Cluster 5 call topics under DESTINATION2 – CROSS SECTORAL SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE TRANSITION “Sustainable and Competitive European Battery Value Chain” Destination 5– CLEAN AND COMPETITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR ALL TRANSPORT MODES and DESTINATION 6 –SAFE, RESILIENT TRANSPORT AND SMART MOBILITY SERVICES FOR PASSENGERS AND GOODS are to remain open between 16 Sept 2025- 20 Jan 2026 have been opened for project applications.
Project applications are made by consortium coordinators via the Funding and Tenders Opportunities Portal.
Call contents and requirements can be accessed from the Cluster 5 2025 Work Program.
| CODE | TOPIC | TYPE | BUDGET PER PROJECT (m.) | NUMBER OF PROJECTS |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-01 | Development of Sustainable and Design-to-Cost Batteries with (Energy-) Efficient Manufacturing Processes and Based on Advanced and Safer Materials (Batt4EU Partnership) | IA | € 8 | 3 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-04 | Integrating advanced materials, cell design and manufacturing development for high-performance batteries aimed at mobility (Batt4EU Partnership) | RIA | € 10 | 3 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-05 | Accelerated multi-physical and virtual testing for battery aging, reliability, and safety evaluation (Batt4EU Partnership) | IA | € 7.5 | 2 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-09 | Monitoring and Evaluation of the Societal Readiness Pilot | CSA | € 1.5 | 1 |
| CODE | TOPIC | TYPE | BUDGET PER PROJECT (m.) | NUMBER OF PROJECTS |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D5-17 | Real time monitoring of regulated and non-regulated emissions from all types of vessels and other port activities in order to enforce emission limits in waterfront cities | IA | € 8 | 2 |
| CODE | TOPIC | TYPE | BUDGET PER PROJECT (m.) | NUMBER OF PROJECTS |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D6-03 | Next-generation environment perception for real world CCAM operations: Error-free and secure technologies to improve energy-efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and circularity (CCAM Partnership) | RIA | € 4 | 2 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D6-04 | Integration of human driving behaviour in the validation of CCAM systems (CCAM Partnership) | RIA | € 5 | 1 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D6-05 | Approaches, verification and training for Edge-AI building blocks for CCAM Systems (CCAM Partnership) | RIA | € 4 | 1 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D6-06 | Federated CCAM data exchange platform (CCAM Partnership) | RIA | € 4 | 1 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D6-07 | Innovative construction and maintenance, with the use of new materials and techniques, for resilient and sustainable transport infrastructure | IA | € 11 | 2 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D6-08 | Accelerating freight transport and logistics digital innovation | IA | € 7.5 | 2 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D6-09 | Reliable data and practices to measure and account transport emissions in multimodal transport chains | CSA | € 3.5 | 1 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D6-10 | Integrating inland waterway transport in smart shipping and multimodal logistics chains | IA | € 8 | 2 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D6-13 | Safety of Cyclists, Pedestrians and Users of Micromobility Devices | RIA | € 5 | 2 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D6-14 | Predicting and avoiding road crashes based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data | RIA | € 5 | 2 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D6-15 | Icing in the context of sustainable aviation | RIA | € 4 | 1 |