About
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG acts as the National Contact Point (NCP) for the European research and innovation programmes. Our key task is to support applicants from science and industry who wish to participate in these programmes. In our capacity as National Contact Point we act in close cooperation with the EU Commission and with national partners and clients.
The FFG provides all Austrian National Contact Points (NCPs) for Horizon Europe and supports you in realising your project ideas at EU level.
The FFG offers Austrian companies, universities, research institutions and other stakeholders comprehensive advisory services and a wide range of support measures: from basic and in-depth information to project-specific guidance and strategic support for positioning within the European research and innovation landscape.
The National Contact Points (NCPs) are at your disposal for support.
The NCPs work in close cooperation and coordination with the Austrian representatives (delegates, experts) in the relevant programme committees.
The FFG’s measures in the field of European and International Programmes are financed by the Republic of Austria and the Austrian Economic Chamber.
Fighting Crime and Terrorism
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-01: Improving capabilities of law enforcement to counter climate-related challengesHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-02: Open topic on preventing and countering the misuse of emerging technologies for criminal purposes, including issues related to lawful access to dataHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-03: Missing persons: prevention and investigationHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-04: Crime prevention approaches, online and off-line, tackling the nexus between addictions and crimeHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-05: Enhancing the security of citizens against terrorism and lone-actor violence in confined spaces such as schoolsHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-06: Prevention and mitigation of misuse of synthetic biology for bioterrorism purposes
Border Management
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-01: Advanced border surveillance and situational awarenessHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-02: Accessible and available travel facilitationHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-03: Reliability of age assessment methods in the context of security and border management
Resilient Infrastructure
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-01: Tools and processes to support stress tests of critical infrastructureHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-02: Security challenges of the green transition in urban und peri urban areasHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-03: Targeted innovative capabilities for the resilience of critical entities to natural and human-induced disasters, including hybrid scenarios
Disaster-resilient society
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-01: Designing new ways of risk awareness and enhanced disaster preparednessHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-02: Multi-hazard approach and cumulative / cascading impactsHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-03: Development of innovative tools, processes, equipment and technologies through responses to disasters and emergencies for search and rescue in hazardous conditionsHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-04: Open topic on driving innovation uptake of disaster risk solutionsHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-05: Climate security and civil preparedness – new ways to develop pre- and post-crisis climate-change related scenarios for a more resilient Europe
Support to Security Research and Innovation
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-01: Open topic on supporting disruptive technological innovations for civil securityHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-02: Demand-led innovation in securityHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-03: Public procurement of innovation for securityHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-04: Development of ecosystem and next-generation capabilities for a secured European Critical Communication System in civil security
Cybersecurity
HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-01:Approaches and tools for security in software and hardware development and assessmentHORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-02:Enhancing the Security, Privacy and Robustness of AI Models and Systems (SecureAI)HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-03:Advanced cryptographic schemes and High-Assurance high-speed cryptographic implementations