The Commission has selected 42 projects among those submitted under the CEF Digital second round of calls for proposals. The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) is now in the process of concluding the signature of the grant agreements.
Subject to the grant agreements signatures, the projects will receive funding to deploy safe, secure, and sustainable high-performance 5G and digital backbone infrastructure, for a total funding amount of up to €260 million.
The 42 projects involve coordinators from 18 different countries and a total of 179 partners.
The projects range from deployment of 5G infrastructure for local communities and along major European transport corridors, to deployment of submarine cables within and to the EU.
The third round of calls for proposals is currently open until 20 February 2024.
42 projects selected for EU funding of up to €260 million under second CEF Digital calls (europa.eu)