Cyber Innovation Network 2026 - Grant for startup validation activities
Call per startup 2026 - Contributo a fondo perduto per "attività di validazione"
- Closes
- 31 Dec 2027
- 411 days left
- Opened
- 26 May 2026
- Funding per project
- up to 50 000 EUR
- Who can apply
- Startups, Micro companies, SMEs
- Open to applicants from
- Italy
What this call funds
The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) offers non-repayable grants of up to EUR 50,000 to cyber startups under 5 years old, based in Italy, selected by operators for incubation or acceleration programmes. Eligible startups must offer solutions aligned with ACN research priorities such as AI, data science, robotics, IoT, blockchain, quantum computing and cryptography. The page is a resolution on allocating resources and does not state an application deadline.
The call in detail
- Funder
- Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale
- Programme
- Cyber Innovation Network (CIN) – Attuazione dei Programmi congiunti con gli Operatori per la selezione di Startup – Attività di validazione – Destinazione delle risorse e nomina del Responsabile del Procedimento.
- Type
- Grant
- Funding per project
- up to 50 000 EUR
- Total budget of the call
- 1 000 000 EUR
- Eligible applicants
- Startups, Micro companies, SMEs
- Eligible countries
- Italy
- Startup relevance
- High
- Source
- Incentivi Italia — open incentives for companies (start-up, innovation, digital, export) (CC BY 4.0, Incentivi Italia (MIMIT))
Key dates
- 26 May 2026
- Applications opened
- 31 Dec 2027
- Applications close
Earlier rounds and changes
| Recorded | What changed | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | First listed here | Already listed when the source was first read |
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