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ProgrammesTwo projects funded under the Digital Europe programme currently offer the possibility to apply for cascade funding:
To help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) adapt to the requirements of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), SECURE provides targeted funding opportunities designed to support your journey toward cybersecurity compliance.
Support and benefits
Eligible applicants: single legal entities qualifying as micro, small or medium‑sized enterprises (mSMEs)
More information on the call website.
Deadline to submit applications: 29 March 2026.
Call Overview
The CYSSDE project invites entities with cybersecurity expertise to apply for Open Call 3. This initiative, funded by the European Union, aims to strengthen the cyber resilience of Member States by supporting the practical implementation of the NIS2 Directive and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
The objective of this call is to select up to 12 projects that will conduct penetration tests and vulnerability assessments for critical sectors.
Scope and Objectives
Selected beneficiaries will enter an 18-month Support Programme to deliver high-quality security testing services. The primary requirement for each beneficiary is to perform at least 10 penetration tests for external end-users.
Support and Benefits
Eligible Applicants: SMEs, mid-caps, large companies, research centres (including universities), and public bodies with cybersecurity expertise
Composition: Applications are accepted from individual entities or consortia (up to 2 entities, led by a cybersecurity specialist).
Geographical Eligibility: Applicants must be registered in and controlled by entities within an EU Member State or an EEA country.
More information on the call website.
Deadline to submit applications: 28 April 2026.
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The Miricle project, ‘Mine Risk Clearance for Europe’, obtained funding under the European Defence Industrial Development programme call ‘Underwater control contributing to resilience at sea’. The main objective of the project was to achieve a European and sovereign capacity in future mine warfare and create a path for the next generation ‘made in Europe’ countermeasure solutions. In order to realise this objective, Miricle addressed various stages: studies, design, prototyping and testing. These stages inter alia included the successful testing of an XL Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, a protototyped mine disposal system and multiple innovative systems to detect buried mines. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), was one of the five Belgian partners in the consortium. Within the project, VLIZ was able to forward its research on the acoustic imaging of the seabed to spatially map and visualize buried structures and objects - in this case buried mines - in the highest possible detail. VLIZ also led the work on ‘Port and Offshore Testing’, building on the expertise of the institute in the field of marine operations and technology.