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EDF 2025 results: 57 projects, €1.07bn awarded (SMEs >21% of funding)
European Commission — DG DEFIS · published 15 Apr 2026 · ✓ analyst reviewed · Source ↗
Deadline—
Budget / value€1.07bn
Statusawarded
Why it matters
Benchmarks for your EDF 2026 bid: 1-in-7 success rate, SMEs winning a fifth of the money, and flagship-aligned topics (drones, C-UAS, air defence) favoured — plus TALON-style cascade funding means you can get EDF money without being in the consortium.
On 15 April 2026 the Commission announced the EDF 2025 results: 57 projects funded with €1.07bn (€675m to 32 development projects, €332m to 25 research projects). 410 proposals were received (+38% y/y), a ~13.9% success rate; 634 entities from 26 Member States and Norway; SMEs we…
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