ForthcomingEuropean Commission — European Defence Fundgrant

Support for the functioning of SEAPs, including for the purpose of establishing, managing and maintaining defence industrial readiness pools

Deadline
13 October 2026
Budget
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Eligibility
EU

About this call

Expected Impact:

Supported SEAPs are expected to rent office space, recruit personnel and start and uphold operations for a duration of at least one year.

Objective:

This call aims to provide support for functioning of established SEAPs, including for the purpose of establishing, managing and maintaining defence industrial readiness pools.

Scope:

Proposals shall aim to support established SEAPs in their initial operations for a duration of at least one year.

Budget

The Commission is considering a total budget of EUR 10 000 000 for the call for proposals.

The maximum EU contribution per funded project will not exceed EUR 2 000 00 0 allowing several proposals to be funded.

Depending on the number and quality of received proposals and the requested Union financial contributions, the Commission may decide to reallocate budget between calls

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Data sourced from EU Funding & Tenders Portal, last checked 24 August 2026. Always verify details on the official call page before applying.

Support for the functioning of SEAPs, including for the purpose of establishing, managing — Deadline 13 October 2026 | PROPOSIA