Call for proposals for coordination and support actions for potential future European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCIs) under the Programme

Home Funding Calls for proposals Maturing projects for possible future European Defence Projects of Common Interest and preparing their implementation roadmap Maturing projects for possible future European Defence Projects of Common Interest and preparing their implementation roadmap EDF-EDIP-P-2026-FNLC-CSA-PREP Topic Calls for proposals Internal navigation General information Topic description Topic updates Conditions and documents Budget overview Partner search announcements Start submission Topic Q&As Get support General information Programme European Defence Fund (EDF) Call Call for proposals for coordination and support actions for potential future European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCIs) under the Programme (EDF-EDIP-P-2026-FNLC-CSA) Type of action EDF-LS EDF Lump Sum Grants Type of MGA EDF Lump Sum Grant [EDF-AG-LS] Open For Submission Deadline model Single-stage Opening date 15 October 2026 Deadline date 15 December 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Expected Impact: Funded actions are expected to support the preparation and submission of solid project proposals for possible EDPCI as part of the next call for expression of interest in the course of 2027 and to inform the discussions of the Programme Committee on the programming of the relevant proposed EU programme under the next multiannual financial framework. They shall therefore deliver by end 2027, a first implementation roadmap, addressing the activities to be launched between 2028 and 2030, and, at the latest by end 2030, the final implementation roadmap covering the activities to be launched until 2034. The outcome of the funded actions will not commit the Commission to propose to identify the project as an EDPCI nor to provide the expected EU contribution under the next multiannual financial framework 2028-2034. Objective: This topic aims to support the maturation of forming collaborative projects towards possible future European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCI) and the preparation of their implementation roadmap for the period 2028-2034. Scope: The action aims at maturing collaborative projects towards possible future European Defence Projects of Common Interest and at conducting all preparatory activities necessary prior to the potential implementation of the project during the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034). The Commission is considering a total budget of EUR 13 500 000 for this call for proposal. The maximum EU contribution per funded project will not exceed EUR 3 375 000 allowing several proposals to be funded. Show more Topic updates 16 October 2026 The submission session is now available for: EDF-EDIP-P-2026-FNLC-CSA-PREP Show more Topic conditions and documents Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: call document Application form templates Standard application form (coming soon) Participant Info (EDIP and USI) List of Infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources (EDIP and USI) Model Grant Agreements (MGA) EDF, ASAP, EDIRPA, EDIP and USI Lump Sum MGA — Multi & Mono Additional documents: EDIP Work Programme EDIP Regulation 2025/2643 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement Show more Budget overview Topic Stages Opening date Deadline Contributions Indicative number of grants EDF-EDIP-P-2026-FNLC-CSA-PREP - EDF-LS EDF Lump Sum Grants Single-stage 15 October 2026 15 December 2026 Items per page: 10 50 100 Showing 1–1 of 1 Partner search announcements 1 Searches of partners to collaborate on this topic View / Edit LEARs, Account Administrators or self-registrants can publish partner requests for open and forthcoming topics after logging into this Portal, as well as any user having an active public Person profile. Start submission Need help? To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point. To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section. Two-factor authentication is mandatory since the 30th of June 2026 for all users of the Funding & Tenders Portal. You must have two-factor authentication enabled for accessing, editing or submitting a proposal. If you haven’t activated it yet, please go to the security settings to activate it or read more guidance in the IT HOW TO. You may also access the FAQs related to two-factor authentication. Please select the type of your submission: EDF Lump Sum Grants [EDF-LS], EDF Lump Sum Grant [EDF-AG-LS] Start submission Topic Q&As0 item(s) found General FAQ Get support Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application. For help related to this call, please contact please add a contact e-mail or url Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals. IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.