Digital Europe: Cybersecure tools, technologies and services relying on AI

Published on:
5 August 2025

This European grant from the Digital Europe program is intended for the development of AI technologies that contribute to improving Cyber Threat Intelligence processes of (national) CSIRTS and other relevant national authorities; or improving the security of AI processes and tools in the light of European regulations.

Practical information

  • Application period: 1 September 2025 – 22 January 2026
  • Budget: € 15 million
  • Expected number of projects funded: to be determined
  • Estimated project duration: 3 years
  • Subsidy programme: Digital Europe

This topic is prioritised for national co-financing. This additional funding complements the EU-contribution, allowing companies, research and education institutions and public authorities to receive higher reimbursement for their project costs.

Conditions

The results of this call should lead to:

  • The development of new AI-based cybersecurity tools that have been tested and validated under appropriate conditions and will be made available to CSIRTs, NCSCs, and other relevant parties.
  • Enhanced information sharing and collaboration between national and cross-border cyber hubs, CSIRTs, NCSCs and other stakeholders, based on CTI generated by AI tools.
  • The most advanced and innovative secure AI solutions to be developed and implemented for NIS sectors.
  • Secure AI solutions and tools that comply with EU legislation.

Submission criteria

  • Tool and service providers are welcome to apply for this call, particularly in a consortium with Cyber Hubs. Links with stakeholders in the area of High-Performance Computing should be made where appropriate.
  • Only entities from the EU, Norway and Iceland are able to apply for this call. 

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