Enhancing Cybersecurity for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) designated as Important Entities Falling Within the Scope of the NIS2 Directive
Run by N4CY2 · Can apply alone
What this call funds
This Cyprus based call helps SMEs designated as important entities under the NIS2 Directive to fund cybersecurity upgrades needed to reach compliance. It covers implementation of organisational and technical measures, security policies, staff training and basic cybersecurity technology, as well as the cost of the audit needed to obtain a verification certificate. Funding is only paid out if the company fully completes all 34 cybersecurity measures of the Belgian CyberFundamentals framework at Basic level.
cybersecurity · sme scaleup
Who wins this
A Cyprus based small or medium sized enterprise designated as an important entity under NIS2 that needs to implement a full baseline cybersecurity program and obtain formal certification.
Could you win this call?
Only the website is required.
The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €100k
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- Cascade funding
- Partners
- Not required. You can apply on your own.
- Eligible applicants
- SME
- Funding rate
- 70% of eligible costs
- Also required
- Funding is disbursed only if the company fully implements all 34 CyberFundamentals measures, applicants must have no outstanding amounts owed to the Digital Security Authority, each entity may submit only one proposal as Host Organization, and entities must be legally established and active in territories under the control of the Republic of Cyprus.
- Sectors
- AI/ML · Cybersecurity · Deep Tech