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The EU's Digital Europe Programme programme expects to make 5 awards of €3 million – €5 million each, from a total budget of €20 million. Applications close on 14 Jan 2027 (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).
One or more of the following should be covered:
• Implementation of guidelines, standardised processes, or manuals – in the EU or multiple EU MS – concerning the most challenging issues, supporting specific stakeholders and sectors addressed by cybersecurity legislation.
• Develop and implement tools, raise awareness and encourage and facilitate industry uptake, with a focus on SMEs, of conformity assessments of essential cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements (hardware and software) under the CRA.
• Support for mechanisms reducing the administrative burden for entities, like single entry point for incident notification.
• Establish secure communication channels allowing for cooperation and information sharing initiatives.
• Support the organisation of regular meetings/workshops to identify good practices within specific sectors or emerging areas and facilitate collaborative efforts between different sectors.
• Support the development of training courses, on the basis of the ECSF and exercises that promote capacity building and internal awareness.
• Contribution to CR standardisation: Training materials and training actions on cybersecurity certification for national authorities and conformity assessment bodies.
• Fostering certification: Educational and supporting materials and an explanatory press campaign using interactive material such as ‘Do I comply with CRA?’. Information campaign through various channels such as conferences, meetings, etc. Website dedicated to the mandatory certification and conformity assessments of essential requirements.
• Development of training programmes and materials, including tools for cross-country collaboration and exchange, aimed at enhancing participants’ skills and readiness for real-world threats. These programmes can also support non-formal education for high school students and teachers, enhancing digital literacy and cybersecurity awareness at early educational levels.
• Creation of benchmarking and assessment programmes to evaluate and optimise the performance of participants in cybersecurity training programmes, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with industry standards.
• Implement peer exchange and fellowship programmes, aimed at fostering a connected, resilient community of cybersecurity professionals across Europe. These programmes will also include support for cross-border training initiatives and non formal education activities, ensuring that both students and educators…
EU cybersecurity legislation brings new responsibilities and imposes obligations on key stakeholders, ICT systems, Operational Technology and IoT manufacturers. For instance, the cost of obtaining a cybersecurity certification for an ICT or digital product, service or process is often an insuperable barrier for EU start-ups and SMEs.
Support must be provided for the implementation of these obligations. The activities under this action require various types of support, including financial and organisational. Applications should address at least one of the eligible pieces of cybersecurity legislation but can also address more.
The focus will also be on fostering cross-border collaboration and promoting diversity within the cybersecurity workforce, encouraging participation from women and other underrepresented groups. In conjunction with initiatives like the Cybersecurity Skills Academy, these activities will contribute to building capacity, raising awareness, and supporting the uptake of the aforementioned regulatory framework. By integrating these challenges into a broader capacity-building framework, they will ensure that stakeholders across sectors are equipped to address evolving cybersecurity threats and comply with the new legislative landscape.
Aligned with the goals of the Digital Education Action Plan which focuses on enhancing digital skills across Europe, activities related to cybersecurity challenges will play a crucial role in developing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. These challenges will provide hands-on experience for young professionals and students, helping to close the cybersecurity skills gap and ensuring they are well-prepared to meet the demands of new legislative requirements.
The assessment of products and services is an essential step in the EU cybersecurity certification process. As cybersecurity threats are rapidly evolving and attacks are becoming more sophisticated, it is important to find a way to address these challenges. In addition, the EU needs to cope with the continuous growth of information systems (in terms of size and complexity) and the significant expansion of the digital space by enabling fast but secure replication of assessments. Furthermore, it is a great opportunity for the EU to develop interoperable solutions that will increase its competitiveness. In doing so, the Union can rely on a large and dynamic number of players who have already developed high-quality offerings.
The certification process is also very formal in terms of the documentation that is later used as proof for issuing the certificate. There is currently no platform to help proponents overcome the challenges posed by the use of many different and complex documents by all parties.
This action involves building capacity of national cybersecurity certification authorities to undertake market surveillance and supervise conformity assessment bodies and conformity assessments of essential requirements for cybersecurity…
Cloud Services Continuing professional training Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Domains Data Security and Privacy Data protection Interoperability Managerial, procedural and technical aspects of network security Open Source Software Privacy by design Regulation SME support Security Software Architectures Standards System architecture CRA Compliance Certification-as-a-Service Compliance Automation Compliance Monitoring
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 | €20 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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