Just Transition Mechanism — Public Sector Loan Facility (PSLF)

The Public Sector Loan Facility is Pillar III of the Just Transition Mechanism, and it is the part CINEA manages on behalf of DG REGIO. It combines an EU grant component with EIB lending to support public investment in transition regions, while the Just Transition Fund and the InvestEU Just Transition Scheme sit in separate pillars outside CINEA. The overall structure reaches up to EUR 1.3 billion in grants and EUR 6–8 billion in EIB loans, and the first call mobilised more than EUR 830 million. Eligible beneficiaries are public-sector entities and private entities with a public-service mission in coal- and fossil-fuel-affected transition regions across the EU. The facility uses a grant-plus-loan structure rather than a single award cap, and the eligible territory list is tied to just transition regions, with 154 territories highlighted in the first call. Annual call timing applies, but access is shaped more by territorial fit and project type than by a simple open-door competition. The strongest proposals are concrete transition investments with a clear public purpose, a credible financing plan, and a local case that justifies blended support. This is not a general innovation route; applicants succeed when the project directly serves infrastructure, social services, or local economic adaptation in a hard-hit transition area.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.