AI & EDGE Solutions Grants (EU Funding Portal refers to an EU program) is sponsored by European Union (via various programs like Digital Europe and Horizon Europe). These grants are for research and technology organizations (RTOs), academia, SMEs, startups, and researchers to develop innovative AI and EDGE solutions. The focus is on innovative AI and EDGE Solutions.

Digital Europe grants, funding - EUFundingPortal. eu Call for proposals to develop and test essential elements for cross-border digital public services. With a total budget of €6 million and a project timeline of 36 months, the initiative aims to fulfill the EU’s Digital Decade goal of providing full online access to public services and secure eID solutions by 2030.

The primary focus of this action is to foster collaboration between Member States to identify shared needs and develop interoperability assets.

Key goals include: Developing innovative, AI-enabled digital solutions that utilize open standards (such as REST and RDF) to ensure seamless data exchange across the Union; Supporting the Interoperable Europe Act by deploying existing solutions and scaling up new ones through established portals and repositories; and Enhancing the ability of public administrations to conduct interoperability assessments and adopting a “whole-of-government” approach to eliminate data silos.

Call for proposals to establish Cross-Border Cyber Hubs designed to strengthen the EU’s collective situational awareness and detection capabilities. These hubs will focus on pooling large-scale datasets and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) to develop advanced data analytics and response tools.

Beyond standard cyber defense, the scope includes the adoption of automated sharing tools and the potential monitoring of critical undersea infrastructure, such as submarine cables. The initiative aims to create a network of world-class hubs equipped with secure infrastructures to facilitate the large-scale dissemination of threat information.

These platforms are expected to cooperate closely with the CSIRTs Network and EU-CyCLONe to ensure that early warnings and critical incident data are shared with Member State authorities without delay. Ultimately, the program seeks to improve the resilience of essential services and critical infrastructure across the Union.

The total available budget is EUR 2,000,000, with individual projects typically ranging between 1 and 2 million EUR over a 36-month duration. Call for proposals to establish or enhance National Cyber Hubs across Member States. These hubs serve as central reference points for detecting, aggregating, and analyzing cyber threats, with a primary focus on preventing incidents and protecting critical infrastructure.

The initiative emphasizes the adoption of state-of-the-art technologies, including artificial intelligence and automated threat intelligence feeds, to ensure proactive management of the evolving cyber landscape.

With a total available budget of €2,000,000 and individual awards of approximately €1,000,000, the funding supports two integrated workstreams: a joint procurement action for essential infrastructure and a grant for operational costs. Call for proposals to support projects designed to speed up the transfer of semiconductor packaging technologies from pilot lines into industrial deployment.

With a total funding of EUR 50 million available, projects are expected to receive between EUR 12 and 16 million each to prepare and enable a seamless technology transfer to European-based semiconductor packaging companies and their supply chain.

This action aims to expand the European advanced packaging ecosystem and boost its competitiveness by ensuring that advanced packaging solutions, including chiplets, are made available for direct transfer into mass manufacturing at a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 7.

The proposals must address various topics, such as special demands for Communication Technologies, Photonics applications, HPC, Novel Sensors, and harsh environment applications, ultimately contributing to resilient European supply chains and improved electronic system performance and energy efficiency. Call for proposals to fund a more resilient, sustainable, and competitive European advanced packaging ecosystem.

The initiative will support pan-European technology transfer preparation projects (LFA projects) to accelerate the transfer of the latest advanced packaging technologies from Chips JU pilot lines into industrial advanced packaging sites across Europe. Projects must be industry-led, focus on joint development up to a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 7, and cover the necessary value chain steps up to manufacturing.

Expected outcomes include making advanced packaging solutions available for mass manufacturing in Europe, optimizing the utilization of Chips JU pilot lines, and enhancing the global competitiveness of the European industry in areas like chiplets and heterogeneous integration.

Furthermore, the program seeks to achieve a demonstrably more resilient European supply chain, accelerate standardization, improve resource-efficient manufacturing, and develop a skilled workforce to support the ecosystem’s growth. It is estimated that a contribution of between EUR 12 and 16 million per project would allow to appropriately address the expected outcomes.

Call for proposals to secure funding for projects dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the operations of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO). The primary objective is to sustain and develop a support platform for EDMO’s work while significantly deepening language coverage and strengthening operational capacity for fact-checking across Europe.

This initiative aims to foster cooperation between fact-checkers, researchers, and media literacy experts throughout the EU to better monitor and counter disinformation. Successful projects will contribute to situational awareness, debunking disinformation, and ultimately increasing the resilience of both media professionals and citizens.

A total funding pool of EUR 6,000,000 is available, with a maximum award of EUR 750,000 per project for an initial timeline of 18 months. This call for proposals aims to complete the existing network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) by including entities from associated countries, specifically Switzerland, that have not yet established an EDIH.

This initiative provides between €2,666,666 and €4,000,000 per project to designated preselected candidates to ensure the complete range of EDIH services are offered, with a specific focus on boosting the digital transformation and AI integration needs of local Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), mid-caps, and public sector organizations.

Each new EDIH must provide four core services—Test Before Invest, Training and Skill Development, Support for Access to Finance, and Fostering an Innovation Ecosystem—while actively networking across the European EDIH system and ensuring compliance with the AI Act. This particular call seeks to fund the Secretariat of the European Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Alliance (ECAVA).

The action is classified as a Coordination and Support Action and is focused on reinforcing the competitiveness and innovation leadership of the European automotive sector by accelerating its digital transformation, particularly in the areas of software, hardware, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and autonomous driving technologies.

The goal of the Secretariat is to support the objectives and activities of the announced ECAVA, helping to manage and coordinate strategic industry-driven collaborations for the connected and autonomous vehicle of the future. Award range: EUR 1 000 000 per project.

Call for proposals that aim to engage young European individuals in cutting-edge digital technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Worlds, Quantum, Semiconductors, and the Destination Earth initiative, by organizing high-level skills competitions.

This initiative seeks to foster creativity, innovation, and applied research among students from tertiary education institutions, connecting them with leading research organizations and industry partners to address significant European societal or industrial challenges.

The project funded under this topic is expected to design at least three challenges for each of the six competition areas and collaborate closely with related EU initiatives, like the European League of Advanced Digital Skills Academies (ELEVATE), to strengthen the advanced digital skills ecosystem in Europe. Award range: max EUR 7 000 000 per project..

Call for proposals to establish the European League of Advanced Digital Skills Academies (ELEVATE). This initiative is designed to strengthen advanced digital skills in line with the EU’s Digital Decade goals by fostering coordination, coherence, and synergies among various existing and newly created sectoral skills academies in areas like AI, Cybersecurity, Quantum, Virtual Worlds, and Semiconductors.

ELEVATE’s core objective is to reduce fragmentation, develop quality and certification frameworks for ICT education, and create a cohesive ecosystem of advanced digital skills to contribute to the target of reaching 20 million ICT professionals in Europe by 2030, with a strong emphasis on promoting access for women. Award range: max EUR 7 200 000 per project.

Call for proposals to enhance the European genomic data infrastructure by supporting the deployment of advanced data services and tools. This action, part of the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL), is specifically focused on developing automated tools and interfaces for data curation, inclusion, and quality assurance within the 1+ Million Genomes (1+MG) data infrastructure.

The overall goal is to ensure this infrastructure’s full alignment with the legislative and technical framework of the European Health Data Space (EHDS), thereby making high-quality genomic data available for research, healthcare, and public health policy purposes across Europe.

Award range: EUR 5 000 000 per project Call for proposals to coordinate and support pilot projects that fully integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) solutions into the operational workflows and IT systems of participating public administrations.

This action, with a total available funding of EUR 1,800,000 for one project over a 36-month timeline, primarily aims to enhance the scalability and replication of successful European GenAI pilot solutions across various public administrations and Member States.

The selected consortium will achieve this by fostering a sustainable GenAI community through knowledge sharing, capacity development, and by pooling demand for “Made in Europe” GenAI solutions from public administrations, including defining technical benchmarks to facilitate procurement and matchmaking with European start-ups.

Call for proposals to reinforce the competitiveness and innovation leadership of the European automotive sector. The core objective is to accelerate the sector’s digital transformation by supporting the development of connected and autonomous vehicles. This includes a strong focus on advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, software-defined vehicles, and innovative in-vehicle computing architectures.

Furthermore, the topic intends to establish a collaborative platform and coordinate various projects and initiatives to support the goals of the European Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Alliance (ECAVA). Award range: EUR 3 500 000 per project.

This funding aims to support two world-class sectorial testbeds, one for industrial applications (like manufacturing and construction) and one for societal applications (such as healthcare and education), with each project receiving between EUR 8,000,000 and EUR 9,000,000.

These testbeds will create networks of facilities across at least three Member States or associated countries to support the testing, experimentation, and validation of mature virtual worlds and extended reality solutions in real-world environments.

The expected outcomes include contributing to European digital sovereignty, boosting the competitiveness of European industry, and facilitating the creation of regulatory sandboxes for innovative virtual worlds solutions. Call for proposals to accelerate the adoption of advanced AI-driven solutions in medical imaging for oncology.

The main objective is to facilitate the deployment of cutting-edge, multi-modal Artificial Intelligence tools, including Machine Learning and Generative AI, into clinical settings for patient care and research, ultimately supporting personalized diagnosis and treatment for cancer.

This is achieved by building upon, extending, and leveraging the Cancer Image Europe platform while ensuring alignment with the framework of the European Health Data Space (EHDS).

Award range: EUR 14 400 000 per projects Call for proposals to strengthen and expand the network of Network of European Digital Innovation Hubs across the European Union and Associated Countries that will support the digital transformation of SMEs, mid-caps, and public sector organizations within its geographical area and area of expertise, while also aiming to extend its impact beyond its immediate region.

These hubs are expected to provide four core types of services, including testing before investing, training and skills development, support to find investments, and networking, while promoting the wide deployment of European AI technologies and harnessing the potential of green digital technologies. Award range: between EUR 1 000 000 and EUR 3 000 000 per project.

Call for proposals to support a single project aimed at enhancing the European Genomic Data Infrastructure within the European Health Data Space (EHDS). The main objective of this action is to boost the capacity of Member States to sequence human genomes by funding the scale-up of dedicated secure data storage and processing environments. Award range: up to EUR 17 500 000 per project.

Call for proposals to support the continued uptake and expansion of the data space for manufacturing. The primary goal is to develop legal, technical, and business solutions that enable the pooling of sufficient, high-quality manufacturing data, allowing authorized AI developers to access it for training Generative AI models.

The initiative will support up to three data-collection projects, each receiving between EUR 3,000,000 and EUR 3,500,000 over 36 months, to unlock advanced AI applications such as predictive maintenance and supply chain management. Call for proposals to fund actions focused on the development and deployment of AI-based systems and tools for cybersecurity.

The overarching goal is to enhance the capabilities of key national authorities and critical service providers, such as National and Cross-Border Cyber Hubs and CSIRTs, by leveraging AI to address aspects like threat detection, vulnerability identification, incident recovery through self-healing, and CTI-based data sharing.

A total of EUR 15,000,000 is available, with individual projects expected to receive between EUR 3 million and EUR 5 million for an indicative duration of 36 months