EUROPEAN DEFENSE FUND (EDF) - 1st call for proposals for industrial reinforcement actions within the framework of the Ukraine Support Instrument - 2026

EDF - European Defense Fund - 2021-2027

Total budget of the call: 184.5 million euros
• Grant amount: maximum 30 million euros

The granted subsidy may be lower than the requested amount.

• Co-financing rate: up to 100% of total eligible costs

The subsidy takes the form of a lump-sum grant.

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Objectives

• Strengthen the operational availability of missiles, munitions, and bombs, as well as the sovereignty of their component base
• Enable rapid industrial reinforcement of Member States and Ukraine for production chains of essential defense products (including sub-components)

Priorities

• Priority 1: demonstrate the essential nature of the defense product concerned
• Priority 2: justify the urgency of strengthening the availability and security of supply of the defense product through the proposed industrial reinforcement measures