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Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility - Unit Contributions

Last update: Nov 21, 2025 Last update: Nov 21, 2025

Details

Status:Awarded
Budget:N/A
Award ceiling:N/A
Award floor:N/A
Sector:Energy
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:Unrestricted / Unspecified
Eligible citizenships:EU 27, Anguilla, Aruba, Bermuda, ...
EU 27, Anguilla, Aruba, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Greenland, Moldova, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Turks and Caicos, Ukraine, Wallis and Futuna
Date posted: Feb 29, 2024

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Objectives: The objective of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) grant is to support the deployment of Alternative Fuel supply infrastructure, with the goal of contribut...
Eligibility criteria: Eligible applicants for the AFIF grant include legal entities (public or private bodies) established in eligible countries, primarily EU Member States and third countries associated to the CEF Programme. Special provis...

Description

Call updates

20 November 2025
CALL UPDATE (CEF-T-2024-AFIFGEN): EVALUATION RESULTS

Published: 29.02.2024

Deadline: 11.06.2025

Indicative budget: EUR 780 000 000

The results of the evaluation are as follows:

Number of submitted proposals: 73
Number of admissible and eligible proposals: 67
Number of inadmissible proposals: 5
Number of ineligible proposals: 1
Number of successful proposals: 56
Total CEF contribution for the successful proposals: EUR 505 929 120

Applicants were informed recently about the evaluation results for their proposals.

List of successful projects under the first cut-off of the 2024-2025 AFIF call for proposals

!! IMPORTANT !!

Due to the exhaustion of funds, the third cut-off is cancelled. The Commission will assess the potential reflows and subsequently prepare a new work programme and call for proposals in the coming months.


 

18 June 2025
CALL CLOSURE UPDATE: PROPOSAL NUMBERS

Call CEF-T-2024-AFIFGEN has closed on 11 June 2025.

73 proposals have been submitted.

The breakdown per topic is:
CEF-T-2024-AFIFGEN-UNITS: 14 proposals
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in Q1 2026.


 

10 March 2025

UPDATE ALERT – The AFIF Call text has been adjusted!

The update includes the following elements:

The third cut-off date has been postponed to 4 March 2026.
The eligibility criteria have been clarified for maritime and inland waterway vessels supplied by hydrogen refuelling stations and ammonia or methanol facilities.
The extension principle for projects funded with unit contributions has been modified.
We invite you to review the revised AFIF Call text for more details.

13 February 2025

CALL UPDATE (CEF-T-2024-AFIFGEN): EVALUATION RESULTS

Published: 29.02.2024

Deadline: 24.09.2024

Indicative budget: EUR 780 000 000

The results of the evaluation are as follows:

Number of submitted proposals: 49
Number of admissible and eligible proposals: 37
Number of inadmissible proposals: 7
Number of ineligible proposals: 5
Number of successful proposals: 31
Total CEF contribution for the successful proposals: EUR 331 548 600

Applicants were informed recently about the evaluation results for their proposals.


 

07 October 2024

CALL CLOSURE UPDATE: PROPOSAL NUMBERS

Call CEF-T-2024-AFIFGEN has closed on 24 September 2024.

49 proposals have been submitted.

The breakdown per topic is:

CEF-T-2024-AFIFGEN-UNITS: 15 proposals
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in Q1 2025.


May 23, 2024 6:05:33 PM

IMPORTANT INFORMATION – The AFIF Call text has been updated!!!

Electric charging in public bus depot is now eligible for funding.


Feb 29, 2024 12:29:09 PM

Information on the list of Implementing Partners

The list of Implementing Partners under this Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility Call will be updated as soon as their participation is confirmed by the signature of a new Administrative Agreement with the European Commission for the period 2024-2025.


 

Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility - Unit Contributions

TOPIC ID: CEF-T-2024-AFIFGEN-UNITS

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme: Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)

Call: CEF 2 Transport - Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility - General envelope (CEF-T-2024-AFIFGEN)

Type of action: CEF-AFIF-EVRI-UN CEF AFIF-EVRI Unit Grants

Type of MGA: CEF Unit Grant [CEF-AG-UN]

Status: Open for submission

Deadline model: multiple cut-off

Opening Date: 29 February 2024

Deadline dates:
24 September 2024 17:00 (Brussels time)
11 June 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)
17 December 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

Objective:

The objective is to support the deployment of Alternative Fuel supply infrastructure, contributing to decarbonising transport along the TEN-T network.

Scope:

The following Actions will be supported:

  • Actions supporting the roll-out of electricity recharging infrastructure for Light-Duty and Heavy-Duty Vehicles of a minimum power output of respectively 150kW and 350kW.

Costs related to vehicles will not be eligible.



Conditions

1.Admissibility conditions: 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 of the call document

3. Other eligibility conditions:described in section 6 of the call document

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion:described insection 7 of the call document

5.Evaluation and award:

  • Award criteria, scoring and thresholds:described in section 9 of the call document

  • Submission and evaluation processes:describedsection 8 of the call document and theOnline Manual

  • Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement:described in section 4 of the call document

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants:describedin section 10 of the call document

Start submission

To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point.

To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section.

 

Get support

For help related to thiscall, please contact:CINEA-CEF-TRANSPORT-CALLS@ec.europa.eu

Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ– Submission of proposals.

IT Helpdesk– Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.

Online Manual– Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and submission to reporting on your on-going project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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About the Funding Agency

EuropeAid is an agency responsible for designing European international cooperation and development policy and delivering aid worldwide. Its purpose is to aid in the reduction and eventual abolition of poverty in developing nations by fostering sustainable development, democracy, peace and security. With its partner nations, EuropeAid walks alongside them on their journey to sustainable development, continually adapting its help to their changing requirements. EuropeAid is also concerned with increasing the value and impact of aid money by ensuring that help is provided appropriately.

 

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  • European External Action Service
  • Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
  • Energy Community Secretariat

About the Sectors

Energy

Involves the production, transformation, transportation, and distribution of energy from renewable and non-renewable sources.


Key areas:
  • Renewable and non-renewable energy production
  • Energy infrastructure and distribution systems
  • Power generation and energy supply solutions