Digital Investigations

Open EU call topic ISF-2026-TF2-AG-CYBER-DIGITAL · ISF Project Grants. Part of call ISF-2026-TF2-AG-CYBER: Digital Investigations and Standardisation. Next deadline 2026-12-15. Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/ISF-2026-TF2-AG-CYBER-DIGITAL

Expected Impact: Projects selected under this call for proposals should aim to achieve one or more of the following outcomes in the field of countering cybercrime and supporting digital investigations: - increasing operational capacity and capabilities of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities, - increasing the availability of technical tools for law enforcement, - increasing awareness on best practices and available solutions as well as building synergies amongst relevant stakeholders will be an asset Objective: (1) developing capacity and expertise of law enforcement and judicial authorities; (2) contributing to the implementation of EU law and strategic documents; (3) fostering cross-border cooperation between law enforcement/judicial authorities and private entities. Scope: Proposals should focus on: - Enhancing the operational capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to investigate cyber-attacks and cyber enabled crime, for instance through specific training, investigative techniques and tools (including for) with a focus on top threat priorities (excluding online child sexual abuse, which is covered by specific calls for proposals) as presented in Europol Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment 2025. Areas that have been identified by EU Member States as needing particular attention include: digital forensics (mobile forensics, computer forensics, network forensics, IoT forensics including automotive forensics, cloud forensics), visual data analysis, malware analysis and reverse engineering capabilities, cryptocurrencies tracing, identifying and disrupting criminal infrastructures, analysis and seizure, efficient storage,…