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Regional Cable Hubs

The Regional cable hubs will contribute to enhancing and consolidating collective situational awareness and capabilities in detection, supporting the development of an operational capacities to ensure the security and resilience of undersea cables. The hubs should act as a central point allowing for broader pooling of data and information relevant for the security environment of the cables, enabling the…

Deadline 14 Jan 2027Budget €5MIndicative grants 2EU contribution per project €2.5MSingle stageDIGITAL JU Simple Grants

Funding and competition

  • 2grants expected (official)
  • €2.5MEU contribution per project
  • €5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects

Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.

Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.

Organisations with a track record in this topic

Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Kentro Meleton Asfaleias
Athina
GreeceResearch organisation · SME111FOSMARIN, NEPTUNE, EFFECTOR
Laurea-Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy
Vantaa
FinlandUniversity73VIGIMARE, NEPTUNE, MARISA
Engineering - Ingegneria Informatica Spa
Roma
ItalyCompany114EFFECTOR, MARISA, CROSSMARE
Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis
Thermi Thessaloniki
GreeceResearch organisation92SCIFER, CROSSMARE, CONNECTOR
Software Imagination And Vision Srl
Bucuresti
RomaniaCompany · SME52VIGIMARE, MARCONNECT, CONNECTOR
Inov Instituto De Engenharia De Sistemas E Computadores Inovacao
Lisboa
PortugalResearch organisation91MARCONNECT, EFFECTOR, MARISA
Maggioli S.P.A.
Santarcangelo Di Romagna
ItalyCompany63SCIFER, LATTICE, SYNAPSE
Erevnitiko Panepistimiako Institouto Systimaton Epikoinonion Kai Ypologiston
Athina
GreeceResearch organisation71MARCONNECT, EFFECTOR, CROSSMARE
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev
Munchen
GermanyResearch organisation72VIGIMARE, MARISA, AI4HEALTHSEC
Ypourgeio Naftilias Kai Nisiotikis Politikis
Piraeus
GreecePublic body61SEAGUARD, MARCONNECT, EFFECTOR
Satways-Olokliromenes Lyseis Asfaleias Kai Amynas-Idiotiki Epicheirisi Parochis Ypiresion Asfaleias (Iepya)-Etaireia Periorismenis Efthynis
Irakleio
GreeceCompany · SME81EFFECTOR, MARISA, CONNECTOR
Ait Austrian Institute Of Technology Gmbh
Wien
AustriaResearch organisation51FOSMARIN, EURMARS, PRAETORIAN
Garda De Coasta
Constanta
RomaniaPublic body50MARCONNECT, CROSSMARE, MARITIME
Atos It Solutions And Services Iberia Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany71PHOENI2X, CROSSMARE, I-SEAMORE
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven
BelgiumUniversity60SCIFER, InfraStress, PRAETORIAN

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Atos It Solutions And Services Iberia Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany71PHOENI2X, CROSSMARE, I-SEAMORE
European Union Satellite Centre
Torrejon De Ardoz
SpainPublic body60EURMARS, CIVILnEXt, RESIST
Canarias Submarine Link Sl
Granadilla De Abona
SpainCompany20FOSMARIN, NEPTUNE
Ministerio Del Interior
Madrid
SpainPublic body50MARISA, CROSSMARE, CIVILnEXt
Fundacion De La Comunidad Valenciana Para La Investigacion, Promocion Y Estudios Comerciales De Valenciaport
Valencia
SpainResearch organisation · SME40PRAETORIAN, UnderSec, CYRENE
Atos Spain Sa
Madrid
SpainCompany51CIVILnEXt, I-SEAMORE, PHOENIX
Agencia Estatal De Administracion Tributaria
Madrid
SpainPublic body30CONNECTOR, I-SEAMORE, MARSEC
Telefonica Innovacion Digital Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany20SCIFER, RESILIOUS

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 16partners (median)
  • 8countries (median)
  • 27%of partners are SMEs
Company 48%Public body 20%Research organisation 16%University 12%Other 4%

Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.

Most similar funded projects

Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.

  • VIGIMARE – Vigilant Maritime Surveillance of Critical Submarine Infrastructure (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL3-2023-INFRA-01-02)
  • FOSMARIN – advanced Fibre Optic Sensing for subMARine critical INfrastructure protection (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-INFRA-01)
  • NEPTUNE – Next-generation European Protection and Technology for Undersea critical infrastructure Network Enhancement (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-12)
  • SEAGUARD – Sea Environmental Awareness and Guard enhanced with Unmanned AI Robotic Detection (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL3-2023-BM-01-01)
  • CS-AWARE – A cybersecurity situational awareness and information sharing solution for local public administrations based on advanced big data analysis (H2020 · 2017 · DS-02-2016)
  • MARCONNECT – Securing Europe’s MARitime domain against threats through vessel-CONNECTed services (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL3-2024-BM-01-01)

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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.