Open topic on driving innovation uptake of disaster risk solutions

Applicant types

SME, Large company, Startup, Research org, University, NGO, Public body

Purpose

Research and innovation

R&D relevance

3 of 3

Poland eligible

Yes

Country limit

Mandatory first responders or disaster risk authorities from at least three EU Member States or Associated Countries.

Region

Any

Consortium

Required

Readiness level (TRL)

8

Topics

• Disaster risk solutions
• Technology uptake
• Operational validation
• Disaster resilience

Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source. 23 Oct 2026

Typed facts extracted from the source documents by Scindu's grant-data review. Each value keeps its own conditions. Unknown means unstated, not zero or unlimited.

Applicant type

The topic refers applicants to General Annex B. Unless a specific topic condition provides otherwise, a consortium must include three independent legal-entity beneficiaries established in different countries: at least one in an EU Member State and two others in different EU Member States or Associated Countries. Affiliated entities do not count toward that minimum. This is the general default; topic-specific exceptions and full applicant eligibility remain to be checked.

Eligible project scope

Type of Action: Innovation Actions.

Other condition

The General Annexes state that for lump-sum and unit grants, the funding rate is already applied in the methodology used to fix the amounts and is not shown in the grant agreement. The action-type maximum rate below is therefore a general Horizon Europe ceiling, not an additional calculation to apply to this topic’s fixed lump-sum amount.

Other condition

Subject to restrictions for the protection of European communication networks.

Partner requirement

This topic requires the active involvement, as beneficiaries, of at least 3 first responders or authorities in charge of disaster risk from at least 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries.

Technology readiness level at end, maximum

8 TRL

Expected technology readiness level by project end; this describes project outcomes, not applicant eligibility or a hiring condition.

Technology readiness level at end, minimum

8 TRL

Expected technology readiness level by project end; this describes project outcomes, not applicant eligibility or a hiring condition.

Indicative budget

€6,000,000

Topic budget as stated in the portal's budget table. Lump-sum and per-project limits are in the call conditions.

Eligible cost

The topic specifically adopts a Horizon Europe lump-sum grant. The applicable Lump Sum MGA treats the grant as a contribution for completion of work packages; eligibility depends on the amounts in Annex 2 and proper completion/implementation (or results achieved) during the action period. This is not reimbursement of each beneficiary’s actual payroll or service invoices, and does not establish a salary entitlement.

Eligible cost

For project-based Horizon Europe lump sums, the 2026 Commission guidance requires realistic estimates per cost category, beneficiary/affiliated entity and work package. Personnel-cost estimates are permitted only for cost items that would qualify under the corresponding actual-cost eligibility rules, and must follow normal practice, be reasonable, and be necessary and in line with proposed activities. These are inputs for the fixed lump-sum estimate; actual payroll is not separately reimbursed or reported as a claim under the lump-sum grant.

Eligible cost

For the applicable lump-sum model, the contribution is set out in the grant agreement Annex 2 and broken down by participant and work package; payment eligibility is tied to work-package completion and proper implementation or achieved results during the action period, as stated in the agreement. Actual underlying payroll or subcontract cost is not reimbursed invoice-by-invoice under this form.

Funding intensity, maximum

100 percent of eligible costs per beneficiary

General Annex allows a rate of up to 100% for non-profit legal entities in Innovation Actions. The rate is fixed in the grant agreement and for this topic’s lump-sum form is already applied in the amount methodology; this does not add a second payment rate.

Funding intensity, maximum

70 percent of eligible costs per beneficiary

General Annex maximum for Innovation Actions is 70% for beneficiaries other than non-profit legal entities. The rate is fixed in the grant agreement and for this topic’s lump-sum form is already applied in the amount methodology; this does not add a second payment rate.

Expected project funding, up to

€3,000,000

Indicative expected EU contribution per project stated as around EUR 3 million; this is an estimate, not a minimum, maximum, or binding per-project cap. Applicants may request a different amount.

Expected project funding, from

€3,000,000

Indicative expected EU contribution per project stated as around EUR 3 million; this is an estimate, not a minimum, maximum, or binding per-project cap. Applicants may request a different amount.

Topic allocation

€6,000,000

Indicative total topic allocation stated as an amount in EUR million in the call overview; it is distinct from the expected EU contribution per project. Allocation scope: per topic.

• Other role

  Staff cost the grant can fund

  Natural persons working under a direct contract other than an employment contract may be included as personnel cost estimates only when assigned to the action, working under conditions similar to an employee, and the result belongs to the beneficiary (unless otherwise agreed). The estimate follows actual-cost eligibility; no role or pay rate is specified.

• Other role

  Staff cost the grant can fund

  Costs for employees under an employment contract or equivalent appointing act and assigned to the action; any estimated amount is only a budget input subject to the call’s lump-sum methodology and applicable actual-cost eligibility rules. This is not a prescribed job, required hire, headcount or salary rate.

• Other role

  Staff cost the grant can fund

  Seconded-person personnel cost estimates are conditional on assignment to the action, employee-like working conditions and ownership of the work result by the beneficiary (unless otherwise agreed), and must correspond to actual costs and not differ significantly from comparable employee tasks. This cost category does not prescribe a job or salary.

• Other role

  Staff cost the grant can fund

  The work of an SME owner or natural person beneficiary who receives no salary may be declared as personnel costs only if general eligibility conditions are met and the amount is calculated as a unit cost under Annex 2a. No hourly/monthly amount is asserted here.

• Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027, Civil Security for Society, Part 6

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• Horizon Europe General Annexes 2026-2027

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• EU Grants: Horizon Europe MGA — Multi & Mono, V1.2, 01.06.2026

  ec.europa.eu

• EU Grants: How to manage your lump sum grants, V1.5, 01.06.2026

  ec.europa.eu

• EU Grants: Programme Lump Sum MGA — Multi & Mono, V1.0, 01.11.2024

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Opens

6 May 2026

Deadline model

Single-stage

Programme

Horizon Europe · 2021 - 2027

Call

HORIZON-CL3-2026-01 · Civil Security for Society 2026

Types of action

HORIZON Innovation Actions

Keywords

• Open topic
• civil security
• disaster risk solutions
• high-TRL
• innovation uptake
• innovative technologies
• preparedness
• resilience

Source

ec.europa.eu

Checked

23 Oct 2026

Portal updated

23 Oct 2026

Review status

Partial review

Reviewed

23 Oct 2026