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RFCS-2025-JT-Big tickets for Coal-2025

RFCS – The Research Fund For Coal and Steel aims at helping the transformation of the steel strategic sector towards the green, digital and circular transitions and contributing to make the European steel industry even more competitive globally, in a sustainable way.

2025-05-06
35.000.000 euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference RFCS-2025-JT
Programme Research Fund for Coal & Steel (RFCS)
Institution European Commission
Sectors Buildings & Public Works Business & Industry Education & Training Energy Research & Innovation Services to organisations
Beneficiaries Consular Chamber & Agency Large company (> 250 employees) Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Professional organisation & network Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities

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Call reference

RFCS-2025-JT



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To repurpose of formerly operating coal and lignite mines or those in the process of closure and coal-related infrastructure including power supply services
  • To reuse materials and waste, to develop alternative materials, including recovery of critical raw materials.
  • To monitor, to model, to stabilise and to restore
  • To process methane emissions
  • To monitor, manage and/or treatment of mine water and water tables in coal mines in the process of closure and formerly operating mines

Among financed actions

  • The social and economic revitalisation of the former coal mine regions
  • Reskilling and upskilling programmes for
    workers affected by a coal phase-out,
  • Potential solutions that improve working conditions for employees of the coal mines being phased out, in particular, health, safety, and ergonomics in and around the workplace
  • Research on the training
  • Reskilling of workers employed or previously employed in the coal sector

Eligibility

  • Be a legal person
  • Be a public or private entity
  • Be a public bodies, research organizations, higher or secondary education establishments or other legal entities) which carry out an RTD activity or substantially contribute to such an activity
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
    • Non-EU states: countries associated to the RFCS (Click here)
  • A consortium composed of a minimum 2 independent applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from 2 different eligible countries

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: between 36 and 54 months
  • Contact: REA-RFCS@ec.europa.eu

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 35.000.000 euros
  • Amount of the grant: between 5 million and 9 million euros
  • Funding rate: up to 50% of the total eligible costs