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EUR 96 million cybersecurity call opens, with dedicated funding for SMEs and CRA compliance

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09 September 2026

EUR 96 million cybersecurity call opens, with dedicated funding for SMEs and CRA compliance

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The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre opened a call for proposals under the Digital Europe Programme on 1 September 2026, worth up to EUR 96 million across seven topics, with submissions open until 14 January 2027.

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European Cybersecurity Competence Centre

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EU-27

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Company with 250 or more employees

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National authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • Advanced Manufacturing Organisation Types

    • Industrial Software & Technology Providers​

  • Technology areas

    • Cybersecurity, Safety & Security, Digital Identity​

    • Industrial AI

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Two topics stand out for manufacturing SMEs: CYBER-11-AI4SME (EUR 20 million) funds development and deployment of AI-powered cybersecurity tools for SMEs, including user-friendly risk management and threat detection, while CYBER-11-EULEG (EUR 20 million) directly funds support for organisations implementing the Cyber Resilience Act, NIS2, GDPR, DORA and AI Act cybersecurity requirements, addressing new compliance obligations. Other topics cover AI-based cybersecurity tools for public authorities and CSIRTs (EUR 15 million), coordinated preparedness testing under the Cyber Solidarity Act (EUR 15 million), undersea cable infrastructure security (EUR 5 million), strengthening National Coordination Centres (EUR 11 million), and dual-use civil-defence cybersecurity technologies (EUR 10 million).

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