The submission of proposals for the "Cybersecurity Enhancement in Cyprus for Small and Medium Enterprises in the Republic of Cyprus and the Tourism Industry – Hotels and Travel Agencies" Program was successfully completed on 18/11/2025.
The Office of the Commissioner of Communications – Digital Security Authority (DSA), as the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (NCC-CY), in collaboration with the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), announce the Call for Proposals for the Programme «Enhancing Cybersecurity for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and in the Tourism Sector (Hotels and Travel Agencies), with a total budget of €2.5 million.
The calls are co-funded by the Republic of Cyprus and the "Digital Europe" Programme of the European Union, in the framework of the implementation of the European project “N4CY2 – Advancing the NCC-CY: The Next Chapter of the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre of Cyprus” (Grant Agreement 101195086).
The objective of the Programmes is to provide financial support to businesses for the following purposes:
1) Strengthening cybersecurity capabilities at the technical, operational, and strategic levels.
2) Protecting critical infrastructure, systems, and information.
3) Addressing existing vulnerabilities and threats.
4) Achieving certification of compliance with the NCC-CY Cyber Hygiene Framework.
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Programm 1 ENHANCING CYBERSECURITY IN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS 2025
(EXCLUDING THE TOURISM SECTOR)
Call Code NCC-CY-ENTERPRISES/0925
Call Budget 1.500.000 Euro
Minimum Funding per proposal 20.000 Euro
Maximum Funding per proposal 65.000 Euro or 75.000 Euro in cases where the ENISA AR-in-aBox tool is adopted
Funding Intensity 70%
Date of Publication 12th September 2025
Closing Date 18th November 2025, 13:00
Programm 2 ENHANCING CYBERSECURITY IN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS 2025 -
TOURISM SECTOR (HOTELS AND TRAVEL AGENCIES)
Call Code NCC-CY-ENTERPRISES/0925
Call Budget 1.000.000 Euro
Minimum Funding per proposal 20.000 Euro
Maximum Funding per proposal 65.000 Euro or 75.000 Euro in cases where the ENISA AR-in-aBox tool is adopted
Funding Intensity 70%
Date of Publication 12th September 2025
Closing Date 18th November 2025, 13:00
MORE INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS
Interested parties can find detailed information and submit their proposals through the RIF’s official platform.
1) Log in to the IRIS platform – https://iris.research.org.cy/#!/
2) Click on the “Calls for Proposals” icon – https://iris.research.org.cy/#!/calls
3) Search for the relevant calls by typing “NCC” in the search bar.
CONTACT DETAILS
For any clarifications or assistance, interested parties may contact:
- RIF: [email protected] | +357 22 205000
- NCC-CY: [email protected] | 1447
