Cross-border Cyber Hubs

The Cross-border Cyber Hubs grant supports the establishment of world-class hubs across the EU to pool data on cybersecurity threats between multiple Member States. The grant aims to create highly secure infrastructures equipped with advanced analytics tools for detecting, gathering, storing, analysing, and sharing cybersecurity threat data and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI). The initiative enhances collaboration between national cybersecurity actors, sharing threat intelligence across borders, providing situational awareness, and supporting the resilience and security of critical infrastructures, including undersea cables.

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Agency	DIGITAL (EU)
Region	EU
Country	N/A
Legal form	Government organization, Other
Start date	15 Oct 2026
End date	16 Mar 2027
Budget	2,000,000 EUR (2026 budget, per action line DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-12-CBCH). Information on maximum funding per project is not explicitly provided.

Grant application conditions

Admissibility	Proposal page limit and layout as described in Part B of the Application Form. Compliance with requirements set out in section 5 of the call document.
Eligible Countries	Eligibility as described in section 6 of the call document. Typically EU Member States and associated countries.
Other Eligibility Conditions	See section 6 of the call document. Applicants must be able to host and operate cross-border cyber hubs and provide required facilities.
Financial and Operational Capacity	Applicants must demonstrate adequate financial and operational capacity and are subject to exclusion criteria in section 7 of the call document.
Evaluation and Award	Submission and evaluation follow processes described in sections 8 and 9 of the call document and the Online Manual. Applications are subject to specific evaluation and award criteria, scoring, and thresholds.
Legal and Financial Set-up	Legal and financial arrangements for grants are described in section 10 of the call document.
Ownership/Control	An appointment decision is required from the Member State designating the entity to act as a National Cyber Hub.
Workstreams Requirement	Applications must be submitted for both joint procurement (infrastructure, tools, services) and grant for preparatory/running/operating costs. Only applicants who succeed in the joint procurement evaluation will be considered for grants.
Security Restrictions	Participation is subject to conditions in Article 12(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/694 until mapping of available tools, infrastructures, and services is completed. These security conditions may be amended following the final mapping by the ECCC.
Cooperation Requirement	Applicants must enable cooperation and information sharing with other public or private cybersecurity stakeholders, CSIRTs, and networks, in line with Cyber Solidarity Act provisions.
Documentation	https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-12-CBCH

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