Increasing competitiveness and resilience of multimodal freight transport and logistics for competitive supply chains
EU funding for the development and demonstration of innovative, data-driven solutions for multimodal freight transport. Focus on real-time transparency, synchromodal platforms, and system resilience. Deadline 08.10.2026.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for research and innovation to enhance the competitiveness, capacity, efficiency, and resilience of multimodal freight transport networks in Europe. Development of interoperable data solutions, practical demonstrators, and large-scale pilot applications in rail, inland navigation, and short sea shipping corridors.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel expenses
- Subcontractors
- Travel and accommodation costs
- Material costs
Non-eligible expenses
- Acquisition of real estate
- Retroactive costs
Eligible to apply
- Companies
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Participation of at least three independent legal entities from different EU Member States or associated countries
- Compliance with Horizon Europe rules on research and innovation
- No direct or indirect control by entities from China
Documents required for application
- Application text (Part B)
- Detailed budget table
- Curricula vitae of the researchers
- Ethics self-declaration
- Consortium agreement
Evaluation criteria
- Innovative content of the project
- Quality and efficiency of implementation
- Expected social and economic impact
Description
The call "Increasing competitiveness and resilience of multimodal freight transport and logistics for competitive supply chains" aims at the development and testing of novel, data-driven solutions in multimodal freight transport. The focus is on real-time transparency, synchromodal platforms, and enhanced system resilience in the main corridors of rail, inland waterways, and short-sea shipping. Interoperable tools for performance monitoring, incident management, and synchromodal control are expected, building on existing data spaces (including the Data Act, electronic freight transport information) and modern technologies such as AI and IoT. Practice-oriented demonstrators and large pilot projects with geographical balance will be funded. Active exchange between funded projects as well as with the European Rail Joint Undertaking strengthens impact and avoids duplication of efforts.
Eligible for funding are companies (SMEs and large enterprises) and public institutions from EU member states and associated countries, provided that at least three independent legal entities from different countries cooperate. The funding rate is 70–100% of eligible costs (personnel, subcontractors, travel, material costs) and amounts up to €6.5 million per project for a maximum of 36 months. Real estate acquisitions and retrospective costs are excluded. Applications must comply with Horizon Europe rules, be free from Chinese control, and must not involve participation of "high-risk" suppliers in critical communication networks. Evaluation criteria are innovation content, quality of implementation, and expected societal as well as economic impact. To be submitted are, among others, Part B application, budget table, CVs, ethics self-assessment, and consortium agreement. The deadline is 08.10.2026.