European Defence Fund
The European Defence Fund (EDF) is an EU initiative established in 2017 to promote collaboration among member states in defense research, development, and procurement. It provides financial support for projects enhancing defense capabilities and fostering a competitive European defense industry, aiming for strategic autonomy and integration.
Your NCP contact for this programme
Mark Antonissen
mark.antonissen@vlaio.be
+32 2 432 43 05
About this programme
Complementing and amplifying Member States’ efforts, the Fund promotes cooperation among companies and research actors of all sizes and geographic origin in the Union, in research and development of state-of-the-art and interoperable defence technology and equipment. The Fund supports competitive and collaborative projects throughout the entire cycle of research and development for a bigger impact on the European defence capability and industrial landscape.
It strongly encourages participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in collaborative projects and fosters breakthrough innovative solutions.
The EDF was preceded by two test programmes with limited duration and budget – the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR) and the European Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP).
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EDF Budget
A budget of close to €8 billion for 2021-2027 is dedicated to the European Defence Fund. €2.7 billion to fund collaborative defence research and €5.3 billion euros to fund collaborative capability development projects complementing national contributions.
For info on how to become active, read how to get started with EDF.
Latest news
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New release of the EU Funding and Tenders Portal
The European Commission has released a new version of the EU Funding and Tenders Portal. The Portal is used by many users from identifying opportunities to submission of proposals and managing EU grants. Some of the new features include updated interfaces such as the homepage showcasing the main services, functionalities powered by state-of-the-art... read more
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The fourth annual Work Programme of the European Defence Fund (EDF) has now...
The 2024 EDF Work Programme addresses 32 call topics in total, structured along 6 thematic calls for proposals, 2 non-thematic calls for proposals and 2 actions in support of the Alliance for Defence Medical Countermeasures. It will support projects in critical defence domains, such as countering hypersonic missi... read more
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Update of the Certificate on the Financial Statement (CFS)
The Commission has published on 15.02.2024 the update of the template of the Certificate on the Financial Statement (CFS), linked to the Annotated Model Grant agreement The main change is the addition of an agreed-upon procedures checklist, which is an integral part of the Terms of reference. If you want more details about the Certificate on... read more
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Testimonial
SeaFoodTomorrow - improving the safety and dietary properties of seafood
The Project SeafoodTomorrow is a project that is approved within the call BG-08-2017: Innovative sustainable solutions for improving the safety and dietary properties of seafood.
The three-year SeafoodTomorrow project brings together 34 partners. From Flanders, ILVO takes part in the project.They are responsible for setting up two databases which are the central point of the project to gather all the project data from analysis and assessement. ILVO is also leader of the workpackage dealing with authenticity, traceability and labelling. ILVO is also involved a the workpackage about novel food preparation. And in the managerial part, ILVO is head of the IPC- Intellectual Property Comité.
