[CALL] Mission Klimaneutrale Stadt - Technologien und Innovationen für die klimaneutrale Stadt 2026

01.10.2026

Deadline: 01.10.2026, 10:00 (Vienna local time)

Funding for research and demonstration projects to develop climate-neutral, resilient, and climate-change adapted cities

The Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the "Klima- und Energiefonds" aim, through the “Climate-Neutral City” mission, to enable and accelerate the implementation of energy and climate targets in Austrian cities, neighborhoods, and buildings.


Call priorities and R&D services

  • Urban technologies
  • Urban system innovations
    • Technical, socio-ecological, and economic system solutions
    • Exploratory studies for innovative measures in (pioneer) cities
    • Local urban neighborhood hubs for climate-neutral and climate-resilient neighborhood development in pioneer metropolitan cities
  • Urban pilot demonstrations
    • Exploratory studies for neighborhood and building demonstrations in (pioneer) cities
    • Neighborhood and building demonstrations
  • Mobilization and networking for serial and modular renovation
  • R&D service
    • Foundations for identifying and monitoring climate-related damages and (economic) impacts in the urban context, contributing to quantifying the costs of inaction
    • Activation of storage and flexibility potentials in buildings and neighborhoods

 

Submission deadline: October 1, 2026, 10:00 a.m.