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The EU's Digital Europe Programme programme expects to make 10 awards of €1.5 million each, from a total budget of €15 million. Applications close on 14 Jan 2027 (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).
The types of deliverables are presented in two parts.
The first part covers:
• Enhanced cooperation, preparedness and cybersecurity resilience in the EU; preparedness support services.
• Threat assessment and risk assessment services.
The second part covers:
• Risk monitoring services
• Better compliance, coordinated vulnerability disclosure and monitoring
• Improved skills, via exercises and training courses, organisation of events, workshops. Stakeholder consultations and white papers.
Objective:
This action covers two actions from the Cyber Solidarity Act, dedicated to the Cybersecurity Emergency Mechanism, namely (1) coordinated preparedness testing of entities operating in sectors of high criticality across the Union and (2) other preparedness actions for entities operating in sectors of high criticality and other critical sectors.
Objectives
These actions aim to complement and not duplicate efforts by Member States and those at Union level to increase the level of protection and resilience to cyber threats, in particular for critical industrial installations and infrastructures, by assisting Member States in their efforts to improve their preparedness for cyber threats and incidents by providing them with knowledge and expertise.
Proposals should contribute to achieving at least one of the following objectives:
• (part 1) Coordinated preparedness testing of entities operating in sectors of high criticality across the Union (including penetration testing and threat assessment) considering ICT as well as Operational Technology/Industrial Control Systems.
• (part 2) Other preparedness actions for entities operating in sectors of high criticality and other critical sectors (i.e. vulnerability monitoring, exercises and training courses).
For details on the actions related to (part 1) and (part 2) covered under the current call for proposals, please consult the Call document accordingly.
[Part 1 Coordinated preparedness testing ]
The provision of preparedness support services shall include the activities listed below, for entities in the sector or sub-sector as identified by the Commission in accordance with the Cyber Solidarity Act, from the Sectors of High Criticality listed in Annex I to Directive (EU) 2022/2555 and specified in the call for proposal document for each of the calls under this topic:
Support for testing for potential vulnerabilities:
• Development of penetration testing scenarios. The proposed scenarios may cover Networks, Applications, Virtualisation solutions, Cloud solutions, Industrial Control systems, and IoT.
• Support for conducting testing of essential entities operating critical infrastructure for potential vulnerabilities.
• Support for the deployment of digital tools and infrastructures supporting the execution of testing scenarios and for conducting exercises such as the development of standardised cyber-ranges or other testing facilities, able to mimic features of critical sectors (e.g. energy sector, transport sector, etc.) or others affected by NIS 2 to facilitate the execution of cyber-exercises, in particular within cross-border scenarios where relevant.
• Evaluation and/or testing of cybersecurity capabilities of MS entities and MS sectors (including capabilities to prevent, detect and respond to incidents and stress test of the entire sectors), evaluation and compliance activities aimed at increasing maturity, e.g. on the basis of established maturity models and/or relevant evaluation and compliance schemes.
• Evaluation and/or testing of cybersecurity capabilities of entities in scope (including for the evaluation and management of risks concerning the supply chain).
• Consulting services, providing recommendations on how to improve infrastructure security and capabilities.
Support for threat assessment and risk assessment, such as:
• Threat Assessment process implementation and life cycle
• Customised risk scenarios analysis.
The support will target the competent authorities in the Member States, which play a central role in the implementation of the NIS2 Directive, such as Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) and National Cybersecurity Authorities.
[Part 2 other preparedness actions]
For the second part, in addition to the services already listed for Part 1 (support for testing for potential vulnerabilities and support for threat assessment and risk management), the provision of preparedness support services included below addresses entities operating in highly critical and other critical sectors as referred to in Annex I and II of the NIS 2 Directive.
Support for threat assessment and risk assessment :
• Supply chain risk management within the risk assessment services.
Risk monitoring service:
• Specific continuous risk monitoring such as attack surface monitoring, risk monitoring of assets and vulnerabilities.
Support coordinated vulnerability disclosure and management:
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Analytics tools Communication network Communities of practices Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Domains Data Security and Privacy Data protection Education and Training Electricity grid systems Energy Health care Prototyping Real time data analytics Security Simulation engineering and modelling Technology assessment Technology evaluation Training Transport & Mobility Critical Infrastructure Protection
Single-stage call. Next deadline 2027-01-14. The portal states the exact cut-off time (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).
| Fact | Value | How we know | Taken from the source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 14 January 2027 “Single-stage call. Next deadline 2027-01-14. The portal states the exact cut-off time (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).” | official data field | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Amount per applicant | Unknown — not stated in the source we hold | unknown | — |
| Total budget | €15 million | official data field | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Funding rate | Unknown — not stated in the source we hold | unknown | — |
| Who can apply | Unknown — not stated in the source we hold | unknown | — |
| Where to apply | Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route. | read from the official text | 15 Nov 2026 |
Facts on this page come from the funder’s official data, taken on 14 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.
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