Cybersecure tools, technologies and services relying on AI
European Commission · Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)
Posted 1 Sept 2026 · About 4 months left
Summary
Expected Outcome:
Deployment of Artificial Intelligence and various AI-powered technologies as enablers for Cyber Hubs, CSIRTs, NCSCs, NIS SPOCs and others.
Novel cybersecurity tools based on AI that have been developed, tested and validated in relevant conditions and made available to Cyber Hubs, CSIRTs, NCSCs, NIS SPOCs and others.
Enhanced information sharing and collaboration amongst National and Cross-Border Cyber Hubs, CSIRTs, NCSCs, NIS SPOCs and others relevant stakeholders, supported by CTI produced by AI-powered tools.
Tools for automation of cybersecurity processes such as the creation, analysis and processing of CTI, to enhance operations of the Cyber Hubs.
Original European CTI feeds or services.
Ensure that the most advanced and innovative secure AI solutions are developed and implemented for NIS sectors.
Secure AI solutions and tools, complying with EU legislation. Promote the mitigation of risks associated with the misuse of AI by malicious actors, with a focus on AI ethics and secure deployment.
Contribution to the standardisation and certification of cybersecure, trustworthy AI technologies.
Objective:
This topic addresses AI-based technologies (including GenAI)…
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Eligibility and conditions
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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 (DEP) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Ownership control declaration
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
DEP MGA
Additional documents:
Digital Europe Cybersecurity Work Programme 2025-2027
DEP Regulation 2021/964
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
Themes
- AI Security
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Cloud Security
- Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
- Cyber-physical Systems
- Data Security & Privacy
- Digital Twins
- HPC
- IoT Security
- Machine Learning
- Security Analytics
- Threat Detection
- Trustworthy AI
- Algorithmic auditability and accountability (e.g. explainable AI).
- Analytics tools
- Artificial Intelligence & Decision support
- Artificial intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Domains
- Data Security and Privacy