EUROPEAN DEFENCE FUND – Call for proposals for coordination and support action to the National Focal Points (NFP) network – 2025

Objectives :

To facilitate trans-national cooperation between EDF-NFPs with a view to identifying and sharing good practices and raising the general standard of support to (potential) programme applicants, taking into account the diversity of actors that could benefit from the programme and thus contribute to strengthening the EDTIB.

Priorities :

• Priority 1: To enhance the functioning of the EDF-NFP network
• Priority 2: To increase the impact of the EDF in maximising the competitiveness of EU defence industry, its capacity to innovate and contribute to developing key technologies for the future
• Priority 3: To strenght cross-border collaboration between EDF-NFPs and improve coordination in EDF-NFP-related activities that reach more than one Member State or Associated Country
• Priority 4: To improve the services of the individual EDF-NFPs with respect to all
  aspects of participation in the EDF and to all stakeholders concerned
• Priority 5: To foster matchmaking activities to facilitate the forming of consortia participating in the EDF calls
• Priority 6: To enhance  the cooperation of EDF-NFPs with the Enterprise Europe Network and other relevant networks

Among financed actions :

• Coordination and support activities
• Project management
• Trainings

Eligibility :

• Be a legal person
• Be a public or private entity
• Be established in one of the eligible countries:
  • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
  • Non-EU states : listed EEA countries and countries associated to the European Defence Fund (Click here)
• Have its executive management structure established in eligible countries
• Must not be subject to control by a non-associated third country or non-associated third-country entity
• Project proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 3 entities based in at least 3 member states or associated countries

Additional information :

• Initial duration of the action: 36 months
• Contact: DEFIS-EDF-PROPOSALS@ec.europa.eu

Useful :

• Guidelines: Click here
• Other call documents: Click here
• DG website: Click here
• More information: Click here

• Total budget of the call: 2 million euros
• Amount of the grant: 2 million euros
• Funding rate: up to 100% of the total eligible costs