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Strengthening cybersecurity capacities of European SMEs with cybersecure AI-powered solutions

European Commission · Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)

Publicada 1 sept 2026 · Quedan aproximadamente 3 meses

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The European Commission funds organisations to deploy market-ready AI-powered cybersecurity solutions that help SMEs protect against cyberattacks, with grants of 1.5 to 5 million euros. Applicants must be based in EU member states or associated countries and submit English proposals by 14 January 2027.

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Resumen

Texto original del donante (inglés)

Expected Outcome:

Support the adoption of market-ready innovative AI-powered cybersecurity solutions, including solutions developed in the framework of EU-supported research and innovation projects.

Provide and deploy up to date AI-powered tools and services to organisations (in particular SMEs) to prepare, protect and respond to cybersecurity threats.

Integrate AI technologies into cybersecurity processes to improve the security of ICT solutions, including providing innovative approaches to training employees to use AI solutions for cybersecurity.

Deployment of cybersecure tools and technologies relying on trustworthy AI; AI driven cybersecurity tools; Integration of tools to protect and secure AI solutions.

Objective:

To support the market uptake and dissemination of innovative AI-powered cybersecurity solutions (notably in SMEs, possibly using results stemming from Horizon Europe projects or similar) and improve knowledge and auditing of cybersecurity preparedness.

SMEs often lack the resources to assess cyber risks, develop cybersecurity strategies and implement solutions, leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks. The resilience of organisations that fall into this category is…

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Regiones elegibles

Estados miembros de la UE

Quién puede presentar una solicitud

Empresa privada
ONG / sociedad civil
Institución académica o de investigación
Organismo gubernamental

Elegibilidad y condiciones

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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 (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