The Commission has adopted an amendment to the 'main' Horizon Europe work programme 2023-2024.

An overview of the changes in the work programme can be consulted in the attachments, or on the Funding & Tender Portal.

The amendment includes the following changes:

• Inclusion of topic HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01-05
• Removal of topic HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-02-04 (‘Accelerated multiphysical and virtual testing for battery aging, reliability and safety evaluation (Batt4EU Partnership)’)
• Budget reduction of topic HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01-01 (from 21 M€ to 16 M€; targeting funding of 2 grants for around 8 M€, instead of 3 grants for around 7 M€)
• Topics HORIZON-CL5-2023-D2-02-02, HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01-02, HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-02-02, HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-02-03: update of references to the Commission Recommendation on safe and sustainable by design chemicals and materials
• Budget increase for topic HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-01-18 (from 68 M€ to 71 M€)
• Introduction of topic HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-03-07 (this is an amended republication of topic HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02-01 which has been cancelled)
• Introduction of topic HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-03-08
• Topic HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-09: Specification of the funding rate of 50%
• Postponement of opening date and call deadline for calls HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02 and HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02 (from 7 May 2024 to 17 September 2024 (opening) and 5 September 2024 to 21 January 2025 (deadline))
• Topic HORIZON-CL5-2024-D5-01-08: budget increase from 16 M€ to 21 M€; planned funding of 5 grants, instead of 4 grants)
• Topic HORIZON-CL5-2024-D5-01-09: budget reduction from 8 M€ to 3 M€
• Other Action – Grant to identified beneficiary for the SET Plan conferences in 2023 and 2024: Allowance of subcontracting for the whole action and update of the beneficiary’s name for 2024
• Other Action – Budget increase of procurement 3 (Support to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of climate, energy and mobility research and innovation policy activities) by 0.5M€ in each 2023 and 2024
• Other Action – Budget increase of procurement 9 (Study on the macro-economic impacts of the climate transition) by 1M€
• Other Action – Budget increase of procurement 10 (Dissemination and information activities) by 0.9 M€
• Other Action – New procurement action on “Support to the revised SET Plan
• Other Action – New procurement action on “Support action on heat pumps”
• Other Action – Subscription Action 1.: Addition of a bullet on ‘Hydrogen’ to the list of Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs) of the International Energy Agency (IEA