Federal transport ministry opens €14m call for urban mobility plans

EUR 14 million is available this year, also covering traffic models, public participation, evaluations and data collection under uniform national criteria; outline funding applications can be submitted until 1 June 2026.

The Federal Transport Ministry has opened a new funding call under its nachhaltig.mobil.planen. programme to help municipalities draw up or update sustainable urban mobility plans in line with the European SUMP guidelines; EUR 14 million is available for this purpose this year. Accompanying measures such as traffic models, participation procedures, evaluations and data collection are also eligible, and selection follows uniform national criteria drawn up jointly by the federal government, the Länder, the Association of German Cities, practitioners and academics. Outline funding applications can be submitted until 1 June 2026 (LOK Report, 14 Apr 2026).