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Funding Presentation

🗓️ Start: 2026-03-24

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🗓️ End: 2026-03-31

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✅ Finalized

The CIVITAS Replication and Deployment Programme is now accepting applications for its second cycle (2025–2027), and is seeking 12 Champion Cities to share their experience and inspire action across Europe.

This initiative invites cities that have successfully implemented measures in Road Safety, Behavioural Change, or Mobility Hubs to guide peers—referred to as Challenge Cities—in addressing real-life mobility issues on the ground.

Shaping the Future of Mobility: Key Topics for 2025-2027

Each Champion City will support a Challenge City working on one of three core themes:

Road Safety & Security

Stuttgart (Germany) aims to make school areas safer by tackling poor visibility at crossings—particularly where parked cars obstruct views, putting children at risk.

Reġjun Tramuntana (Malta) is targeting unsafe traffic flows in residential and historic areas, caused by through-traffic from non-local drivers. Their approach involves low-traffic solutions guided by air quality data and CCTV analysis.

Behavioural Change and Mobility Management

Kifissia (Greece) is working to shift short, car-based trips towards walking and cycling through awareness campaigns, shared mobility schemes, and behavioural nudges.

Gaziantep (Türkiye) is reinforcing its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy with tools like school travel plans and community engagement to help reduce car dependency.

Multimodal Hubs

Florence (Italy) is focusing on improving multimodal connectivity around Santa Maria Novella Station by integrating tram services and piloting Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS).

Osmangazi (Türkiye) plans to develop inclusive Mobility Hubs in its historic, sloped city centre, connected by low-emission corridors and co-designed public space solutions.

Why Become a Champion City?

Champion Cities will have the chance to:

  • Share their expertise and practical experience with peers
  • Express a preference on which Challenge City they would like to support and travel to
  • Receive reimbursement of up to €875 to participate in a study visit to the selected Challenge City

If your city has actionable insights and proven strategies to share, this is an opportunity to shape the future of sustainable mobility across Europe.

More information and the application form are available here. 

The deadline to apply is 18 September 2025. 

CIVITAS Champion Cities programme invites cities with proven mobility measures to share their expertise with peers across Europe in the 2025–2027 cycle. Furthermore, this Replication and Deployment Programme seeks 12 Champion Cities experienced in Road Safety, Behavioural Change, or Mobility Hubs. Therefore, Champion Cities guide Challenge Cities in addressing real-life urban mobility problems on the ground. In addition, each participating city receives reimbursement of up to €875 for a study visit to their paired Challenge City.

What Is the CIVITAS Champion Cities Programme?

The CIVITAS Champion Cities programme connects experienced cities with peers who face similar mobility challenges and want to replicate proven solutions. Moreover, Champion Cities share practical knowledge in areas such as school zone safety, low-traffic neighbourhoods, shared mobility, and multimodal hubs. Consequently, Challenge Cities benefit from direct peer mentoring and study visits that accelerate the implementation of sustainable mobility measures. As a result, the programme builds a network of cities advancing urban mobility across Europe.

Programme and Funding Details

The CIVITAS Replication and Deployment Programme runs its second cycle from 2025 to 2027. Champion Cities can express a preference for the Challenge City they support and receive up to €875 in travel reimbursement for a study visit. Also, Champion Cities across Road Safety, Behavioural Change, and Mobility Hubs themes are needed to support six Challenge Cities across Europe. However, the programme focuses on knowledge transfer rather than large-scale grants.

Who Can Apply?

Cities that have successfully implemented measures in Road Safety, Behavioural Change, or Mobility Hubs are eligible to apply. Moreover, cities must have actionable insights and proven strategies to share with Challenge City peers. Teams must demonstrate practical experience relevant to one of the six defined Challenge City themes. Furthermore, municipalities and city authorities from across Europe can participate in the CIVITAS Champion Cities programme.

Deadline and How to Apply

The application deadline for the 2025–2027 cycle was 18 September 2025. Therefore, cities interested in future cycles must monitor the CIVITAS website for upcoming application windows. Also, Urban Technology Alliance supports its city network in identifying peer-learning and replication opportunities across Europe. Visit our funding page to discover other urban mobility funding and collaboration programmes relevant to your city.