Funding call · EDIP · EU
EDIP: Support for the functioning of SEAPs, including defence industrial readiness pools
European Commission — DG DEFIS · published 02 Sep 2026 · auto-extracted, not yet reviewed · Source ↗
Deadline13 Oct 2026 57 days left
Budget / value€10.0m
EUR 10m total; max EUR 2m EU contribution per project
Statusforthcoming
Why it matters
This is operational-overhead funding for the new SEAP legal vehicles rather than technology R&D, and it is only usable by entities that have already been established as SEAPs. Relevant mainly to consortium managers and consultancies advising multi-state armament programmes on setting up readiness pools.
Do this: If you are involved in an established or forming SEAP, watch for the call document to publish on the Funding & Tenders Portal and prepare the operating-plan and financial-capacity annexes before 13 October 2026.
Route: consortium · For: Bid & funding consultanciesPrimes & integrators
Summary
DG DEFIS opens an EDIP call to fund the initial operations of already-established Structures for European Armament Programmes (SEAPs), including setting up, managing and maintaining defence industrial readiness pools. Grants cover at least one year of operations — office space, staff recruitment and running the entity. Total budget EUR 10 million with a maximum EU contribution of EUR 2 million per project, so several awards are expected. Deadline 13 October 2026.
Eligibility
Established SEAPs; eligible countries and other conditions to be set out in the call document (not yet published).
Source text (raw, may be non-English)
Expected Impact: Supported SEAPs are expected to rent office space, recruit personnel and start and uphold operations for a duration of at least one year. Objective: This call aims to provide support for functioning of established SEAPs, including for the purpose of establishing, managing and maintaining defence industrial readiness pools. Scope: Proposals shall aim to support established SEAPs in their initial operations for a duration of at least one year. Budget The Commission is considering a total budget of EUR 10 000 000 for the call for proposals. The maximum EU contribution per funded project will not exceed EUR 2 000 00 0 allowing several proposals to be funded. Depending on the number and quality of received proposals and the requested Union financial contributions, the Commission may decide to reallocate budget between calls Conditions: Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document (available shortly) Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document . 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document . 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document . 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual . 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document . 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document . 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document . Call document and annexes: Call document (available shortly) Application form templates Available shortly Model Grant Agreements (MGA) Additional documents: EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
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