The European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, is hereby launching a call for proposals in order to award grants to projects in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the work programme for grants in the field of the Trans-European Transport Network as foreseen in the European Economic Recovery Plan.

The aid to be granted under this work programme will therefore be focused only on TEN-T projects which can clearly demonstrate that:

• The Community support will enable works to start in 2009 or, at the latest, in 2010.
• The bulk of the activities to be supported by this Community funding will be implemented in 2009 and 2010.

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 500,00 Million EUR (Annual budget for 2009)

• 15 May 2009 - 16 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)

• Call for TEN-T grants within the European Economic Recovery Plan (Legal base)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Any legal organisation

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)

Directorate-General for Energy and Transport

• Annual Call 2013 for grants in the field of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) for the period 2007-2013
• Annual Call 2013-(2) for grants in the field of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) for the period 2007-2013
• Annual Call 2012 MAP TEN-T Priority Projects
• Call for Proposals - Projects in the field of River Information Services (RIS) 2012
• Call for Proposals - Projects in the field of Motorways of the Sea (MoS) 2012