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Purpose & Target

The core objective of this grant is to create and deploy a fully functional and operational common research data repository for security and disaster risk management. This repository aims to improve the gathering, storage, management, and sharing of verifiable and up-to-date research data, making security research more trustworthy and reproducible. - Target recipients include researchers, practitioners, industry, and policy makers within the security and disaster risk management domains. - This is a SECTOR-SPECIFIC grant, focused on civil security and disaster risk management. - The geographic scope is Europe-wide, intended to enhance interoperability and data exchange 'across Europe'. - Key filtering criteria include projects that build upon the outcomes of the LAGO project, focusing on a practical data repository solution, and fostering collaboration across security research areas. - This grant is part of the Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme, indicating a structured and recurring funding framework, though this specific topic may be a one-time call.

Financial Structure

The maximum funding amount per grant for this topic is 3,000,000.0.
The minimum funding amount per grant for this topic is 3,000,000.0.
The total budget allocated for this specific topic is 3,000,000.0.
The currency for all funding amounts is EUR.
The grant is expected to fund 1 project for this topic.
Specific details on eligible and ineligible costs are not provided but are generally outlined in Annex G of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes and the Annotated Model Grant Agreement (AGA).
No explicit matching fund or co-financing requirements are stated in the provided text. Funding rates for Horizon Europe Innovation Actions typically cover 70% of eligible costs for for-profit entities and 100% for non-profit entities, though this is not explicitly confirmed for this specific topic in the provided text.

Eligibility Requirements

General Eligibility

Applicants must adhere to the page limit and layout described in Annex A of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes and Part B of the Application Form.
Organizations must be from eligible countries as described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. This typically includes EU Member States and countries associated with Horizon Europe.
Financial and operational capacity, as well as exclusion criteria, are described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
The project must consider restrictions for the protection of European communication networks.

Organizational Type and Structure

Eligible organization types are not explicitly defined but commonly include universities, research organizations, public bodies, SMEs, and larger enterprises, given it is a Horizon Europe 'Innovation Action'.
A multi-faceted approach will be needed, strongly implying a consortium structure is required to address the complexity of developing and deploying the repository.

Technical and Experience Requirements

Projects must build on and not duplicate the outcomes and roadmap from the LAGO project (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-04), specifically regarding technical, legal, and ethical requirements for the data repository.
The proposed repository must enable security community members (researchers, practitioners, industry, policy makers) to access scientifically satisfactory amounts of high-quality, realistic data.
The project needs to address interoperability with existing operational systems, European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), the TESSERA project, European Data Spaces, and GAIA-X.
Extensive testing and evaluation (verification and validation) in close cooperation with ongoing projects is required.
The repository developed must be operational and tested for at least one year before the project ends.

Application Process

Application Process Timeline

The submission session became available on 2025-06-12.
The application deadline for this topic is 2025-11-12.
The application period is a single-stage submission process.

Required Documentation and Submission

Applications must be submitted via the Electronic Submission Service on the Funding & Tenders Portal.
The application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System, typically following the standard application form for 'HE RIA, IA' (Innovation Actions).
Proposals must adhere to page limits and layout described in Annex A of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes and Part B of the Application Form.

Project Implementation Timeline

The maximum estimated duration for projects under this grant is 3 years.
The developed data repository must be operational and tested for at least one year before the project concludes.

Post-Award Requirements

Financial reporting and audit requirements are described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Monitoring and evaluation procedures are outlined in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
A comprehensive exploitation and sustainability plan is required for the repository's maintenance and growth beyond the project's lifetime.

Application Support and Resources

Online Manual: Provides guidance on procedures from proposal submission to grant management.
Horizon Europe Programme Guide: Offers detailed guidance on the structure, budget, and political priorities of Horizon Europe.
Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ: Answers common questions on submission, evaluation, and grant management.
Research Enquiry Service: For general inquiries about European research and EU Research Framework Programmes.
National Contact Points (NCPs): Provide guidance, practical information, and assistance on participation in Horizon Europe.
Enterprise Europe Network (EEN): Offers advice to businesses, especially SMEs, including guidance on EU research funding.
IT Helpdesk: For technical support with the Funding & Tenders Portal.
European IPR Helpdesk: Assists with intellectual property issues.
CEN-CENELEC Research Helpdesk and ETSI Research Helpdesk: Advise on standardization in project proposals.
European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct: Outlines principles for researchers, employers, and funders.
Partner Search: Tool available to find partner organizations for proposals.

Evaluation Criteria

Standard Evaluation Criteria

The award criteria, scoring, and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. These typically cover:
Excellence: Quality of the proposed solution, methodology, and scientific soundness.
Impact: Expected effects of the project, including societal, economic, and environmental benefits, and contribution to European policies and security.
Quality and Efficiency of the Implementation: Soundness of the work plan, effective management, and allocation of resources.

Specific Scoring Factors (Implied from Scope)

Alignment with Funder Priorities: Demonstrated understanding and adherence to the LAGO project's roadmap and findings.
Innovation and Technical Quality: Capacity to create and deploy a fully functional, operational, and adaptable common research data repository. This includes addressing interoperability with existing systems and major European data initiatives (EOSC, TESSERA, Data Spaces, GAIA-X).
Data Management and Quality: Focus on accurately gathered, stored, managed, and preserved research data that is verified, realistic, up-to-date, sufficient, trustworthy, and reproducible.
Impact and Reusability: Potential for increasing the impact and visibility of research, facilitating reuse and citation, saving lives, helping develop solutions, and maximizing knowledge.
Collaboration and Community Building: Capacity to enhance collaboration and trust among the security research community (researchers, practitioners, end-users) and facilitate cooperation between different research projects.
Sustainability: Development of a robust exploitation and sustainability plan for the repository post-project lifetime, including funding instruments for its operationalization and continuous growth.
Ethical and Legal Compliance: Strict adherence to privacy and data protection requirements, necessity and proportionality principles, fundamental rights, and applicable legislation, including handling sensitive data securely.
Cross-cutting Themes: Consideration of the gender dimension in research and innovation content, but only if relevant to the objectives. Emphasis on making data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Re-usable) and applying 'as open as possible, as closed as necessary' open science principles.

Compliance & Special Requirements

Regulatory Compliance

All system features and the functioning of the repository must comply with privacy and data protection requirements. This includes adherence to the necessity and proportionality principle and full respect of fundamental rights and applicable legislation.
The project must comply with general conditions regarding legal and financial set-up of grants, as described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.

Data Security and Management

Adoption of sound security practices is crucial, including comprehensive access rules to allow only authorized users with a legitimate need to access, modify, or transmit data.
Implementation of digital signature approach or multi-factor authentication is expected.
Anonymization of personal data is required to fully leverage large volumes of data while mitigating security risks.
Data sharing must follow the 'as open as possible, as closed as necessary' principle.
Produced data must be FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Re-usable).
Basics of good Research Data Management must be applied.

Technical and Interoperability Requirements

The project must build upon the roadmap and outcomes of the LAGO project, incorporating its technical, legal, and ethical requirements.
The repository should ensure interoperability/compatibility with European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), the TESSERA project, European Data Spaces, and GAIA-X.
Harmonization of data formats is essential.

Ethical and Societal Considerations

Explicit efforts must be made to avoid any bias in the data or the repository's functioning.
Accessibility levels related to the sensitivity of various datasets must be addressed.
Annotation solutions for data are needed.
The integration of the gender dimension (sex and gender analysis) in research and innovation content should be addressed only if relevant in relation to the objectives of the research effort.

Sustainability and Long-term Vision

The proposal must include an exploitation and sustainability plan for the repository, outlining how it will be maintained and potentially extended after the project's lifetime.
Coordination with existing platforms or communities using other reliable domain-specific data repositories is strongly recommended to explore integration into a larger system or infrastructure like EOSC.

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