Cross-border Cyber Hubs
Cross-border Cyber Hubs supports cybersecurity hub operators pooling threat data across EU Member States, funding preparation, cooperation, and operations to strengthen threat detection and shared awareness.
Funder: Digital Europe Programme
Due Dates: October 15, 2026 (Opening) | March 16, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: €2,000,000 total topic budget, shared by funded projects; 50% grant funding rate
Summary: Supports the establishment and operation of cross-border hubs pooling cybersecurity threat data across EU Member States.
Key Information: Applicants must apply to both grant and joint procurement workstreams and succeed in the joint procurement evaluation.
Description
Cross-border Cyber Hubs is a Digital Europe Programme action implemented by the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC). It primarily supports new hubs pooling cybersecurity threat data across several Member States, building on existing security operations centres, Cyber Hubs, computer security incident response teams (CSIRTs), and information sharing and analysis centres. The goal is stronger collective situational awareness, threat detection, and actionable cyber threat intelligence (CTI).
The action combines joint procurement of secure infrastructure, tools, and services with grants supporting preparation, stakeholder cooperation, and operations. Projects may adopt common automation tools and shared data infrastructure for analysing and exchanging threat information. Activities may also cover submarine cable surveillance and protection, combining sea-based sensor data and satellite imagery in operational synergy with Copernicus.
