Open topic on enhanced prevention, detection and deterrence of societal issues related to various forms of crime
Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes: Improved, modern, uniform and validated tools, skills or methodologies as well as innovative training curricula are available for security practitioners (Police Authorities in Europe, Non-Governmental Organisations, Civil Society Organisations) to prevent, detect and deter criminal or terrorist offences under consideration,…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €3MEU contribution per project
- €4.6Mmedian 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.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentro Meleton Asfaleias Athina | Greece | Research organisation | 24 | 0 | COPKIT, EMERITUS, TENSOR |
| Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis Thermi Thessaloniki | Greece | Research organisation | 18 | 4 | ENACT, TENSOR, PERIVALLON |
| Ministerio Del Interior Madrid | Spain | Public body | 17 | 0 | ENACT, COPKIT, AHEAD |
| Hochschule Fur Den Offentlichen Dienst In Bayern Munchen | Germany | University | 17 | 2 | COPKIT, TENSOR, PERIVALLON |
| Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield | United Kingdom | University | 16 | 0 | ENACT, TENSOR, PERIVALLON |
| Ministerio da Justica Lisboa | Portugal | Public body | 14 | 1 | ENACT, AHEAD, ENSEMBLE |
| Hellenic Police Athens | Greece | Public body | 15 | 0 | EMERITUS, PERIVALLON, PREVISION |
| Ministere De L'Interieur Paris | France | Public body | 12 | 1 | ENACT, COPKIT, AHEAD |
| Inspectoratul General Al Politiei Chisinau | MD | Public body | 11 | 0 | EMERITUS, PERIVALLON, ENSEMBLE |
| Engineering - Ingegneria Informatica Spa Roma | Italy | Company | 10 | 2 | ENACT, ENSEMBLE, STARLIGHT |
| Netherlands Police The Hague | Netherlands | Public body | 10 | 0 | ENACT, AHEAD, PARSEC |
| Polismyndigheten Swedish Police Authority Stockholm | Sweden | Public body | 11 | 0 | AHEAD, PERIVALLON, CYCLOPES |
| Ayuntamiento De Madrid Madrid | Spain | Public body | 8 | 0 | BTL-COP, TRIVALENT, SALUS |
| Fundacion Centro De Tecnologias De Interaccion Visual Y Comunicaciones Vicomtech Donostia San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 8 | 1 | ENACT, ENSEMBLE, STARLIGHT |
| Sisaministerio (Sm) Helsinki | Finland | Public body | 6 | 0 | ENACT, AHEAD, SALUS |
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerio Del Interior Madrid | Spain | Public body | 17 | 0 | ENACT, COPKIT, AHEAD |
| Ayuntamiento De Madrid Madrid | Spain | Public body | 8 | 0 | BTL-COP, TRIVALENT, SALUS |
| Fundacion Centro De Tecnologias De Interaccion Visual Y Comunicaciones Vicomtech Donostia San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 8 | 1 | ENACT, ENSEMBLE, STARLIGHT |
| Gobierno Vasco - Departamento Seguridad Vitoria-Gasteiz | Spain | Public body | 7 | 0 | PREVISION, popAI, STARLIGHT |
| Etra Investigacion Y Desarrollo Sa Valencia | Spain | Company | 4 | 3 | PERIVALLON, PREVISION, LETS-CROWD |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 4 | 0 | TRIVALENT, STARLIGHT, EITHOS |
| Eticas Research And Consulting Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | PROACTIVE, IMAGINE, CounteR |
| Ethical & Legal Plus Sl Elche | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | STARLIGHT, APPRAISE, PRISM |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 19partners (median)
- 11countries (median)
- 23%of partners are SMEs
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.
- ENACT – European Network Against Crime and Terrorism (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL3-2022-SSRI-01-02)
- 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)
- COPKIT – Technology, training and knowledge for Early-Warning / Early-Action led policing in fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism (H2020 · 2018 · SEC-12-FCT-2016-2017)
- AHEAD – TowArd sustainable foresigHt capabilitiEs for increAseD Civil Security (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL3-2022-SSRI-01-01)
- PROACTIVE – PReparedness against CBRNE threats through cOmmon Approaches between security praCTItioners and the VulnerablE civil society (H2020 · 2019 · SU-FCT01-2018-2019-2020)
- 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.