Commission opens call for proposals to revitalise neighbourhoods across Europe

Today, the European Commission has opened a call for proposals under the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Facility to foster innovative solutions that will make European neighbourhoods more beautiful, inclusive and sustainable. The call will also contribute to tackling the housing affordability crisis.

For 2026, with an overall budget of around €101 million from Horizon Europe, the EU's flagship programme for research and innovation, the NEB Facility will fund selected projects in three areas: connecting the green transition, social inclusion and local democracy; circular and regenerative approaches for the built environment; and innovative funding and new business models for neighbourhood transformation.

Interested and eligible applicants can submit their proposals until 1 December 2026 on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal. You can also find all open and upcoming calls online on the New European Bauhaus website.

Running from 2025 to 2027, the NEB Facility is the first-ever multiannual financial tool for the New European Bauhaus. With a total budget of around €360 million for research and innovation from Horizon Europe and at least a similar level of investment from other EU programmes, in addition to national and private funding, this pioneering financing instrument revitalises and transforms neighbourhoods. It promotes innovative solutions and access to affordable housing. The financing instrument supports innovation towards a sustainable, circular, and regenerative construction sector. And it enables change through research and innovation to foster social cohesion and well-being.

More information is available online.

(For more information: Anna-Kaisa Itkonen – Tel.: +32 2 295 75 01; Anni Juusola - Tel.: +32 2 296 09 86)