EU Innovation Fund - Battery Manufacturing Call
Innovation Fund Battery Call (IF24 Battery)
Closed for now
Not repeated in IF25. Battery manufacturing remains eligible under the general Net-Zero Technologies call, which explicitly covers manufacturing of components for energy storage including electric-vehicle batteries.
Dedicated battery cell manufacturing call run within the IF24 package (total IF24 budget EUR 4.6 billion across two regular calls and one auction). No dedicated battery call was repeated in IF25.
European Commission (DG CLIMA) / CINEA
public · supranational
Deadline: Closed — Launched with the IF24 package on 3 December 2024; the dedicated battery call was not repeated in the IF25 package launched 4 December 2025.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: energy, manufacturing, mobility
- Stage: growth
- Locally registered entity required
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Source. https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/eu-funding-climate-action/innovation-fund/calls-proposals_en
"IF24 calls launched 3 December 2024 with EUR 4.6 billion: two regular calls (IF24 NZT Call, IF24 Battery Call) and one auction."
Verified on 14 August 2026
Source: climate.ec.europa.eu
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