Civil Security 2027

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Horizon Europe

Source / programme

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

Status

Forthcoming

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 2027”. The official targeting includes: Map practitioner ownership, sensitive-data constraints and classified/security requirements early.

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

Security practitioners, LEAs, border/customs actors, critical entities, civil-protection and security data/procurement actors.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

Indicative EUR 1.5-7.8m per project

Instrument

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

Scale basis

Indicative

Co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

Access and co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

Submission timing

1. Openingtype=opening | stage=Opening | date=2027-05-05 | 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-CL3-2027-01

Call year

2027

Action type

RIA|IA|CSA|PCP

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 buyer group where relevant

Funding and financial burden

Indicative project ticket

Indicative EUR 1.5-7.8m per project

Call budget

call budget EUR 129.5m

Expected awards

36

Funding rate

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

Co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

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