# RFCS-2026-01-PDP Coal Pilot and demonstration projects
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**topic id:** RFCS-2026-01-PDP
**call id:** RFCS-2026
**title:** RFCS-2026-01-PDP Coal Pilot and demonstration projects
**programme:** Research Fund for Coal & Steel
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2026-09-16T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2026-06-17T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/RFCS-2026-01-PDP
**description:** Expected Impact:
Each proposal must include an assessment of the expected industrial, economic, social and environmental benefits (Article 26 of Council Decision 2008/376/EC).
Objective:
Proposals submitted under this topic should relate to one or more of the RFCS objectives for coal as set out in Council Decision 2008/376/EC.
Scope:
Pilot projects target the construction, operation and development of installations on an appropriate scale. Demonstration projects cover the construction and/or operation of industrial-scale installations.Both pilot and demonstration projects aim to bridge the gap between research and innovation. Pilot and demonstration activities are expected to start at TRL 4-5 and achieve TRL 7-8 by the end of the project.
**conditions:** Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible countries
described in section 6 of the call document.

3. Other eligibility 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 section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in section 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
Application form templates
Standard application form (RFCS) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table (RFCS)
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
RFCS MGA

Additional documents:
 RFCS Decision 2008/376
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
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
**action type:** RFCS Project Grants
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2026
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **114641:** 
      -         **action:** RFCS-2026-01-RPJ - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 7000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-09-16
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-06-17
    **114642:** 
      -         **action:** RFCS-2026-01-AM - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 1000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-09-16
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
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        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-06-17
    **114643:** 
      -         **action:** RFCS-2026-02-AM - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 1000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-09-16
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
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        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-06-17
    **114644:** 
      -         **action:** RFCS-2026-02-RPJ - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 20500000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-09-16
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-06-17
    **114645:** 
      -         **action:** RFCS-2026-02-PDP - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 7620000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-09-16
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-06-17
    **114646:** 
      -         **action:** RFCS-2026-01-PDP - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 2880000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-09-16
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-06-17
**keywords:** RFCS-2026-01-PDP, RFCS-2026, (art.4) carbon dioxide capture, (art.4) carbon dioxide storage, (art.4) carbon dioxide use, (art.4) climate impact of closing mines, (art.4) closing coal mines, (art.4) coal infrastructure, (art.4) environmental impact of mining wastes, (art.4) geothermal energy, (art.4) mining wastes, (art.4) non-energetic uses of mining wastes, (art.4) production of raw materials from mining wastes, (art.5) Health in coal mines, (art.5) Safety in coal mines, (art.5) closure of mines, (art.5) disseas related to coal mines, (art.5) health of people in coal regions, (art.5) protective measures, (art.5) social impact of closure mines, (art.5) working conditions in coal mines, (art.6) atmosphere pollution, (art.6) avoiding and minimising greenhouse gas emissions, (art.6) avoiding and minimising methane, (art.6) capturing greenhouse gas emissions, (art.6) capturing methane, (art.6) coal deposits, (art.6) coal wastes, (art.6) desulphurisation products from coal mines, (art.6) environmental impact, (art.6) environmental pollution, (art.6) land pollution, (art.6) managing and reusing fly ash, (art.6) managing and reusing mining waste, (art.6) methane leakage, (art.6) minimising greenhouse gas emissions, (art.6) minimising methane, (art.6) protecting surface infrastructure against the effects of ground movements, (art.6) protecting surface infrastructure against the effects of subsidence, (art.6) protecting water tables, (art.6) purifying mine drainage water, (art.6) refurbishing waste heaps from coal production, (art.6) restoring the environment of installations using coal, (art.6) soils pollution, (art.6) using industrially residues from coal consumption, (art.6) using industrially residues from coal production, (art.6) water pollution, Research Objective Art.4 - Supporting the just transition of the coal sector and regions, Research Objective Art.5 - Improving health and safety, Research Objective Art.6 - Minimising the environmental impacts of coal mines in transition
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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