Financial support for SME's registered in Finland for the uptake of state-of-the-art information security solutions and innovations

Description

This call for proposals is for granting financial support for SME's registered in Finland for the uptake of state-of-the-art information security solutions and innovations.

Beneficiary & submission

Applications can be submitted via an online form. The application is sent with an annex of a project plan. The proposals are evaluated by the National Cyber Security Centre Finland at the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom. The applications are evaluated in two rounds: In the 1st round the eligibility criteria fulfillment is checked, and in the 2nd round the applications are scored with regards to relevance, implementation, and impact. After the evaluation process all applicants receive an administrative decision. You can find more information and the application form on the website of the National Coordination Centre of Finland (NCC-FI) located at the National Cyber Security Centre Finland at the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom: https://www.nationalcoordinationcentre.fi

Further information

A maximum of 60,000.00 euros and a minimum of 3,500.00 euros of financial support can be applied per project. There is a 25 % self-financing (co-funding) requirement per project. 70 % of the financial support is paid after the administrative decision and 30 % after the project report and actually incurred costs have been approved by the National Cyber Security Centre Finland at the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom. The SMEs receiving the financial support have to commit to the key terms and restrictions given in the call for proposals. You can find more information on the terms and conditions on the NCC-FI website: https://www.nationalcoordinationcentre.fi