Coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actions

This grant supports enhanced cooperation, preparedness, and cybersecurity resilience across the EU by providing preparedness support services, threat and risk assessment, and training for entities operating in sectors of high and other criticality. It aims to strengthen the protection and resilience of EU critical infrastructures against cyber threats, in particular by assisting Member States and critical entities in improving their preparedness through tailored knowledge, exercises, and expertise in penetration testing, vulnerability disclosure, risk monitoring, and compliance.

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Agency	DIGITAL (EU)
Region	EU
Country	N/A
Legal form	Company, NGO, Government organization, Other
Start date	1 Sep 2026
End date	14 Jan 2027
Max funding	1,500,000 EUR per project for "DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP" action (10 grants expected), Other actions under the call (not this topic specifically) may vary between 2,500,000 EUR and 5,000,000 EUR per project
Budget	15,000,000 EUR (for this topic, 2026)
Coverage	Funding covers up to 100% of eligible costs as per Digital Europe Programme rules

Grant application conditions

Admissibility	Proposal must follow page limits and layout as described in the call document, Part B of the Application Form.
Eligible countries	Participation is limited to eligible countries as described in section 6 of the call document (all EU Member States and associated countries).
Applicant legal form	Open to legal entities such as companies, NGOs, government organizations, and others operating in sectors of high or other criticality.
Financial and operational capacity	Applicants must have the financial and operational capacity to carry out the proposed action.
Exclusion criteria	Applicants must not be subject to exclusion grounds as described in section 7 of the call document.
Submission system	Proposals must be submitted via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal Submission System.
Project topics	Coordinated preparedness testing of entities operating in sectors of high criticality across the Union Other preparedness actions for entities operating in sectors of high criticality and other critical sectors (e.g., vulnerability monitoring, exercises, training courses)
Documentation	https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP

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