Civil Security 2026

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Horizon Europe

Source / programme

European Union / European Commission · Cluster 3 Civil Security for Society

Status

Open

Actionability

Buyer or supplier access

Record granularity

Umbrella Call

Verification date

17 Jul 2026

What the opportunity supports

This profile covers the Horizon Europe call or topic “Civil Security 2026”. The official targeting includes: Practitioner involvement, ethics, fundamental rights and operational validation are decisive.

Thematic fit

Security practitioner consortia

Egypt eligibility and applicant role

Public buyers normally lead the action. Companies are most often technology suppliers or contractors, and only participate as beneficiaries where the topic explicitly permits.

Egyptian participation is subject to the live call, topic conditions, General Annexes and any strategic, security, ownership, control or establishment restrictions.

Best-fit applicants

Law enforcement, border, civil protection, first responders, security SMEs and public procurers.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

Indicative EUR 1-6m per project

Instrument

RIA generally 100%; IA generally 70% for for-profit entities; CSA generally 100%; PCP grant rate generally 100% for beneficiaries; PPI grant rate generally 50%, unless the topic states otherwise.

Scale basis

Indicative

Co-financing

Yes - PPI funding generally covers 50% for beneficiaries; topic conditions control

Access and co-financing

Yes - PPI funding generally covers 50% for beneficiaries; topic conditions control

Submission timing

1. Final deadlinetype=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-11-05 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false

Applicant positioning

Anchor the proposal in practitioner-owned needs, civilian use, operational validation, ethics/data protection, security-by-design and an uptake or procurement pathway.

Strategic fit and caveats

Public buyers lead the grant; suppliers generally compete later under procurement rules and cannot assume beneficiary status. This is a call-level profile; individual topic conditions must be screened before application.

Priority

High

Priority rationale

for aligned industrial partners

Verification confidence

High

Horizon classification

Programme family

Horizon Europe

Pillar / programme part

Pillar II · Cluster 3 Civil Security for Society

Call / topic ID

HORIZON-CL3-2026-01

Call year

2026

Action type

RIA|IA|CSA|PCP|PPI

Record granularity

Umbrella Call

Egyptian private-sector role

Public buyers normally lead the action. Companies are most often technology suppliers or contractors, and only participate as beneficiaries where the topic explicitly permits.

Coordination eligibility

Public buyers or eligible procurers lead; companies normally participate as suppliers

Access family

Buyer or supplier route

Consortium and beneficiary conditions

Mono-beneficiary status

No

Consortium conditions

RIA/IA standard consortium; PCP/PPI buyer/procurer groups; mono no for RIA/IA

Funding and financial burden

Indicative project ticket

Indicative EUR 1-6m per project

Call budget

call budget EUR 131m

Expected awards

34

Funding rate

RIA generally 100%; IA generally 70% for for-profit entities; CSA generally 100%; PCP grant rate generally 100% for beneficiaries; PPI grant rate generally 50%, unless the topic states otherwise.

Co-financing

Yes - PPI funding generally covers 50% for beneficiaries; topic conditions control

TRL and maturity

TRL range

Not specified

Maturity

Demand-led procurement maturity; requires a defined unmet need and buyer pathway.

Restrictions and screening

Strategic restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Security restrictions

Possible — review required

Ownership / control restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Establishment restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Screening note

Public buyers lead the grant; suppliers generally compete later under procurement rules and cannot assume beneficiary status.

Source and verification

Adopted Horizon Europe 2026-2027 work programme and official programme source; live Funding & Tenders Portal recheck required