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Strengthening EU cybersecurity capacities & capabilities in line with legislative requirements

European Commission · Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)

Posted 1 Sept 2026 · About 3 months left

In plain terms

The European Commission funds projects that strengthen EU cybersecurity capacities through implementation of guidelines, tools, training, and cooperation mechanisms to support compliance with cybersecurity legislation including the CRA, NIS2, and DORA. Grants range from 1.5 to 5 million euros for projects in EU member states, with applications in English due by 14 January 2027.

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Summary

Expected Outcome:

One or more of the following should be covered:

Implementation of guidelines, standardised processes, or manuals – in the EU or multiple EU MS – concerning the most challenging issues, supporting specific stakeholders and sectors addressed by cybersecurity legislation.

Develop and implement tools, raise awareness and encourage and facilitate industry uptake, with a focus on SMEs, of conformity assessments of essential cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements (hardware and software) under the CRA.

Support for mechanisms reducing the administrative burden for entities, like single entry point for incident notification.

Establish secure communication channels allowing for cooperation and information sharing initiatives.

Support the organisation of regular meetings/workshops to identify good practices within specific sectors or emerging areas and facilitate collaborative efforts between different sectors.

Support the development of training courses, on the basis of the ECSF and exercises that promote capacity building and internal awareness.

Contribution to CR standardisation: Training materials and training actions on cybersecurity certification…

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Eligible regions

EU member states

Who can apply

NGO / civil society
Academic or research institution
Private company
Government body
UN or intergovernmental agency

Eligibility and conditions

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">Conditions

1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

described in section 5 of the call document.

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible countries

described in section 6 of the call document.

3. Other eligibility conditions

described in section 6 of the call document.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

described in section 7 of the call document.

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

described in section 9 of the call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

described in section 4 of the call document.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

described in section 10 of the call document.

Call document and annexes:

Call document

Application form templates

Standard application form (DEP) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System

Ownership control declaration

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

DEP MGA

Additional documents:

Digital Europe Cybersecurity Work Programme 2025-2027

DEP Regulation 2021/964

EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement

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