European City Facility (EUCF) Call 8: EUR 60,000 for municipalities to develop sustainable energy investment concepts
Verified by the editorial team 25 October 2026
Added to the catalogue Added to the catalogue from the 23 October GetGrant export, terms verified on the EUCF Call 8 page and in the Guidelines for Applicants
Summary
A fixed EUR 60,000 grant for municipalities, their groupings and local public entities in the EU and Ukraine to develop an investment concept for sustainable energy projects from their climate or energy plan. The Central and Eastern Europe region, which includes Ukraine, has 23 grants. Deadline - 21 December 2026.
About the call
The European City Facility is funded by the LIFE Programme and helps municipalities turn climate and energy plans into investment concepts - documents they can take to banks and investors. Call 8 is the first in the new EUCF phase; it will support 62 beneficiaries from the EU, Ukraine, Iceland, Moldova, Montenegro and North Macedonia, 23 of them in the Central and Eastern Europe region that includes Ukraine.
The grant is a fixed EUR 60,000: 65% is paid when the grant agreement is signed and 35% after the finished concept is validated. Funds cover feasibility studies, market and stakeholder analyses, and legal, financial and risk analyses, done by in-house staff or external experts. The investments themselves are not covered. Beneficiaries have up to 12 months to develop the concept and then report on its implementation for two years.
For Ukrainian hromadas this is a way to bring energy projects (building efficiency, district heating, renewables) to the level at which IFIs and recovery donors fund them. A valid Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) under the Covenant of Mayors or another climate or energy plan with mitigation targets is required, plus a letter of support from the mayor in English. Joint applications by several municipalities are explicitly encouraged, and a national hub supports Ukrainian applicants.
Who can apply
- Municipalities and local authorities in Ukraine and the EU, Iceland, Moldova, Montenegro and North Macedonia
- Formal or informal groupings of municipalities with a designated lead applicant
- Local public entities aggregating only municipalities
- Provided they have a climate or energy plan with mitigation targets or a heating and cooling plan
Who cannot apply
- Municipalities that already received EUCF funding in previous calls
- NGOs and private companies
What the funds are for
- Feasibility studies for sustainable energy projects
- Market and stakeholder analyses
- Legal, economic, financial and risk analyses
- Work of in-house staff or external experts on the investment concept
What is not funded
- Direct investments in equipment or construction
Documents required
Forms and templates are on the call page
- Online application form (completed in English)
- Valid climate and/or energy plan (SECAP or another plan with mitigation targets) or local heating and cooling plan - may be in the national language
- Letter of political support using the EUCF template, signed by the mayor or another political representative, in English
How to apply
- 1Complete the eligibility check on the EUCF website
- 2After passing it, fill in the application form on the online platform and upload the plan and the letter of support
- 3Submit between 26 October and 21 December 2026, 17:00 Brussels time
- 4If needed, contact the EUCF Helpdesk or the National Hub for Ukraine
Timeline
Questions and answers
- What does a municipality need to apply to the EUCF?
- A valid climate and/or energy plan with mitigation targets (for example a Covenant of Mayors SECAP) or a heating and cooling plan, plus a letter of support from the mayor in English.
- Can the EUCF grant be spent on equipment?
- No. The EUR 60,000 covers preparing the investment concept: studies, analyses and experts. The investments themselves are financed separately by banks, IFIs or donors.
Change history
- Added: Added to the catalogue from the 23 October GetGrant export, terms verified on the EUCF Call 8 page and in the Guidelines for Applicants
Donor contacts
Website: www.eucityfacility.eu
