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    HORIZON-CL3-2027-01-FCT-01

    Online harms detection and investigation tools using a short development cycle model

    Opens 5 May 2027Live official EU data

    Civil Security for Society 2027 · HORIZON-IA · TRL 6 to 8 · Needs partners

    4 Nov 2027
    Deadline
    5 May 2027
    Opens for applications
    €7.8M
    Indicative, per project
    ~1
    Grants expected
    51
    Past winners in this family

    What this call funds

    This call funds the development of fast moving detection and investigation tools that help European police authorities combat online harms like identity theft, disinformation, deepfakes, phishing and digital violence. Projects should use short, iterative development cycles so tools can quickly adapt to new and emerging online threats. The tools should be modular, user friendly and legally and ethically sound, built in close collaboration with police authorities across Europe.

    cybersecurity · defence security · artificial intelligence · software platforms

    Who wins this

    A consortium combining technology developers and researchers with at least three police authorities from different EU or associated countries, ready to run a minimum four year project building iterative, modular tools against online harms.

    Could you win this call?

    Only the website is required.

    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €7.8M
    Funding model
    Lump sum. Paid per completed work package, with no financial reporting of actual costs
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    HORIZON Innovation Actions
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium: at least 3 partners, from 3 countries.
    Eligible applicants
    public body, research organisation
    Also required
    Requires active involvement as beneficiaries of at least 3 Police Authorities from at least 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries. Entities controlled by China are not eligible. Minimum project duration is 48 months. Satellite data use must rely on Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS.
    Sectors
    Cybersecurity · Defence
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel, Türkiye, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Tunisia, New Zealand
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions The following additional eligibility conditions apply: This topic requires the active involvement, as beneficiaries, of at least 3 Police Authorities[[In the context of this Destination, ‘Police Authorities’ means public authorities explicitly designated by national law, or other entities legally mandated by the competent national authority, for the prevention, detection and/or investigation of terrorist offences or other criminal offences, specifically excluding police academies, forensic institutes, training facilities as well as border and customs authorities.]] from at least 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries. For these participants, applicants must fill in the table “Information about security practitioners” in the application form with all the requested information, following the template provided in the submission IT tool. In line with the “ restriction on control in innovation actions in critical technology areas ” delineated in General Annex B of the General Annexes, entities established in an eligible country but which are directly or indirectly controlled by China or by a legal entity established in China are not eligible to participate in the action. If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used). described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants The granting authority may, up to 4 years after the end of the action, object to a transfer of ownership or to the exclusive licensing of results, as set out in the specific provision of Annex 5. Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf ]]. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions Some activities resulting from this topic may involve using classified background and/or producing of security sensitive results (EUCI and SEN). Please refer to the related provisions in section B Security — EU classified and sensitive information of the General Annexes.

    Who has won calls like this

    Organisations that most often win this call family · 51 past winners

    KENTRO MELETON ASFALEIAS · EL · SME
    22 wins
    led 1
    INSPECTORATUL GENERAL AL POLITIEI · MD
    18 wins
    HELLENIC POLICE · EL
    17 wins
    led 1
    SISAMINISTERIO (SM) · FI
    16 wins
    SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY · UK
    15 wins
    led 1
    ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS · EL
    14 wins
    led 5

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