The “Civil Security for Society” Cluster within Horizon Europe is the Commission funding instrument that finances research to allow our society and, more specifically, security practitioners to dispose of state of the art tools and relevant knowledge in the critical domains of counter-terrorism, fighting organised crime, border management (including customs security), cybersecurity, and maritime security.

The “Civil Security for Society” Cluster launches yearly calls where projects can apply for funding. This year’s call has a budget of 189.9 million Euros and covers a total of 31 topics under six destinations:

• Better protect the EU and its citizens against Crime and Terrorism
• Effective management of EU external borders
• Resilient Infrastructure
• Disaster-Resilient Society for Europe
• Strengthened Security Research and Innovation
• Increased Cybersecurity

Deadline for submissions is 23 November 2022 (and for the cybersecurity destination 16 November 2022). To find out more on the call, please visit this webpage.

The factsheet can be found online.

To read on what Commission's Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) does in the field of security research and innovation, please see this webpage