Digital Investigations
European Commission · Internal Security Fund (ISF)
Posted 15 Sept 2026 · About 3 months left
In plain terms
The European Commission funds projects that strengthen the capacity of law enforcement and judicial authorities across the EU to investigate cybercrime and cyber-enabled attacks through training, tools and cross-border cooperation, with a total budget of 12.4 million euros. Eligible organisations in EU Member States and associated countries must submit proposals by 15 December 2026.
A generated summary of the donor's text; the original wording is below.
Summary
Expected Impact:
Projects selected under this call for proposals should aim to achieve one or more of the following outcomes in the field of countering cybercrime and supporting digital investigations:
- increasing operational capacity and capabilities of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities,
- increasing the availability of technical tools for law enforcement,
- increasing awareness on best practices and available solutions as well as building synergies amongst relevant stakeholders will be an asset
Objective:
(1) developing capacity and expertise of law enforcement and judicial authorities;
(2) contributing to the implementation of EU law and strategic documents;
(3) fostering cross-border cooperation between law enforcement/judicial authorities and private entities.
Scope:
Proposals should focus on:
Enhancing the operational capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to investigate cyber-attacks and cyber enabled crime, for instance through specific training, investigative techniques and tools (including for) with a focus on top threat priorities (excluding online child sexual abuse, which is covered by specific calls for proposals) as presented in Europol…
Excerpt from the donor's page. The full text, annexes and forms are on the original call.
Eligible regions
- eu_only
Who can apply
- government
- academia_research
- private_company
Eligibility and conditions
Show the eligibility text from the source
">Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible countries
described in section 6 of the call document.
3. Other eligibility conditions
described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in section 9 of the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in section 4 of the call document.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in section 10 of the call document.
Call document and annexes:
Call document.
Application form templates
Standard application form (AMIF, ISF and BMVI) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
AMIF, ISF and BMVI MGA
Additional documents:
ISF Work Programme
ISF Regulation 2021/1149
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement