Missing persons: prevention and investigation[E8]

From the notice

Call: Civil Security for Society 2026. Type of action: HORIZON Innovation Actions. Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes: Improved skills, tools and training curricula for Police Authorities in Europe and Civil Society Organisations (or Non-Governmental Organisations) to work with at-risk groups to prevent persons from going missing. Those improved skills, tools and training curricula are to take into account European multicultural dimension, as well as legal and ethical rules of operation; Enhanced investigation tools and methodologies for Police Authorities in Europe to tackle cold cases in the context of missing persons, based on modern (forensic) technologies and criminology; Modern training curricula for Police Authorities, their improved cross-border cooperation and enhanced tools and methodologies to tackle new cases of missing persons; Enriched European common approaches applied by Police Authorities in Europe to fight the issue of missing persons relying on the synergy of technology, the latest socio-psychological knowledge learned from cases, as well as field experience of Police Authorities and entities dealing with victims, while fully respecting fundamental rights such as privacy, protection of personal data and anonymity of victims. Scope: The issue of missing persons is a multifaceted challenge that encompasses diverse categories and is influenced by various factors. People may go missing under a variety of circumstances, such as voluntary disappearances, abductions, cases related to men…[E3]

• ConditionEU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.[E4]
• The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

• RiskOnly 6 days remain before the deadline.[E2]
• RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
• UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

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   The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

   Source document HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-03:31094502:2026-10-23T11:53:09.287+0200

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1. E1

   The buyer is European Commission.

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2. E2

   Proposals must be submitted by 5 Nov 2026, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1).

   “2026-11-05T00:00:00.000+0000”

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3. E3

   The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

   “Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes: Improved skills, tools and training curricula for Police Authorities in Europe and Civil Society Organisations (or Non-Governmental Organisations) to work with at-risk…”

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4. E4

   EU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.

   “EU call topic”

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5. E5

   This call is open for proposals.

   “31094502”

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6. E6

   The notice was published on 6 May 2026.

   “2026-05-06T00:00:00.000+0000”

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7. E7

   The Funding & Tenders Portal gives the status as open for submission.

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8. E8

   The notice is titled "Missing persons: prevention and investigation".

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9. E9

   The EU contribution per grant is up to EUR 6,000,000 (from EUR 1,330,000).

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