Funding for town halls and local authorities (UAT)

PR North-East — energy renovation of residential blocks of flats in towns

Towns in the North-East Region can obtain between 200,000 and 1,000,000 euro in non-refundable funding for the energy renovation of residential blocks of flats. The call has 8.4 million euro, and projects are submitted on a rolling basis until 16 October 2026, 12:00.

until 16 October 2026

LAG Ținutul Bârsei (GAL) — Health investments in Ținutul Bârsei

GAL Ținutul Bârsei call for health investments (surgeries and dispensaries), for local public authorities only. 100% support, max. €82,209 per project. Online submission until 28 October 2026, 23:59. Threshold 40 points.

until 28 October 2026

Health Programme — mental health and addiction centres in public hospitals in Bucharest-Ilfov (PS/1235)

The relaunched call PS/1235 has €2,259,875 for mental health and addiction centres in public hospitals in Bucharest-Ilfov. It funds works, medical equipment and digitalisation. A project can receive between €200,001 and €753,291. Deadline: 28 October 2026, 17:00.

until 28 October 2026

LAG Țara Vrancei (GAL Țara Vrancei) — M5 – Village renewal

GAL Țara Vrancei funds public infrastructure investments and basic local services at 100% (max. 95,000 euro per project), from a pot of 184,733 euro. Online submission on afir.ro until 28 October 2026, 23:59.

until 28 October 2026

Health Programme — equipping the burns and major burns centres in Timișoara and Târgu Mureș (call PS/1194)

Call PS/1194 has €185 million from the ERDF for the equipment, apparatus and furniture of the burns and major burns centres built with an IBRD loan at the county emergency hospitals in Timișoara and Târgu Mureș. Applications are due by 30 October 2026, 14:30.

until 30 October 2026

PR North-West — digitalisation of local public services (call PRNV/2026/222/1)

Call PRNV/2026/222/1 of ADR North-West has €33 million for digital local public services in Bihor, Bistrița-Năsăud, Cluj, Maramureș, Satu Mare and Sălaj. Only county-level local authorities (UAT) and STS may apply, by 30 October 2026, 10:00.

until 30 October 2026

Health Programme — medical genetics and rare disease expertise centres (calls PS/652 and PS/653)

Public healthcare units with regional medical genetics centres or rare disease expertise centres can obtain grants from the Health Programme (PS/652 and PS/653, €21.73 million) for construction, modernisation and equipment. Extended deadline: 30 October 2026, 14:30.

until 30 October 2026

PDDTJ Dolj — socio-cultural, educational and sports infrastructure for social inclusion (Craiova)

A non-competitive call worth 48,474,706 euro from the Just Transition Fund. Only Craiova Municipality, Dolj County or a partnership between them may apply, for community, cultural, educational and sports centres. The deadline is 5 November 2026, 17:00.

until 5 November 2026

PR North-East — energy renovation of residential blocks of flats in municipalities (call PR/NE/2026/3/RSO2.1/1)

Municipalities in the North-East Region, including county seats, can submit energy renovation projects for residential blocks of flats until 16 November 2026, 14:00. The call is non-competitive and has €37.19 million, and the town hall contributes 2%.

until 16 November 2026

Modernisation Fund — solar with storage and batteries for town halls and public institutions

Two calls under the Modernisation Fund, with 650 million euro in total: 500 million for new solar power plants with integrated storage, for self-consumption, and 150 million for new storage. Funding of up to 100%, maximum 10 million euro per beneficiary. Applications are submitted to AFIR (Agency for the Financing of Rural Investments) until 20 November 2026.

until 20 November 2026

PR South-West Oltenia — developing tourism in rural resort communes

Call 2 of the PR South-West Oltenia for rural tourism has 5,882,353 euro for communes with tourist resort status, county councils and their partnerships. A project may be worth between 500,000 and 4,000,000 euro. Applications are accepted until 27 November 2026, 12:00.

until 27 November 2026

PR South-Muntenia — electric charging stations on county roads (call PRSM/908)

Local authorities (UAT) in South-Muntenia can obtain €50,000–€300,000 in non-refundable funding, with no co-financing, for electric charging stations along county roads. Call PRSM/908 has €2,470,588.24 and accepts projects until 2 December 2026, 14:00.

until 2 December 2026

PTJ — Green mobility: clean public transport in Craiova and Galați (Priorities 3 and 4)

A non-competitive PTJ call worth 21,825,000 euro for clean public transport in Dolj and Galați. Only the municipalities of Craiova and Galați may apply, through MySMIS2021/SMIS2021+, by 15 December 2026. Galați has been allocated 15 million euro.

until 15 December 2026

PR South-East 2.1.B — energy efficiency of public buildings with ELENA projects (PRSE/2.1/B/2/2026)

Non-competitive PR South-East call worth 44,503,529 euro for the energy efficiency of public buildings. Only public entities with a partnership agreement with ADR South-East in the ELENA project (SEEE-PB) can apply. The minimum non-refundable funding is 150,000 euro.

until 30 December 2026

PR South-East 5.2 — primary and lower secondary school infrastructure (call PRSE/5.2/1/2026)

Call PRSE/5.2/1/2026 has €40 million for building, extending and equipping primary and lower secondary schools in Brăila, Buzău, Constanța, Galați and Vrancea, excluding the ITI Danube Delta area. Town halls, their institutions and state schools can receive up to €2 million per project.

until 30 December 2026

PDDTJ Prahova — energy renovation of residential blocks of flats

Local authorities (UAT) in Prahova can obtain between 200,000 and 15,000,000 euro in non-refundable funding per project for the energy renovation of blocks of flats. The budget is 18.68 million euro (PDDTJ). Applications must be submitted by 3 February 2027, 17:00.

until 3 February 2027

PDDTJ — renewable energy for energy communities, for town halls in the just transition counties

Town halls, county councils and energy communities in Gorj, Hunedoara, Dolj, Galați, Prahova and Mureș can obtain grants from a budget of 102,822,173 euro for small-scale renewable energy production and storage capacity.

until 31 March 2027

PR South-East — rehabilitation and modernisation of county roads connected to TEN-T (call PRSE/4.1/2/2025)

The non-competitive call PRSE/4.1/2/2025, worth 135 million euro, gives county councils in Brăila, Buzău, Constanța, Galați and Vrancea between 10 and 30 million euro per project for county roads linked to TEN-T. Applications are submitted until 30 October 2026, 16:00.

PR South-East 2021-2027, Action 6.2 — tourism and cultural heritage in non-urban areas (call PRSE/6/6.2/1/2025)

Non-competitive PR South-East call, with €60 million, for tourism and cultural heritage in non-urban areas in Brăila, Buzău, Constanța, Galați and Vrancea. Applications are submitted until 30 December 2026, 14:00. A separate call for ITI Danube Delta, with €25.19 million, is under consultation until 6 October 2026.

PR South-West Oltenia — integrated territorial strategies for communes (SO 5.2, non-competitive call)

From 31 July 2026, communes in Oltenia can submit their rural territorial strategies to ADR South-West Oltenia. The strategy does not receive money directly. However, its approval is the condition for accessing the 33,435,294 euro under SO 5.2, for cultural heritage and rural tourism.

PR South-Muntenia — sustainable urban mobility in county seat municipalities (call PRSM/414)

Call PRSM/414 of the PR South-Muntenia has €71.6 million for urban mobility in county seat municipalities. Municipalities can apply alone or with partners from the functional urban area. A project has an eligible value of between €500,000 and €25 million. Deadline: 20 January 2027, 14:00.

PR South-Muntenia — urban regeneration in county seat municipalities (call PRSM/385)

Call PRSM/385 of the PR South-Muntenia has €47.49 million for urban regeneration in county seat municipalities. A project can have an eligible value of €500,000–€9 million, with co-financing of at least 2%. Submission until 8 January 2027, 14:00.

PR South-Muntenia — energy efficiency of public buildings, ELENA Facility (call PRSM/638/PRSM_P2/OP2)

The non-competitive call PRSM/638 has €162.23 million for the energy renovation of public buildings in South-Muntenia, linked to the ELENA Facility. Town halls, county councils and public institutions can obtain €100,000–€5,000,000 per project, until 21 May 2027.

GAL Confluențe Moldave — L807 – EAFRD Intervention no. 1 – Smart village

Communes in the GAL Confluențe Moldave territory can submit smart village projects (digital/IoT investments) of max. 43,000 euro, 100% rate, between 21 October 2026 and 19 November 2026, 23:59.

from 21 October 2026

PR Bucharest-Ilfov — multimodal passenger and freight terminals (call PR BI P5/5.3/1/2026)

Call PR BI P5/5.3/1/2026 has 37.5 million euro for multimodal passenger and freight terminals. City halls, the Bucharest sectors, Bucharest Municipality, Ilfov County and their institutions can apply. Projects must be worth at least 500,000 euro, with funding of up to 98% in Ilfov and 93% in Bucharest.

PR North-East — Priority 11: social housing in Piatra Neamț and Roman (pilot call)

PR North-East pilot call of 10,421,052.63 euro for social housing. Only the municipalities of Piatra Neamț (9,368,421.05 euro) and Roman (1,052,631.58 euro) can apply. The funds cover the purchase, rehabilitation and equipping of properties, and ESF+ inclusion measures are mandatory.

PR South-East 5.2 ITI Danube Delta — primary and lower secondary school infrastructure (PRSE/5.2/ITI/1/2026)

ADR South-East call worth 4,910,453 euro for primary and lower secondary schools in the ITI Danube Delta area. Town halls, local public institutions and state schools can receive up to 1,000,000 euro per project, VAT included.

PR Bucharest-Ilfov 3.3 — construction of new public NZEB+ buildings (call PR BI P3/3.3/1/2026)

A competitive PR Bucharest-Ilfov call worth €8,945,000, of which €3,578,000 from the ERDF, for new demonstrative public NZEB+ buildings. City halls, the Bucharest sectors and public institutions in the region can apply. The call is expected to open in October 2026.

CEF Transport 2026 — infrastructure projects on the trans-European TEN-T network

The 7 CEF Transport 2026 calls (CINEA) have €1.1 billion for TEN-T: railways, inland waterways, military mobility, ports, external borders, road digitalisation and the electrification of road freight transport and airports. Deadline: 6 October 2026, 17:00 CEST.

until 6 October 2026

LAG Leader Ialomița Vest (GAL Leader Ialomița Vest) — M5 – Infrastructure for social services in the LAG territory

GAL Ialomița Vest is funding infrastructure for social services (M5): 192,000 euro allocated to the call window, max. 50,000 euro per project, 100% support, online submission on afir.ro from 25 September to 24 October 2026.

until 24 October 2026

LAG Ținutul Bârsei (GAL) — Public investments in Ținutul Bârsei

GAL Ținutul Bârsei call for local infrastructure and basic services, with 100% support, max. €436,590 per project. Allocation €436,590. Online submission from 29 September to 28 October 2026, 23:59. Minimum threshold 20 points.

until 28 October 2026

LAG Țara Vrancei (GAL Țara Vrancei) — M1 – Heritage between tradition and the future

100% funding (max. 100,000 euro per project, out of 155,000 euro) for investments and services for the conservation and promotion of tangible and intangible local heritage. Online submission until 28 October 2026, 23:59.

until 28 October 2026

GAL Pădurile Dacice — FSE/000/1/1/2026 – Socio-educational services in the territory „Pădurile Dacice-Siretul…

GAL Pădurile Dacice is funding socio-educational services for vulnerable children in 14 UAT in Vrancea and Galați with 968,130 euro. Project sheets are to be submitted by 28 October 2026, 23:59.

until 28 October 2026

I3 Instrument Strand 2a (I3-2026-INV2a) — interregional innovation investments in less developed regions

An EISMEA call worth €30.2 million (ERDF) for interregional consortia bringing mature innovations (minimum TRL 6) to market in less developed regions. Projects usually receive €2–10 million, with 70% funding. Third-party SMEs can receive up to €100,000 each.

until 12 November 2026

MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 — doctoral networks with universities and companies (Horizon Europe)

The MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 call has €593 million for more than 130 doctoral programmes run by international consortia of universities, institutes and companies, with around 1,950 doctoral candidates. Proposals are submitted on Funding & Tenders by 24 November 2026.

until 24 November 2026

PoIDS 5.5 — support for single-parent families in the ITI Moții Țara de Piatră

A competitive PoIDS call worth 1,032,941.18 euro from the ESF+ for single-parent families in the ITI Moții Țara de Piatră. Town halls, local public institutions, accredited social, training and employment providers, assessment centres and NGOs can apply in MySMIS2021 until 27 November 2026.

until 27 November 2026

New European Bauhaus 2026 (Horizon Europe) — neighbourhood regeneration, call HORIZON-NEB-2026-01

The Horizon Europe call HORIZON-NEB-2026-01 has €101.1 million for neighbourhood regeneration, across 9 topics. International consortia can receive between €3.5 and €6.3 million per project. The deadline is 1 December 2026, 17:00 (Brussels time).

until 1 December 2026

PoCIDIF 6.1 — digitalisation services through EDIH hubs for SMEs and town halls

The 7 European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) in Romania receive €20.9 million from PoCIDIF 6.1 to provide digitalisation services to SMEs, mid-caps and town halls. For SMEs, the aid covers up to 100%, with a maximum of €220,000 over 3 years.

until 30 December 2026

Digital Europe — cybersecurity (ECCC, call DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11)

ECCC call under Digital Europe, with €96 million across seven cybersecurity topics. AI4SME has €20 million for AI solutions aimed at SMEs, with €3–5 million per project and 75% funding for SMEs. The deadline is 14 January 2027, 17:00 CET.

until 14 January 2027

PR South-East 2021-2027, Action 1.5 — industrial parks (call PRSE/1.5/A/1/2026)

Call PRSE/1.5/A/1/2026 has €60 million for industrial parks in the South-East Region. Park administrators and founders, including local authorities (UAT), can apply. Non-refundable funding is €0.5–10 million per project, and applications are submitted until 26 February 2027.

until 26 February 2027

Horizon Europe — Excellence Hubs 2027: regional innovation ecosystems in Widening countries

A €100 million Horizon Europe call for regional innovation ecosystems in Widening countries, including Romania. Consortia of universities, companies, authorities and civil society can receive €1.5–4.5 million per project (70%). Submission is open until 4 March 2027.

until 4 March 2027

European Startup and Scaleup Hubs (Horizon Europe) — European networks of deep-tech hubs, pilot call

A €40 million Horizon Europe pilot call for two European networks of deep-tech start-up and scale-up hubs, €20 million each, with 50% co-financing. Each consortium has at least 10 hubs from 10 countries, of which at least two are from Widening countries.

from 6 October 2026

Horizon Europe Cluster 6 — two-stage calls 2027 (circular economy, water, plant health)

Two two-stage Horizon Europe Cluster 6 calls have €63 million across five topics: circular economy, water and plant health. Consortia receive €5–6 million per project. The calls open on 4 February 2027, and stage 1 closes on 8 April 2027.

from 4 February 2027

Horizon Europe Cluster 5 — climate, energy and mobility (2027 calls opening in 2026)

Four Horizon Europe Cluster 5 calls (climate, energy, mobility) for 2027, with 30 topics and around €530 million, open between 17 November and 15 December 2026. You apply in European consortia, and the first deadline is 4 March 2027.

from 17 November 2026

MSCA Staff Exchanges 2027 — staff exchanges between universities, institutes and companies (Horizon Europe)

The MSCA Staff Exchanges 2027 call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-SE-01-01) has an indicative budget of €95.04 million for secondments of 1–12 months of researchers and technical, administrative or management staff between universities, institutes and companies in different countries.

from 15 December 2026