Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Fund will contribute to reach a high level of security in the EU, in particular by preventing and combating terrorism, radicalisation, serious and organised crime and cybercrime, by assisting and protecting victims of crime, and by preparing for, protecting against and effectively managing security-related incidents, risks and crises.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This Call for Proposals aims at funding projects on fighting cybercrime, including digital investigations, as a continuation of various initiatives and plans in the field.
The activities to be funded have the following objectives:
- developing capacity and expertise of law enforcement and judicial authorities and supporting cross-border cooperation;
- contributing to the implementation of EU law;
- fostering cross-border cooperation between law enforcement/judicial authorities and private entities
Detailed Call Description
Project activities should focus on:
- developing and implementation of solutions to increase and enhance reporting of cybercrime to law enforcement authorities.
- formal transfer of capacity and ownership of digital tools, including future maintenance, to EU Law Enforcement Authorities, including EU Agencies
- enhancing the capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to investigate cyber-attacks and cyber enabled crime, for instance through investigative techniques and tools (including for digital forensics) adapted, in particular, to emerging smart environments.
- enhancing the capacity of law enforcement to support victims during investigations
- enhancing the capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to address the use of encryption by criminals and its impact on criminal investigations
- implementing solutions to enhance the capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to cooperate across borders
- setting up practical mechanisms, systems and tools to enhance the cooperation between private entities and law enforcement and/or judicial authorities, for the purpose of detecting, reporting, investigating and preventing crime and taking remedial action
- increasing the accountability of registrars of domain names and ensuring accuracy of information on website ownership
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
90%
Maximum grant amount: must range between €400.000 and €1.000.000.
Thematic Categories
- Justice - Security
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities:
- public or private bodies
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- excluding Denmark
- third countries that have an operational agreement with Europol.
The main beneficiaries of this call for proposals are law enforcement and/or judicial authorities in EU Member States and third countries that have an operational agreement with Europol.
Consortium composition
Proposals must be submitted by:
- minimum 2 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from 2 different eligible countries.
- the following entities can NOT apply as coordinator:
- profit making entities
- international organisations, irrespective of their country of establishment
- entities established in non-EU countries.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Interior
Contact person
Doris Constantinou
Administrative Officer
Telephone: 22 409904
Email: dconstantinou@moi.gov.cy
Christina Hadjieconomou
Administrative Officer
Telephone: 22 409944
Email: chadjieconomou@papd.mof.gov.cy
EU Contact Point
Migration and Home Affairs
Telephone: +3222991111 (Commission switchboard)
Postal address: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium