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European Defence Agency (EDA)

EDF actions run through EDA are structured as actual-cost grants awarded through competitive calls published on the EU's Funding & Tenders Portal.

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About

The European Defence Agency (EDA) is a European Union body that implements parts of the European Defence Fund (EDF), the EU's programme for co-funding collaborative defence research and development. Development actions delivered through EDA cover fields such as protective textiles, sensors and other defence technologies.

Programs & grants under this funder
Smart and multifunctional textiles

Pays a contractor to build smart camouflage textiles that hide soldiers from drone surveillance.

1 grant
Smart and multifunctional textiles
Open
€20M pool·18 days
Non-thematic development actions by SMEs

Pays SMEs up to EUR 6 million each to develop innovative defence products, solutions or technologies of their own choosing.

1 grant
Non-thematic development actions by SMEs
Open
€30M pool·18 days
Non-thematic actions targeting disruptive technologies for defence

Pays up to EUR 3 million per proposal for disruptive defence technology anywhere in the field, from TRL 4 upward.

1 grant
Non-thematic actions targeting disruptive technologies for defence
Open
€27M pool·18 days
Non-thematic research actions by SMEs and research organisations

Pays SMEs and research organisations up to EUR 5 million each for disruptive, TRL 4-plus defence research of their own choosing.

1 grant
Non-thematic research actions by SMEs and research organisations
Open
€35M pool·18 days
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