Cyber Security Boost: Support for the development, pilot testing and wider adoption of solutions for cyber resilience.
Cyber Security Boost supports SMEs, NGOs and consortia in developing, testing and expanding cybersecurity solutions to strengthen resilience and address documented needs in the Czech cybersecurity ecosystem.
Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: September 24, 2026 (Opening) | November 30, 2026, 19:00 (Submission) | April 30, 2029 (Project completion)
Funding Amounts: €60,000–€100,000 per project at 50% of eligible costs, for up to 24 months; €1,200,000 total funding
Summary: Supports development, pilot testing and wider adoption of scalable cybersecurity solutions addressing documented needs in the Czech cybersecurity ecosystem.
Key Information: Academic and research institutions may participate only in consortia containing at least one SME, not as standalone applicants.
Description
Cyber Security Boost is a cascade-funding call run by NCC-CZ 2.0, the Czech National Coordination Centre project, through the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB). Co-funded by the European Commission’s Digital Europe programme, it supports scalable tools and services addressing documented needs in the Czech cybersecurity ecosystem. Projects must connect design or development with practical validation, evaluation and preparation for wider use.
The call prioritises SME resilience, compliance readiness and cybersecurity risk management, and incident preparedness, response and recovery. Relevant work includes NIS2, CRA and DORA implementation, supply-chain security, secure development, software bills of materials (SBOM), vulnerability management and recovery testing. Priority goes to measurable impact across a wider target group, rather than standalone analyses, general training or documentation without implementation and validation.
