15mC), or circular urban economies (CUE)
- ✓Projects must support urban transition toward sustainable economy and operations, aligned with EU Green Deal and UN SDGs
- ✓Innovation-oriented approach (IOA) required for cross-cutting transversal theme projects
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the Fifth Edition of the Transnational Call for Proposals under the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) European Partnership, in the Field of the City of the Future deadline?
- Applications close 17 Nov 2026 12:00.
- Who can apply for Fifth Edition of the Transnational Call for Proposals under the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) European Partnership, in the Field of the City of the Future?
- Eligibility covers organisations in EU; university, research-institution, local-authority, sme, large-company, nonprofit, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Sustainable buildings funding covers low-energy new build, deep retrofit, building performance data and healthier indoor environments. Public owners procure design and works through tenders, while grants support innovation and community schemes. Bids are usually judged on measured performance, cost and delivery experience in occupied buildings.
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