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Horizon Europe Cluster 3 — Civil Security & Disaster Resilience

Horizon Civil Security: Secure Cargo and Customs Control

Funds four €3.5M projects that detect dangerous, illicit and smuggled goods in cargo while keeping trade moving.

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Global trade moves through busy air, maritime, postal, road and rail networks, and organised crime can hide dangerous or illegal material inside legitimate cargo. Customs authorities need better ways to find threats without slowing the flow of goods or losing sight of revenue, safety and environmental risks.

This topic funds four lump-sum projects in one of two options: improving cargo security,

Developing and testing cargo-security solutions for one or more transport modes and a crucial supply-chain point. Proposals choose either security of cargo or detection of smuggled and trafficked goods and materials. Work may use sensors, non-intrusive inspection, screening, automated threat recognition, tracking and tracing or other approaches to find, characterise and seize dangerous, illicit or regulated goods. Solutions must work with customs equipment and systems, cover the supply chain from load to delivery, address interoperability and cybersecurity, and reach TRL 4-5 by the end.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.4 Nov 2027
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.22 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€14M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: HORIZON-CL3-2027-01-BM-03Source: ec.europa.eu