Enhancing physical protection of critical infrastructures
Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes: Critical infrastructure operators and authorities have improved physical risks and hazards assessment capabilities; Perimeter security, access control, surveillance systems, remote sensors and other systems used by or relevant to critical infrastructure operators are capable of coping with threats from misuse of new and emerging…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €6MEU contribution per project
- €5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 14projects 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.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 5 | 1 | PRECINCT, DYNABIC, SHIELD |
| Fundacion De La Comunidad Valenciana Para La Investigacion, Promocion Y Estudios Comerciales De Valenciaport Valencia | Spain | Research organisation | 5 | 0 | TRANSCEND, PRAETORIAN, EU-CIP |
| Atos It Solutions And Services Iberia Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 7 | 1 | CIPSEC, STOP-IT, SUNRISE |
| Atos Spain Sa Madrid | Spain | Company | 6 | 1 | CIPSEC, CyberSANE, STOP-IT |
| Etra Investigacion Y Desarrollo Sa Valencia | Spain | Company | 3 | 1 | PRAETORIAN, RESIST, SAFETY4RAILS |
| Ministerio Del Interior Madrid | Spain | Public body | 4 | 0 | TRANSCEND, TARGET, STARLIGHT |
| Fundacion Centro De Tecnologias De Interaccion Visual Y Comunicaciones Vicomtech Donostia San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 3 | 0 | HOMAGE, TESTUDO, STARLIGHT |
| Safran Electronics & Defense Spain Sociedad Limitada Granada | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | RESCUE, CIRES, PROACTIF |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 18partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 22%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.
- NBSINFRA – Citynature-based solutions integration to local urban infrastructure protection for a climate resilient society (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL3-2022-INFRA-01-01)
- VIGIMARE – Vigilant Maritime Surveillance of Critical Submarine Infrastructure (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL3-2023-INFRA-01-02)
- TRANSCEND – Transport resilience against Cyber and Non-Cyber Events to prevent Network Disruption (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL3-2023-INFRA-01-02)
- PROTECT – Preparedness and Response Operations for The Enhancement of Critical infrastructure Threat resilience (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-INFRA-01)
- IMPROVER – Improved risk evaluation and implementation of resilience concepts to critical infrastructure (H2020 · 2015 · DRS-07-2014)
- PRAETORIAN – Protection of Critical Infrastructures from advanced combined cyber and physical threats (H2020 · 2021 · SU-INFRA01-2018-2019-2020)
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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.