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Innovation Fund – Net-zero technologies

The conditions and budgets of the IF26 call were not published as of 23 September 2026. A call for SMEs is planned, with provisional deadlines in March and September 2027.

Innovation Fund EUChecked on the official site: 13 October 2026

Deadlines and funds can change: confirm on the official site before you apply.

In short

Who it is for
Companies
How much you can get
Varies from case to case: see the official guide
Until when
Not announced yet
Where you apply
climate.ec.europa.eu
About the programme

The Innovation Fund funds innovative low- or zero-emission technologies, from small to large projects. For the IF26 call, an analysis of 23 September 2026 says the final budgets and conditions of the regular calls had not been published yet; a dedicated SME call for small projects is planned, with two provisional deadlines, in March 2027 and in September 2027. The large calls (net-zero technologies) remain the main instrument, but with no confirmed deadline when we checked. The sources are secondary: confirm the calendar on the European Commission's official pages when it appears.

Eligibility conditions

Companies that develop low- or zero-emission technologies; the exact conditions are in the IF26 call.

  • Companies with innovative decarbonisation projects
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Type of applicant

How to apply

You apply online on the “Funding & Tenders” portal when the call opens.

Documents needed

Published with the call.

What do these words mean?

Eligible

Eligible means you meet the programme's conditions. An eligible expense is one the programme can actually pay for; an ineligible one you pay yourself, even if the project is approved.

Applicant and beneficiary

The applicant is the one who asks for the funding. They become a beneficiary only after the request is approved and they sign the funding contract or decision.

Application session (call)

The period when the institution takes requests. Once it closes you can no longer apply, and sometimes the funds run out before the last day. A programme may have several sessions a year or only one.

Applicant's guide

The official document with all the rules: who can apply, which expenses count, which papers you need and how scoring works. If anything differs from what FonduRO says, the guide is what counts.

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Where this comes from: Informații din căutare (analize PNO Innovation din 22.07 și 23.09.2026); paginile Comisiei Europene nu au anunțat încă termenele, pe 13 octombrie 2026.

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Verification updated13 October 2026
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Funding details

The amounts differ from case to case: see the official guide.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide

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