Proposal starter pack: DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-DUALUSE
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The call
DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-DUALUSE is a Simple Grant (SIMPLE) of the Digital Europe Programme (Cybersecurity (European Cybersecurity Competence Centre) work programme), open as the source states, with a planned opening on 2026-09-01 and a deadline on 2027-01-14. Its stated budget is EUR 10,000,000 for 3 expected grants.
- Topic
- DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-DUALUSE: Dual-use technologies
- Programme
- Digital Europe Programme, Cybersecurity (European Cybersecurity Competence Centre) work programme
- Type of action
- SIMPLE (Simple Grant)
- Status
- Open
- Planned opening
- 2026-09-01
- Deadline
- 2027-01-14 (single-stage)
- Budget (as stated)
- EUR 10,000,000 (2026; 3 expected grants; EUR 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 each)
- Call
- DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11, Strengthening European Cybersecurity Technologies, Capacities and Preparedness
- Technology families
- None found in the text
Secure Data Sharing Framework: Develop standardised and encrypted communication mechanisms to facilitate seamless data exchange between civilian and military stakeholders. These mechanisms should align with GDPR and other EU regulatory requirements. Early Warning Systems (EWS): Establish a…
Expected outcome, as the source words it (excerpt).
Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, topic DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-DUALUSE, Topic header (status, planned opening, deadlines), budget overview and type of action; search API record (read 2026-11-01). Back to the programme pipeline
Who can take part
Digital Europe Programme: Open to entities in Member States and associated countries; non-associated countries only where necessary. Security-sensitive actions, including EuroQCI, can be limited to entities established in and controlled from Member States.
| Countries | Can take part | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU Member States | Yes | Eligible. | EU countries, Country list (27 pages) (read 2026-10-24) |
| Associated to the whole Digital Europe Programme | Yes | Eligible. | EU Grants: List of participating countries in the Digital Europe Programme, version 7.0 of 1 December 2025, Page 1, EEA EFTA countries, from 1 January 2021 (read 2026-10-24) |
| Associated to Digital Europe Specific Objectives 1, 2, 4 and 5 only | Only in some parts or topics | Associated for Specific Objectives 1 (high-performance computing), 2 (AI), 4 and 5 only, not for Specific Objective 3 (cybersecurity). | EU Grants: List of participating countries in the Digital Europe Programme, version 7.0 of 1 December 2025, Page 1, acceding and candidate countries and "Other countries" (Switzerland, agreement of November 2025, from 1 January 2025) (read 2026-10-24) |
| Other countries | Under conditions | Only in specific actions where participation is necessary for the objectives (Article 18(2)); the United Kingdom is not associated to this programme. |
Legal basis
- Eligible legal entities; non-associated countries only where necessary, at own cost; limitation to Member States for security or strategic autonomy. Regulation (EU) 2021/694 establishing the Digital Europe Programme, Article 18(1), (2) and (4) (read 2026-10-24)
- Security restrictions: Specific Objective 3 can be limited to entities established in and controlled from Member States (Article 12(5)); Specific Objectives 1 and 2 subject to security requirements (Article 12(6)). Regulation (EU) 2021/694 establishing the Digital Europe Programme, Article 12(5) and (6) (read 2026-10-24)
- Associated countries and their scope. EU Grants: List of participating countries in the Digital Europe Programme, version 7.0 of 1 December 2025, Page 1 (read 2026-10-24)
Rules checked 2026-10-24. Official list of participating countries. Who can participate?
Projects already funded
On this topic
None found in the stored CORDIS and Funding & Tenders projects.
Under the same call
None found in the stored CORDIS and Funding & Tenders projects.
In the same technology pillar (most recent first)
None found in the stored CORDIS and Funding & Tenders projects.
Candidate partner organisations
Organisations only, each with the documented reason it is listed: EU-funded projects in the topic’s pillars (public CORDIS data, through the funding finder’s partner rules), capabilities in the supplier directory (including curated company product pages) and company intelligence an editor verified. At most 3 per country, so the list spans countries. The organisations have not opted in to being suggested; contact them through their own websites.
The topic names no technology family, so no candidate can be matched.
National contact points
National support services that make Horizon Europe known and accessible to all potential applicants. Each Member State and associated country sets up, runs and finances its own NCP system with a national portal; the EU Funding & Tenders Portal lists the NCPs by country and programme.
Horizon Europe National Contact Points (NCPs) on the Funding & Tenders Portal
This portal holds no list of individual contact points by country, so none is named here.
Source: EU Grants: HE NCP Guide, V3.0, 15 December 2024, Introduction and section on national NCP systems, points (a) and (e): established, operated and financed under the responsibility of the Member States and Associated Countries; national Horizon Europe portal; Funding & Tenders Portal links (read 2026-10-22). Who does what in EU quantum governance
Infrastructure and access routes
No catalogued facility in the topic’s technology pillars.
Standards and policy actions
Standards and specifications
- CEN/CLC/JTC 22: Quantum Technologies. Joint technical committee established 2022, building on the CEN-CENELEC Focus Group on Quantum Technologies (2020-2023); four working groups (WG 1 strategic advisory, WG 2 metrology/sensing/imaging and enabling technologies, WG 3 computing and simulation, WG 4 communication and cryptography); DIN secretariat link on the technical body page. Applies to quantum technologies in general.
- IEC/ISO AWI 63607, 63622, 63655, TS 63687, 63692, TR 63742, TR 63743, TR 63744, TR 63760, 63770-1: IEC/ISO JTC 3 projects under development (direct responsibility). Ten approved work items, all at stage 10.99 (new project approved): eight reached it on 2026-07-08 (general quantities, photonics vocabulary, general vocabulary, HBT interferometry for photonic sources, cold-atom absolute gravimeters, quantum entropy sources, single-photon detector metrics, QRNG overview); TR 63760 (transmission media for quantum communication) and 63770-1 (quantum sensors overview) on 2026-09-04. Applies to quantum technologies in general.
- IEC/ISO JTC 3: Quantum technologies. Secretariat BSI (United Kingdom); 1 published ISO standard, 12 under development of which 10 under direct JTC 3 responsibility; subcommittee JSC 3A Quantum computing; WGs on terminology, sensors, QRNG, enabling technology, communication. Applies to quantum technologies in general.
- IEEE P7130: IEEE Draft Standard for Quantum Technologies Definitions. Active PAR (approved 2021-09-23), C/SABSC, QCN-WG; PAR extended to 2026-12-31 by the SASB on 2025-12-10; no approved IEEE 7130 standard (no '7130-2023') found. Applies to quantum technologies in general.
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/482: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/482 of 31 January 2024 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/881 as regards the adoption of the European Common Criteria-based cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCC). Adopted 2024-01-31, published OJ 2024-02-07; applies from 2025-02-27. Applies to quantum technologies in general.
- JTC22 Q06 (Release 1.1): Standardization Roadmap on Quantum Technologies. Release 1.1 dated June 2025 (supersedes FGQT Q04 Release 1); no later release published on the CEN-CENELEC site as of today; a 'Standardization Roadmap 2.0' is being prepared by WG 1 with no stated date. Applies to quantum technologies in general.
- RFC 9340: Architectural Principles for a Quantum Internet. Informational, IRTF stream, Quantum Internet Research Group (QIRG); published March 2023 (from draft-irtf-qirg-principles); not an Internet Standards Track specification. Applies to quantum technologies in general.
- RFC 9583: Application Scenarios for the Quantum Internet. Informational, IRTF stream, Quantum Internet Research Group (QIRG); published June 2024 (from draft-irtf-qirg-quantum-internet-use-cases); not an Internet Standards Track specification. Applies to quantum technologies in general.
Quantum Europe Strategy actions
- About 100 error-corrected qubits per system. Quantum infrastructures; target By 2030; status shown by the evidence: Announced, checked 2026-10-22. Strategy area “Quantum infrastructures”, listed for this programme by the portal’s rule.
- Deploy a distributed network of quantum gravimeters. Quantum infrastructures; target 2026 onwards; status shown by the evidence: In progress (evidence), checked 2026-10-22. Strategy area “Quantum infrastructures”, listed for this programme by the portal’s rule.
- Deploy the first EU-interconnected quantum communication network. Quantum infrastructures; target By 2030; status shown by the evidence: In progress (evidence), checked 2026-10-22. Strategy area “Quantum infrastructures”, listed for this programme by the portal’s rule.
- Establish a European Q-MRI Pilot Infrastructure. Quantum infrastructures; target 2025 onwards; status shown by the evidence: Announced, checked 2026-10-22. Strategy area “Quantum infrastructures”, listed for this programme by the portal’s rule.
- Expand the EuroHPC quantum computers. Quantum infrastructures; target 2026 onwards; status shown by the evidence: In progress (evidence), checked 2026-10-22. Strategy area “Quantum infrastructures”, listed for this programme by the portal’s rule.
- Launch a pilot facility for the European Quantum Internet. Quantum infrastructures; target 2026; status shown by the evidence: In progress (evidence), checked 2026-10-22. Strategy area “Quantum infrastructures”, listed for this programme by the portal’s rule.
The type of action
| Fact | As the source states | Source |
|---|---|---|
| What it funds | The Digital Europe Programme aims to support and accelerate the digital transformation of the European economy, industry and society, notably by strengthening Europe's capacities in key digital technology areas through large-scale deployment and widening their uptake. | Regulation (EU) 2021/694 establishing the Digital Europe Programme, Article 3(1) (read 2026-10-25) |
| Who applies | Legal entities established in a Member State (or linked overseas country or territory) or in an associated third country, entities created under Union law and international organisations of European interest are eligible; entities from non-associated third countries only where necessary for the objectives. | Regulation (EU) 2021/694 establishing the Digital Europe Programme, Article 18(1)-(2) (read 2026-10-25) |
| Funding rate | DEP grants may cover up to 100% of eligible costs, without prejudice to the co-financing principle of the Financial Regulation, and are managed as specified for each specific objective. | Regulation (EU) 2021/694 establishing the Digital Europe Programme, Article 19 (read 2026-10-25) |
| Typical size | For the 2021 national QCI deployment topic the maximum grant was EUR 5 000 000 per project. | Call document DIGITAL-2021-QCI-01 EU secure Quantum Communication Infrastructure (V1.0, 17.11.2021), Section 10 (p. 21) (read 2026-10-25) |
| Time to grant | Indicative timetable for DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08: deadline 2 October 2025, evaluation results January 2026, grant agreement signature April 2026. | Call document DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08 Advanced Digital Skills (V1.1, 17.07.2025), Section 4 (p. 35) (read 2026-10-25) |
| Conditions | The work programme may limit participation to entities established in Member States (or specific associated/third countries) for security reasons or where actions directly relate to the Union's strategic autonomy. | Regulation (EU) 2021/694 establishing the Digital Europe Programme, Article 18(4) (read 2026-10-25) |
Implementing body: DG CNECT (work programme and quantum communication calls); HaDEA (most other DEP calls)
Checklist of the proposal parts
The General Annexes of the main Horizon Europe work programme do not cover this topic (they leave out the ERC, the EIC, the joint undertakings and other programmes), so no general checklist is shown: the proposal parts are set by the call document and the application form on the topic page. EU Funding & Tenders Portal, topic DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-DUALUSE, Topic header (status, planned opening, deadlines), budget overview and type of action; search API record (read 2026-11-01)
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