CIVITAS Replication and Deployment programme
The CIVITAS initiative supports cities in gaining better access to innovative solutions and in addressing their transport challenges through take-up and transfer activities such as twinning sessions, co-creation workshops and site visits.
The call for Champion Cities is now closed.
Applications for Champion Cities are now being processed and the Matches will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
The selected Champion Cities must have expertise in one of three areas:
- Sustainable urban logistics (Selected Challenge Cities: Funchal (PT), and Bruges (BE))
- Placemaking and participatory processes (Selected Challenge Cities: Riga (LT), and Istanbul (TR))
- Universal design and accessibility (Selected Challenge Cities: Kadıköy (TR), and Komotini (GR))
Champion Cities will share their expertise and best practices with the selected Challenge Cities. The selected Challenge Cities are visible above, with the corresponding topical area.
Between 2023 and 2027, CIVITAS will select 12 Challenge cities and 24 Champion cities to participate in the programme, which will entail various take-up and transfer activities such as twinning sessions, co-creation workshops and site visits. As a result of the CIVITAS Replication and Deployment programme, the 12 Challenge cities will develop a Deployment Plan each which is meant to address their identified mobility challenge.
This call is open to all cities based in EU Member states or Horizon Associated Countries (*). However, for Challenge cities applications, priority will be given to cities that applied to become one of the 100 Mission Cities but where not selected. For Champion cities applications, priority will be given to cities that have been involved or are currently involved in CIVITAS projects, in order to boost the replication of CIVITAS measures and solutions.
* Iceland, Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Moldova, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Tunisia, Georgia, Armenia.
The deadline for applications for Challenge Cities has closed. For Champion Cities the deadline has been extended to 16 January 2024.
There will be a second call for applications in 2025.
Challenge cities will receive:
financial support up to €1.300 to host a site visit in their city
financial support up to €875 to travel to their twin city for a site visit
Champion cities will receive:
financial support up to €875 to travel to a Challenge city for a site visit
Yes. As Challenge cities you will be guided throughout the whole duration of the CIVITAS Replication and Deployment programme, including in the development of your deployment plans.
Contacts
If you have any questions about the CIVITAS Replication and Deployment Programme please contact:
arianna [dot] americo [at] eurocities [dot] eu
