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Digital Europe Programme

As of 29 October 2026.

Open and forthcoming calls listed on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal, sorted by the next deadline.

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Strengthening cybersecurity capacities of European SMEs with cybersecure AI-powered solutions

Open, closes 14 January 2027. DIGITAL-JU-SME DIGITAL JU SME Support Actions. Indicative budget: EUR 3.0 to 5.0 million per grant, about 5 grants expected (2026).

Supports the adoption and deployment of market-ready AI-powered cybersecurity solutions, particularly for SMEs, to help them assess cyber risks, strengthen cybersecurity preparedness, and protect against threats using trustworthy AI tools and services.

Official topic page: DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-AI4SME

Coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actions

Open, closes 14 January 2027. DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants. Indicative budget: around EUR 1.5 million per grant, about 10 grants expected (2026).

Funds coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actions under the Cyber Solidarity Act to enhance EU cybersecurity resilience, including threat and risk assessments, exercises, training, and compliance support for entities in critical sectors.

Official topic page: DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP

Cybersecure tools, technologies and services relying on AI

Open, closes 14 January 2027. DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants. Indicative budget: EUR 3.0 to 5.0 million per grant, about 4 grants expected (2026).

Funds the development and deployment of AI-powered cybersecurity tools and services for Cyber Hubs, CSIRTs, and national cybersecurity centres, enhancing threat intelligence, information sharing, and automation of cybersecurity processes with trustworthy, secure AI solutions.

Official topic page: DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-CYBERAI

Dual-use technologies

Open, closes 14 January 2027. DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants. Indicative budget: EUR 3.0 to 5.0 million per grant, about 3 grants expected (2026).

Funds dual-use cybersecurity technologies for civilian and military applications, including secure data sharing frameworks, early warning systems for cyber and hybrid threats, joint training programmes, integrated threat detection systems, and harmonised cross-sector security standards.

Official topic page: DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-DUALUSE

Strengthening EU cybersecurity capacities & capabilities in line with legislative requirements

Open, closes 14 January 2027. DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants. Indicative budget: EUR 3.0 to 5.0 million per grant, about 5 grants expected (2026).

Funds activities that strengthen EU cybersecurity capacities in line with legislative requirements, including developing guidelines, tools for conformity assessment under the Cyber Resilience Act, streamlined incident notification, secure communication channels, training, and awareness raising, with particular attention to SMEs.

Official topic page: DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-EULEG

Enhancing the NCC Network

Open, closes 14 January 2027. DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants. Indicative budget: EUR 2.0 to 3.0 million per grant, about 4 grants expected (2026).

Funds activities to enhance the network of National Coordination Centres for cybersecurity, including accelerating cybersecurity industry growth, establishing incubators and accelerators, matchmaking events, community building, technical assistance for applicants, and cross-European awareness, education and training initiatives.

Official topic page: DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-NCC

Regional Cable Hubs

Open, closes 14 January 2027. DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants. Indicative budget: around EUR 2.5 million per grant, about 2 grants expected (2026).

Funds the establishment of regional cable hubs to enhance collective situational awareness and detection capabilities for undersea cable security and resilience, enabling pooling of data, rapid information exchange among national authorities, threat dissemination, and surveillance of submarine cable infrastructure.

Official topic page: DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-REGCABH

Cross-border Cyber Hubs

Open, closes 16 March 2027. DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants.

Funds the establishment of Cross-Border Cyber Hubs that pool cybersecurity threat data across multiple Member States. Aims to provide advanced detection, analysis and sharing of cyber threat intelligence using highly secure infrastructures, complementing existing security operations centres and incident response teams.

Official topic page: DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-12-CBCH

National Cyber Hubs

Open, closes 16 March 2027. DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants.

Funds the designation or establishment of National Cyber Hubs acting as clearing houses for detecting, gathering, analysing and sharing cybersecurity threat data at national level. Aims to strengthen situational awareness, collaboration among public and private cybersecurity actors, and capacity building through targeted training.

Official topic page: DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-12-NATCH

Titles, identifiers, types of action, dates and indicative budgets come from the EU Funding and Tenders Portal; statuses are as of the date at the top of the page. Deadlines are usually at 17:00 Brussels time: confirm each call's status, conditions and exact deadline time on its official topic page before you rely on it. Call summaries are drafted and checked automatically by a computational system from each call's official description; they are not individually reviewed by a person. Cedulor is independent and not affiliated with the European Union or its research bodies.

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