Innovation Fund 2025 Net Zero Technologies - Clean-tech manufacturing

Conditions

1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

Described in section 5 of the call document.

2. Eligible Countries

Described in section 6 of the call document.

3. Other Eligible Conditions

Described in section 6 of the call document.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

Described in section 7 of the call document.

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

Described in sections 8 and 11 of the call document.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

Described in sections 8 and 9 of the call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

Described in section 4 of the call document.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

Described in section 10 of the call document.

Call document and annexes:

Call document

Methodology for calculation of GHG emission avoidance

Methodology for calculation of relevant costs

Application form and templates— for information only — for submission, use the forms provided inside the Submission System (under "Part B templates")

Application form — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System (under "Part B templates")

Detailed budget table/relevant cost calculator (‘financial information file’) - UPDATED (version 5.1 – 1 December 2025)

GHG emission avoidance calculators - Choose the calculator that corresponds to your project (see Methodology for calculation of GHG emission avoidance) (only one can be submitted):

• GHG calculator renewable electricity and heating
• GHG calculator energy storage
• GHG calculator energy intensive industries (EII)
• GHG calculator mobility

Feasibility study

Business plan

Participant information

Timetable/Gantt chart

Extended Part C form (for statistical data collection) — available in the Submission System (under "Part B templates")

Knowledge Sharing report template — for information only at submission stage

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

INNOVFUND Lump Sum MGA

Legal framework and additional documents:

Legal framework:

Legal basis for this call for proposals: Decision C(2025)7674 and Annex

Decision on lump sums for the Innovation Fund

INNOVFUND Legal Framework

INNOVFUND Regulation 2019/856

ETS Directive 2003/87

EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509

Additional documents:

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 

Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement