Horizon Europe Cluster 5: Batteries and Safe, Resilient Transport

CINEA-managed Horizon Europe Cluster 5 call (HORIZON-CL5-2026-10) funding eight topics: next-generation lithium battery development and production, large-scale connected and automated mobility demonstrations, European CCAM resilience and leadership, generative AI for CCAM, multimodal freight and logistics, sustainable urban mobility, rural road safety, and digitally resilient passenger transport. The call carries an indicative budget of EUR 263M, awarded as research and innovation action grants typically in the single-digit to low-tens of millions per project. Standard Horizon Europe eligibility applies: a consortium of at least three independent legal entities from three different EU Member States or Associated Countries, so a lone company cannot apply. Single-stage submission; the call opened 4 June 2026 and closes 8 October 2026, and Cluster 5 reissues equivalent calls annually.