Cybersecurity grants
Explore grants for cybersecurity companies. This directory brings together funding for secure systems, cryptography, hardware security, threat intelligence, critical infrastructure protection and privacy technology, from national security and digital agencies, research councils and innovation programs.
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Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds eleven NSF computing programmes through one door — $280 million and roughly 600 awards across algorithms, systems, networks and AI.
Eurostars Call 11
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds small and medium enterprises across Europe via Eurostars Call 11 for collaborative innovation with international partners.
Horizon Cyber: Robust & Private AI Systems
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds EU teams hardening AI systems against adversarial attacks and building privacy-preserving AI for sensitive government and enterprise use.
Horizon Cybersecurity: Post-Quantum & High-Assurance Cryptography
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €2-3M projects building post-quantum cryptographic schemes for digital ID wallets, or formally verified high-assurance cryptographic software.
Horizon Cybersecurity: Trusted Chips & Secure Software
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds five lump-sum grants, each €3-4M, for tools that harden chip design or software supply chains against tampering, backdoors, and compromised dependencies.
Research for Civil Security — Stichtag
🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany
Funds German projects in cyber and defense technologies that strengthen civil security applications.
EIC Transition Open
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports European deep-tech ventures advancing laboratory research toward validated prototypes and near-market technologies.
UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Establish an Innovation and Knowledge Centre for CHERI adoption and commercialisation.
Meta Research PhD Fellowship Cohort
🇺🇸Meta · United States
Offers a research fellowship stream for doctoral candidates in virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and systems research.
SBO Security and Defence
🇧🇪FWO · Belgium
Funds strategic basic research in security and defense aligned with space, maritime, aviation, and cybersecurity priorities.
SBO Strategic Basic Research Projects
🇧🇪FWO · Belgium
Funds strategic basic research across Flemish institutions in AI, biotech, climate, and engineering.
EUDIS Non-Thematic SME Open Call
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Backs defense innovation by small and medium-sized enterprises and research organizations across EU member states.
Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds NSF's flagship cybersecurity research — up to $1.2 million a project from a $60 million pool, across four directorates.
Quantum secured tactical networks
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays a contractor to build quantum-secured software-defined tactical network technology for EU armed forces.
Secure digital military mobility system
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays a contractor to build an encrypted mobile system that speeds up military mobility permits and clearances across EU borders.
NRL Broad Agency Announcement
🇺🇸Navy · United States
Supports naval research collaborations with universities, firms, and consortia for practical outcomes.
ONR Long Range BAA
🇺🇸ONR · United States
Supports Navy and Marine science teams through ONR Long Range access to opportunities across science and technology domains.
Take-off Phase 2 — Early-Stage Loan (Vroegefasetraject)
🇳🇱NWO · Netherlands
Invests Netherlands firms in knowledge startups building commercialization-ready products through structured financing and growth-oriented milestones.
TRUNSPORT Open Call 1
🇪🇺TRUNSPORT · European Union
Funds testing and validation of transport cybersecurity solutions with grants up to €60,000.
Digital Europe — Advanced Digital Skills (10th batch)
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds European entities expanding advanced digital skills with AI and cybersecurity programs.
Innobooster Grant
🇩🇰Innovationsfonden · Denmark
Funds Danish small businesses and entrepreneurs for knowledge based technology development with co investment support.
R&D Tax Credit — Income Tax Credit (Section 41) — TY2025 / Filed
🇺🇸IRS · United States
Supports established United States companies with income tax credits tied to qualified innovation spending.
R&D Tax Credit — QSB Payroll Offset (Section 41) — TY2025 / Filed
🇺🇸IRS · United States
Supports United States small businesses through payroll tax offsets when they fund qualifying innovation activity.
FENG Smart Path — Consortium Projects
🇵🇱NCBR · Poland
Supports consortiums linking Polish enterprises with research teams to turn laboratory results into market products.