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Online harms detection and investigation tools using a short development cycle model

Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Police Authorities in Europe benefit from a rapid deployment of targeted detection and investigation tools and related training materials, specifically tailored to counter current, foreseeable and emerging online harms at the outset of each development cycle; Police Authorities in Europe are provided with a flexible framework for…

Deadline 4 Nov 2027Opens 5 May 2027Budget €7.8MIndicative grants 1EU contribution per project €7.8MSingle stageHORIZON Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 1grant expected (official)
  • €7.8MEU contribution per project
  • €4Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
  • 49projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line

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 · SME200EITHOS, EMERITUS, VIGILANT
Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis
Thermi Thessaloniki
GreeceResearch organisation164EITHOS, ENSEMBLE, ENACT
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield
United KingdomUniversity161ENSEMBLE, ENACT, PERIVALLON
Inspectoratul General Al Politiei
Chisinau
MDPublic body140EMERITUS, ENSEMBLE, VIGILANT
Ministere De L'Interieur
Paris
FrancePublic body151ENSEMBLE, ENACT, AHEAD
Ministerio Del Interior
Madrid
SpainPublic body150EITHOS, ENSEMBLE, ENACT
Hellenic Police
Athens
GreecePublic body120EITHOS, EMERITUS, VIGILANT
Sisaministerio (Sm)
Helsinki
FinlandPublic body110ENACT, AHEAD, SALUS
Ministerio da Justica
Lisboa
PortugalPublic body111ENSEMBLE, ENACT, AHEAD
Fundacion Centro De Tecnologias De Interaccion Visual Y Comunicaciones Vicomtech
Donostia San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation · SME80EITHOS, ENSEMBLE, ENACT
Netherlands Police
The Hague
NetherlandsPublic body91PARSEC, ENACT, AHEAD
Engineering - Ingegneria Informatica Spa
Roma
ItalyCompany72EITHOS, ENSEMBLE, ENACT
Polismyndigheten Swedish Police Authority
Stockholm
SwedenPublic body80EITHOS, AHEAD, PERIVALLON
Hochschule Fur Den Offentlichen Dienst In Bayern
Munchen
GermanyUniversity92PERIVALLON, FERMI, CREST
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Bruxelles / Brussel
BelgiumUniversity70EITHOS, SALUS, FERMI

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

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

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Ministerio Del Interior
Madrid
SpainPublic body150EITHOS, ENSEMBLE, ENACT
Fundacion Centro De Tecnologias De Interaccion Visual Y Comunicaciones Vicomtech
Donostia San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation · SME80EITHOS, ENSEMBLE, ENACT
Ayuntamiento De Madrid
Madrid
SpainPublic body40BTL-COP, GEMS, SALUS
Ayuntamiento De Valencia
Valencia
SpainPublic body40BTL-COP, GANNDALF, IMPROVE
Etra Investigacion Y Desarrollo Sa
Valencia
SpainCompany22PRESERVE, PERIVALLON
Asociacion Cifal Malaga
Malaga
SpainOther20EMERITUS, PRESERVE
Tree Technology Sa
Oviedo
SpainCompany · SME20ENSEMBLE, PRESERVE
Universidad Politecnica De Madrid
Madrid
SpainUniversity20EITHOS, POLIIICE

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 18partners (median)
  • 11countries (median)
  • 22%of partners are SMEs
Public body 33%Company 30%University 16%Research organisation 15%Other 6%

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.

  • EITHOS – European Identity THeft Observatory System (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-12)
  • EMERITUS – Environmental crimes’ intelligence and investigation protocol based on multiple data sources (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-09)
  • BTL-COP – Building Trust and Leadership to challenge glocal aporophobic crime in a police Community Of Practice (BTL-COP) (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL3-2024-FCT-01-06)
  • ENSEMBLE – ENhanced AI-baSEd cybercriMe-oriented collaBorative investigation technologies and capabiLitiEs (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL3-2023-FCT-01-06)
  • VIGILANT – Vital IntelliGence to Investigate ILlegAl DisiNformaTion (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-03)
  • ONLIVES – Anticipating and countering fluid criminal and violent extremism (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-FCT-02)

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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.