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New year, new opportunities. The Horizon Europe 2026-2027 work programme was published in December and new calls have recently opened or will open soon. Under the Digital Europe programme, several calls are currently open (deadline March 2026) and a new wave of calls is expected in spring.Are you exploring your options or already developing a proposal? NCP Flanders provides a number of tools and services to support you along the way: Want to learn more about open and forthcoming funding opportunities? Have a look at our call topic overview. Building a consortium and looking for suitable partners? One of your options is to look at our partner search section. Also check our country eligibility tool, especially if you consider involving non-EU partners. Looking for support to prepare your proposal? Contact your institution's support office or have a look how NCP Flanders can support you. Find out more about all the services NCP Flanders provides here.
On 28 January 2026, the SECURE project has launched a first round of financial support measures to help small businesses achieve compliance with new cybersecurity requirements for their hardware and software products. This will allow micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to request co-funding to strengthen the cybersecurity of their hardware and software products to ensure compliance with the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). As part of the first round of financial support measures offered by the SECURE project, MSMEs may request a maximum of EUR 30.000 co-funding for certain activities, such as Regulatory compliance activities, such as audits, assistance in preparing certifications, and policy definition Product-related technological and security requirements upgrading, through activities such as vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, source code analysis, and application security. Upgrading of technological and security requirements of production infrastructures, including cybersecurity, information security, ICT, IT, and OT resilience activities. Fulfilling internal governance and risk management requirements, such as internal procedures,incident detection, management and notification processes, risk and impact assessments, supply chain security and product maintenance and updating plans. Awareness raising and training activities on products and cyber security. Procurement of material goods and professional services that are instrumental to achieving the required security standards Deadline to submit requests is 29 March 2026. More information on this first call can be found on the project website. Background: The CRA introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for manufacturers, covering the planning, design, development and maintenance of such products. The CRA will start to apply on 11 December 2027.
The well-known Excel template used to prepare and submit the detailed budget in lump sum proposals will be successively replaced in the course of 2026 by an online detailed budget table, integrated directly in the Part A application forms. The new format is currently used in 9 topics in Cluster 5 (see list below). When preparing the project proposal for these topics, applicants enter their lump sum budget directly in the Part A application forms, and not in the Excel template. The lump sum budget table in the online Part A forms requires the same level of information as the Excel template, and the budget will be assessed in the same way as before. Detailed instructions on how to fill in the budget table are included in the online form itself. As the roll-out of the online table is gradual, the new format of the budget table will not be applied to all lump sum topics immediately. During this transition time, there will be lump sum topics with the Excel file or with the online budget form running in parallel. The Commision plans to update the detailed guidance on lump sums (How to manage your lump sum grant) to clarify this and to include information on the IT implementation of the lump sum budget table in Part A proposal forms. The Commission claims that an FAQ will be published on the topic pages concerned to indicate the lump topics where the new online budget table is used. Topics with LS budget table in Part A Under the call HORIZON-CL5-2026-05: HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-07 HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-02 HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-12 HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-13 Under the call HORIZON-CL5-2026-07: HORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1-01 HORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1-02 HORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1-03 HORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1-04 HORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1-05 For these topics, no Excel template is provided in the online submission system.
The EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change has launched a new portal. The new website offers essential information and practical tools designed to facilitate Europe's transition to a climate-resilient future. Key sections include ongoing mission projects that highlight funded initiatives providing practical solutions for climate adaptation, and knowledge hubs that present tools and guidance for informed adaptation planning. Additionally, the portal features a news section to keep users updated on mission developments. There is also a tab reserved specifically for the community involved in the mission. If you want to explore the new portal, click here.
The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) partnership has recently launched IHI Call 12. This single-stage call takes an applicant-driven approach. Proposals must align with the IHI Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and demonstrate a clear impact on society, the economy, and science. The call contains five topics, each focusing on one of the five IHI Specific Objectives (SOs) as set out in the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA): Topic 1 (SO1): Boosting innovation for a better understanding of the determinants of health Topic 2 (SO2): Boosting innovation through better integration of fragmented health R&I efforts Topic 3 (SO3): Boosting innovation for people-centred integrated healthcare solutions Topic 4 (SO4): Boosting innovation through exploitation of digitalisation and data exchange in healthcare Topic 5 (SO5): Boosting innovation for better assessment of the added value of innovative integrated healthcare solutions More information on IHI Call 12 is available on the dedicated IHI webpage. Interested to apply? You can rewatch the info session on IHI Call 12 here. Interested to find out more about IHI contributing partners? Register here for an info webinar on the topic organised by IHI on 11 February 2026.
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