Digital forensic equipment and tools

The grant aims to strengthen and improve beneficiaries’ investigative and operational capacity by supporting the purchase and maintenance of digital forensic equipment and software, mobile forensic tools, and computer forensic collaborative systems. These tools are used to prevent and fight against irregularities, particularly fraudulent irregularities, fraud, and corruption detrimental to the financial interests of the EU. Projects may include updates of existing software systems and associated training. Cross-border cooperation, information exchange, and staff training to operate these tools are encouraged.

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Agency	EUAF (EU)
Region	EU
Country	N/A
Legal form	Government organization, Other
Start date	17 Mar 2026
End date	7 May 2026
Budget	10,800,000 EUR (for the action in 2026, shared with related topics EUAF-2026-TA-01, EUAF-2026-TA-02, EUAF-2026-TA-03, EUAF-2026-TA-04).

Grant application conditions

Admissibility conditions	Proposal page limits and layout described in section 5 of the call document and in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
Eligible countries	Described in section 6 of the call document.
Other eligibility conditions	Described in section 6 of the call document.
Financial and operational capacity and exclusion	Described in section 7 of the call document.
Evaluation and award	Submission and evaluation processes described in section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. Award criteria, scoring, and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document.
Legal and financial set-up of the grants	Described in section 10 of the call document.
Documentation	https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/EUAF-2026-TA-02

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Evaluation criteria

Application process

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