Deadline Date: November 5, 2026
The European Commission, through its Horizon Europe programme, is inviting applications under the call on supporting disruptive technological innovations for civil security, which aims to strengthen preparedness, enhance response capabilities, and improve risk mitigation by enabling the transition of emerging technologies into real-world security operations.
The focus areas, objectives, priorities, and themes of this topic include improving preparedness and evidence-based response capabilities through the integration of validated disruptive technologies into operational environments, strengthening risk mitigation across diverse security threats, accelerating the adoption of innovative solutions by reducing barriers through rigorous testing and validation, and fostering collaboration between public authorities, industry, and research organizations.
Additional priorities include bridging the gap between low Technology Readiness Level research and applied security solutions, ensuring structured pathways for transitioning innovations into operational use, and promoting robust testing for safety, performance, interoperability, and scalability. The topic also emphasizes ethical integrity, transparency, accessibility, and alignment with long-term EU strategic security priorities.
The funding available under this topic is provided through the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Actions framework, with a total indicative budget of €3,000,000. Each project is expected to receive around €1,500,000, depending on the scope and quality of the proposal.
This initiative supports research and innovation actions designed to enhance civil security systems by enabling disruptive technologies to move beyond early-stage development into practical deployment. It highlights the importance of strengthening cooperation among stakeholders such as researchers, industry actors, end-users, and public authorities to ensure that solutions are co-developed in line with real operational needs. The call encourages approaches that improve the resilience and adaptability of civil security frameworks by embedding innovation into core operational practices.
Proposals under this topic are expected to contribute to building a more effective ecosystem for civil security innovation in Europe, where emerging technologies are systematically validated, refined, and integrated into operational contexts. By reinforcing collaboration and ensuring that innovations are both technically and ethically robust, the initiative seeks to enhance the overall capacity of civil security systems to respond to evolving threats and challenges.
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