Support for the functioning of SEAPs, including for the purpose of establishing, managing and maintaining defence industrial readiness pools
European Commission · European Defence Fund (EDF)
Posted 13 Oct 2026 · 42 days left
In plain terms
The European Commission funds the operating costs of established Single European Airspace Performance (SEAPs) through the European Defence Fund, with projects lasting at least one year. The maximum grant per project is 2 million euros, applications open 13 October 2026 and close 12 November 2026, but eligibility details are not yet publicly available.
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Summary
Expected Impact:
Supported SEAPs are expected to rent office space, recruit personnel and start and uphold operations for a duration of at least one year.
Objective:
This call aims to provide support for functioning of established SEAPs, including for the purpose of establishing, managing and maintaining defence industrial readiness pools.
Scope:
Proposals shall aim to support established SEAPs in their initial operations for a duration of at least one year.
Budget
The Commission is considering a total budget of EUR 10 000 000 for the call for proposals.
The maximum EU contribution per funded project will not exceed EUR 2 000 000 allowing several proposals to be funded.
Depending on the number and quality of received proposals and the requested Union financial contributions, the Commission may decide to reallocate budget between calls
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Eligibility and conditions
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">Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of the call document (available shortly)
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 (available shortly)
Application form templates
Available shortly
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
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EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
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EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
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