Description
The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) is launching a call for expression of interest to select entities in Member States that provide the necessary facilities to enhance existing or host and operate National Cyber Hubs.
Announced in the 2020 European Cybersecurity Strategy, and more detailed recently in the Cyber Solidarity Act, this funding opportunity supports the creation of a cross-border infrastructure of European Cyber Hubs, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge technologies.
The Cyber Solidarity Act envisages, as part of the European Cybersecurity Alert System, that a pan European network of Cyber Hubs should be established, to build and enhance coordinated detection and common situational awareness capabilities. It further envisages financial support for the development and consolidation of National Cyber Hubs and the Cross-Border Cyber Hubs.
National Cyber Hubs will procure cyber threat detection tools and services together with the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre, which will contribute with EUR 3 million under the Digital Europe programme.
The programme will also fund up to EUR 2 million in grants to complement the joint procurement(s). For more details on the call for proposal for grants, please see here.
About this Call for Expression of Interest
This call for expression of interest intends to select entities designated or established by the Member States as National Cyber Hub. That will provide the necessary facilities to enhance existing or host and operate a Cyber Hub for pooling data on cybersecurity threats. The call for expression of interest will further build the planning and design of necessary tools, infrastructures and services to be jointly purchased with the ECCC.
For the purpose of this call for expression of interest, a National Cyber Hub is understood to be a public body that acts as a central hub, having the operational capacity to act as a reference point and gateway to other public or private organisations that themselves have significant capacities to produce, share, receive and analyse cybersecurity related data (e.g., operators of critical infrastructures, cybersecurity companies), or organisations that benefit from the services of the National Cyber Hub. The National Cyber Hub may be a CSIRT, or where applicable, a national cyber crisis management authority or other competent authority designated or established under Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS 2), or another entity.
The call document and more details are available here:
How to apply to the Call for Expression of Interest
Expressions of interest (including annexes and supporting documents) must be provided through the relevant section in the Funding & Tender Portal using the forms provided with this call for expression of interest.
Expressions of interest must be submitted in English, in the correct form, duly completed, and dated.
Your application must be readable, accessible and printable.
To submit your expression of interest, please access the dedicated page on the.
Documents to be submitted
- Application Form Part A – administrative information about participants (to be filled in directly online)
- Application Form Part B (template – Annex 1 to this call – to be uploaded under “Part B” in F&T portal)
- Model hosting and usage agreement (template – Annex 2 to this call – to be uploaded under “Hosting Agreement” in F&T portal)
- Commitment letter (template – Annex 3 to this call – to be uploaded under “Letters of Commitment” in F&T portal)
- Appointment decision from the Member State designating the entity to act as National Cyber Hub (no template – to be uploaded under “Proof of MS designation” in F&T portal)
- Official letters of support (no template – to be uploaded under “Letters of support” in F&T portal)
Deadline
Expressions of interest must be submitted before the call deadline 16 March 2027 - 17.00 hours CET
FAQ
Questions and answers of broad interest and other important notices will be published at regular intervals. Please consult this website regularly to be informed of any updates and of the questions and answers published.
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