Programme: Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

Programme	Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges "	A challenge-based approach will bring together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines, including social sciences and the humanities. This will cover activities from research to market with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement and market uptake. Funding focuses on the following challenges: Health, demographic change and wellbeing; Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the Bioeconomy; Secure, clean and efficient energy; Smart, green and integrated transport; Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials; Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies; Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens.
Link	Link to Programme
Thematic Focus	Biotechnology, Energy, Development Cooperation, Food & Healthy Diet, Fishery, Research, History, Health, Equal Rights, Infrastructure, Innovation, Climate, Industry, Capacity Building, SME, Human Rights, Migration, Sustainability, Natural ressources, Mobility, Security, Social affairs, Technologies, Telecommunication, Urban development, Transport, Social sciences & humanities, Traffic, Competitiveness
EU Macro-Regions	Adriatic and Ionian Region, Alpine Region, Baltic Sea Region, Danube Region
Funding area	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland / Ísland Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna Others
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland / Ísland Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna Others
Project Partner	Yes
Eligible applicants	Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, Research Institution, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, Other, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association
Applicant details	All legal entities located in the EU or in Third Countries can participate in Horizon 2020.
Type of Funding	Grant
Contact Details	Link to the National Contact Point Finder.
Open Calls	Acceptance of "no gate crossing point solutions" Addressing Advanced Cyber Security Threats and Threat Actors Architectures and organizations, big data and data analytics for customs risk management of the international goods supply chain trade movements Border crossing points topic 1: Novel mobility concepts for land border security Border crossing points topic 2: Exploring new modalities in biometric-based border checks Border crossing points topic 3: Optimization of border control processes and planning Border Security and External Security Border Security: autonomous systems and control systems Broadband communication systems Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) cluster Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) cluster Conflict prevention and peace building topic 2: Training curricula for Conflict Prevention and Peace Building personnel Cryptography Cyber Security for SMEs, local public administration and Individuals Cybersecurity in the Electrical Power and Energy System (EPES): an armour against cyber and privacy attacks and data breaches Cybersecurity preparedness - cyber range, simulation and economics Data fusion for maritime security applications Demonstration of applied solutions to enhance border and external security Demonstration of novel concepts for the management of pandemic crises Detection techniques on explosives: Countering an explosive threat, across the timeline of a plot Developing a comprehensive approach to violent radicalization in the EU from early understanding to improving protection Digital Security: Cybersecutity, Privacy and Trust Economics of Cybersecurity Ethical/Societal Dimension Topic 3: Better understanding the role of new social media networks and their use for public security purposes EU Cooperation and International Dialogues in Cybersecurity and Privacy Research and Innovation Fight Against Crime and Terrorism Forensic topic 2: Advanced easy to use in-situ forensic tools at the scene of crime Forensics techniques on: a) trace qualification, and b) broadened use of DNA Forensics topic 3: Mobile, remotely controlled technologies to examine a crime scene in case of an accident or a terrorist attack involving CBRNE materials Human Factor for the Prevention, Investigation, and Mitigation of criminal and terrorist acts Human factors, and social, societal, and organisational aspects to solve issues in fighting against crime and terrorism Information and data stream management to fight against (cyber) crime and terrorism Information management topic 2: Information management, systems and infrastructure for civilian EU External Actions Integrated tools for response planning and scenario building Integration of detection capabilities and data fusion with utility providers’ networks Law Enfocement capabilities topic 5: Identity Management Law Enforcement capabilities 2: Detection and analysis of terrorist-related content on the Internet Next generation of information systems to support EU external policies Pan European Networks of practitioners and other actors in the field of security Pre-commercial procurements of innovative solutions to enhance security Prevention, detection, response and mitigation of combined physical and cyber threats to critical infrastructure in Europe Prevention, detection, response and mitigation of combined physical and cyber threats to critical infrastructure in Europe Privacy, Data Protection, Digital Identities Risk-based screening at border crossing Security for smart and safe cities, including for public spaces Situational awareness systems to support civil protection preparation and operational decision making Strategic pre-commercial procurements of innovative, advanced systems to support security Supply Chain Security topic 1: Development of an enhanced non-intrusive (stand-off) scanner Technologies for first responders Technologies for prevention, investigation, and mitigation in the context of fight against crime and terrorism Technologies to enhance border and external security The role of ICT in Critical Infrastructure Protection Through-foliage detection, including in the outermost regions of the EU Toolkits integrating tools and techniques for forensic laboratories Towards reducing the cost of technologies in land border security applications Trust eServices Validation of biological toxins measurements after an incident: Development of tools and procedures for quality control Value-sensitive technological innovation in Cybersecurity