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PPPA – Net-Zero AI4Permitting – 2026

PPPA - Pilot Projects (PP) and Preparatory Actions (PA) are important tools for the formulation of political priorities and the introduction of new initiatives that could develop into permanent EU activities and programs (with their own budget lines).

2026-06-03
7.15 million euros
Open

Call synthesis

Call reference PPPA-2026-NETZERO
Programme PILOT PROJECTS AND PREPARATORY ACTIONS
Institution European Commission
Sectors Buildings & Public Works Business & Industry Environment & Climate Research & Innovation Technology & Digital
Beneficiaries Large company (> 250 employees) Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities

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Call reference

PPPA-2026-NETZERO



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To stengthen the administrative capacity of permitting authorities in Net-Zero Acceleration Valleys
  • To improve interoperability across digital infrastructure, ensuring smooth integration and cohesion between existing systems at both local, regional and national levels
  • To ensure that all permitting processes comply robustly with EU and national legislative frameworks

Priorities

  • Priority 1: acceleration and streamlining of permitting processes
  • Priority 2: digital infrastructure interoperability
  • Priority 3: compliance with EU and national legislation
  • Priority 4: cross-regional and cross-border replication and reusability
  • Priority 5: alignment with ongoing digitalization initiatives

Among financed actions

  • Analysis
  • Deployment of digital/AI-based solutions
  • Training

Eligibility

  • Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
  • Be involved in industrial permitting procedures in designated Net-Zero Acceleration Valleys and/or in potential Net-Zero Acceleration Valleys, and supported by an endorsement letter from a national authority designating the Net-Zero Acceleration Valley. This applies to local, regional and national permitting authorities
  • Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register before submitting the proposal
  • A consortium composed of at least four applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities), which complies with the following conditions, must be constituted:
    • minimum four independent entities from two different Member States
    • at least two public authorities from the already established and/or potential Net-Zero Acceleration Valley, recognised via the endorsement letter
    • the Coordinator of each Consortium must be one of the public authorities described in the above bullet point

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: between 24 and 30 months

Extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment.

  • Contact: EISMEA-SMP-NET-ZERO-AI4-PERMITTING@ec.europa.eu

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 7.15 million euros
  • Amount of the grant: between 1.500.000 and 2.400.000 euros per project

The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested.

  • Funding rate: 80% of the total eligible costs