Mission Climate-Neutral City — TIKS (Mission Klimaneutrale Stadt — TIKS)
Funds Austrian city pilots advancing climate-neutral urban systems and practical implementation.
TIKS 2026 — Mission Klimaneutrale Stadt is Austria's flagship urban-decarbonization research and innovation call, co-funded by the Klima- und Energiefonds (Klimafonds) and the Bundesministerium für Innovation, Mobilität und Infrastruktur (BMIMI). The call carries a total budget of €20 million and is open from May 13, 2026 (12:00) through October 1, 2026 (10:00). It is the 2026 successor to the former Smart Cities Demo and Stadt der Zukunft programs, now repositioned under Austria's contribution to the EU Cities Mission. Eligible applicants include research organizations, municipalities, and businesses operating in Austria.
TIKS 2026 is structured across four thematic streams: Urbane Technologien, Urbane Systeminnovationen, Urbane Pilotdemonstrationen, and Mobilisierung und Vernetzung für serielles und modulares Sanieren. Two additional R&D service tracks address climate-damage quantification (F&E-DL 1) and energy storage and flexibility potential in city districts (F&E-DL 2). R&D project applications are submitted via FFG's eCall portal (ecall.ffg.at), while the investment-subsidy track is processed by KPC (Kommunalkredit Public Consulting). Full scoring rubrics, page limits, and application form specifications are contained in the downloadable Leitfaden TIKS 2026 PDF on the program page.
Applicants should download the Leitfaden before beginning an application, as it contains mandatory application form details not published on the web page. The dual submission route — FFG for R&D, KPC for investment subsidies — means applicants must identify their correct track early. Strong applications will tie proposed activities directly to one of the four thematic streams and demonstrate measurable contribution to Austria's climate-neutrality goals. All documentation and the application process are conducted in German; no English-language application route is available.
Urban technologies, system innovations, and pilot demonstrations for climate-neutral cities in Austria, plus R&D services for climate-damage quantification and energy storage and flexibility in city districts.
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