Budget

Funding rate: 100% Each consortium can receive between €100,000 and €200,000

Key dates and deadline

Deadline: 01/03/2026 The duration of the projects is set to 8 months.

Details

CYberSynchrony Open Call 3: Cross-border Coordination aims to enhance cybersecurity collaboration among EU Member States by fostering mutual assistance and coordinated response mechanisms. This initiative supports projects that enable secure information exchange and collective responses to cyber threats, aligning with the EU’s digital infrastructure security needs. Projects should focus on developing or enhancing platforms for real-time threat intelligence sharing, organizing joint cybersecurity exercises, and creating incident response coordination mechanisms. The call targets cybersecurity across all sectors, focusing particularly on those governed by the NIS2 Directive.

Eligibility

Only consortia (2 or 3 entities) are eligible, and the coordinator must be an SME. The following type of participants are eligible: - SMEs & start-ups (start-ups count as SMEs) - Research organisations & universities (HEIs) - Non-profits/NGOs - Public sector bodies & competent authorities (e.g., NIS2 authorities, CSIRTs/CERTs, sector regulators, standardisation bodies) - Individuals (cybersecurity professionals with experience in sector-specific operations and infrastructure) The call focuses on mutual assistance, best practice sharing, and coordinated response mechanisms among Member States.

Additional information

How to apply?

https://cybersynchrony.eu/open-calls/