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Strengthening cybersecurity capacities of European SMEs with cybersecure AI-powered solutions

Strengthening cybersecurity capacities of European SMEs with cybersecure AI-powered solutions (DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-AI4SME) is an open funding topic under Digital Europe with a stated budget of €20 million. The next deadline is 14 Jan 2027, 89 days away as of 2026-10-17.

In our daily copy of EU Funding & Tenders Portal data (2026-10-17), 6 other topics in call DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11 are listed; Digital Europe has 19 open or forthcoming calls here; the median stated budget for Digital Europe calls is €5 million; 7 Digital Europe calls have a deadline in January 2027.

IdentifierDIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-AI4SME
ProgrammeDigital Europe
StatusOpen for submission
Opening date1 Sep 2026
Deadline14 Jan 2027
SubmissionSingle-stage
Type of actionDigital Europe Joint Undertaking SME Support Actions
Budget€20 million (2026 budget)
Expected number of grants5
EU contribution per project€3 million to €5 million
CallDIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11 — Strengthening European Cybersecurity Technologies, Capacities and Preparedness
Themes on this siteSMEs and startups, Artificial intelligence, Digital and data, Cybersecurity, Culture and media
Portal keywordsAnalytics tools, Artificial Intelligence & Decision support, Artificial intelligence, Assessment, Capacity building, Continuing professional training, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity-aware culture (e.g. including children educati, Data Security and Privacy, Data protection

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Deadline

Deadline as published: 14 Jan 2027. Check the official page for the exact time and any changes; late submissions are not accepted.

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