European UnionNon-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other
Open topic for improved preparedness for, response to and recovery from large-scale disruptions of critical infrastructures
Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025 – Civil Security for Society
Funding Amount
Amount not specified
Deadline
12/11/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other
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What is the Open topic for improved preparedness for, response to and recovery from large-scale disruptions of critical infrastructures Call?
Grant Description
This call seeks innovative solutions to enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure against natural hazards, human-induced threats and cyberattacks. Funded projects will improve interdependency mapping, monitoring, risk and threat assessment, post-incident investigation, digital stress testing and training curricula. Demonstrations and validations of tools must be planned, with provision for scaling up and coordination among projects. Financial support to third parties is included to engag...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
Projects’ results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following: critical infrastructure is more resilient to natural hazards, intentional and accidental harmful human actions (including cyberattacks); critical infrastructure operators and authorities have better mapping of sectoral interdependencies for multi-hazard, cross-sectoral and cross-border crisis management; access to improved monitoring, risk and threat assessment, forecasting and modelling tools, and cyber-physical security solutions; enhanced post-incident investigation capabilities for better crisis prevention, preparedness, management and response; availability of effective digital tools for virtual and physical stress tests to security practitioners; and development of training curricula for critical infrastructure operators, authorities and/or first responders.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
Proposals must: address new challenges or innovate existing solutions to increase resilience of critical infrastructure; focus on sectors and interdependencies not covered by the 2023 and 2024 Resilient Infrastructure calls; if building on topics from 2021–2022 calls, demonstrate clear added value and no duplication; include plans for demonstrations, testing or validation of tools and solutions; outline strategies for future uptake and upscaling at regional, national or EU level; incorporate a mid-term deliverable whereby involved security practitioners assess the project’s interim results; integrate the gender dimension (sex and gender analysis) only if relevant to research objectives; allocate 10–30% of requested EU funding to financial support for third parties (practitioners or SMEs) to expand user groups, conduct complementary assessments or testing; clearly describe objectives, expected results and impact per application template; specify methods and processes to meet General Annex B eligibility conditions for third-party support; and plan coordination with other projects under this topic and with HORIZON-CL3-2025-INFRA-01-02.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
– Mandatory involvement of at least three relevant security practitioners from at least three different EU Member States or Associated Countries, representing one or more of: critical infrastructure operators; authorities responsible for infrastructure resilience; civil protection authorities; law enforcement agencies or private security companies.\n– Applicants must complete the "Information about security practitioners" table in the application form.\n– If using satellite-based Earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or timing data, projects must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS services.\n– Financial support to third parties: 10–30% of EU funding, maximum €200,000 per third party, to engage practitioners or SMEs for expanded testing, validation and coordination activities in operational environments.\n– Applicants bear full responsibility to justify how each beneficiary meets additional eligibility conditions.\n– Projects must envisage coordination among themselves to avoid duplication and with HORIZON-CL3-2025-INFRA-01-02 to exploit complementarities.\n– All third-party support must comply with General Annex B provisions.
Important dates
Open from: 12/06/2025
Deadline:12/11/2025
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