ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OCDT

Organised crime and drug trafficking

Status
open for submission
Programme
Internal Security Fund (ISF)
Action type
ISF Project Grants
Opens
21 May 2026
Deadline
3 Sep 2026
Fetched
15 Jul 2026, 07:18 UTC
Plain-language summary

EU ISF Project Grants to combat organised crime and drug trafficking with cross-border cooperation and innovative law enforcement tools.

This call funds projects to fight organised crime and drug trafficking. It aims to improve law enforcement capacity, cross-border cooperation, and victim protection. Projects should address priorities like intelligence, investigations, financial probes, prevention, and drug threat preparedness.

Likely relevant for

  • Law enforcement agencies
  • Security-oriented authorities
  • Criminal justice researchers
  • Anti-drug trafficking organizations
  • Civil society organizations involved in victim support
  • Private sector partners in security

Project signals

Focus on dismantling criminal networksCross-border operational actionsRisk assessment and resilience measuresVictim identification and protectionUse of technical tools for detectionMulti-stakeholder coordination

What it funds

  • Projects combating organised crime and drug trafficking
  • Dismantling criminal networks and enablers
  • Improving intelligence on criminal networks
  • Facilitating cross-border and financial investigations
  • Supporting crime prevention and tackling infiltration
  • Strengthening preparedness against drug-related security threats

Expected outcomes

  • Increased understanding of criminal networks and modus operandi
  • Enhanced monitoring and interdiction of illicit flows
  • Improved coordination of law enforcement authorities
  • Greater involvement of private sector and civil society
  • Increased use of innovations and technical tools
  • Better detection and protection of crime victims

Who can apply / participate

  • Law enforcement authorities
  • Security-oriented public bodies
  • Civil society organizations
  • Private sector entities involved in security
  • Projects may involve multiple stakeholders including law enforcement, civil society, and private sector
  • Eligible countries as described in call document section 6
  • Applicants must meet conditions in call document section 6
  • Financial and operational capacity requirements apply
  • Exact list of eligible countries and applicant types must be verified in call document

Must check before shortlisting

  • Eligibility of applicant types and countries per call document section 6
  • Specific budget and funding rates
  • Consortium requirements if any
  • Detailed evaluation criteria and thresholds

Money

Total budget of approximately EUR 16.55 million for 2026 for this call under ISF Project Grants.

  • Total budget for 2026 — 16550000EUR
    Budget allocated for ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OCDT call

Application notes

  • Single-stage submission model.
  • Proposal page limits and layout as per call document section 5 and application form Part B.
  • Eligibility conditions detailed in call document section 6.
  • Financial and operational capacity requirements in call document section 7.
  • Evaluation criteria and award process in call document sections 8 and 9.
  • Legal and financial set-up described in call document section 10.
  • Prepare proposal following call document and application form templates.
  • Submit proposal via Funding & Tenders Portal within deadline.
  • Ensure compliance with admissibility and eligibility conditions.
  • Consult Online Manual and FAQs for submission guidance.
  • Contact HOME-ISF@ec.europa.eu for call-specific queries.
  • Use IT Helpdesk for technical submission issues.
  • Check detailed eligibility and consortium rules in call document.
  • Verify budget and funding rates before application.
  • Follow page limits and formatting strictly.
  • Evaluation criteria and scoring thresholds must be met for success.

Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 22 Jun 2026, 17:09 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.

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Official source text

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Topic description

Expected Impact: In the long-term , the funding is expected to: have increased operational capacity of law enforcement and other security-oriented authorities to fight organised crime and drug production and trafficking, including an improved capability to trace and untangle complex money laundering schemes as well as illicit flows of goods. enhance risk assessments and risk awareness and resilience measures in view of anticipating, preventing and tackling organised crime and drug related crimes. have improved cross-border cooperation including with key third countries and information exchange (including where possible and applicable with the private sector) and sharing of challenges and good practices in fighting against organised crime. have improved detection, identification and referral of victims of crime in the context of cross-border operational actions, as well as improved protection of victims in criminal proceedings, in cooperation with civil society organisations. Expected Outcome: Projects should aim to achieve one or more of the following outcomes: increase understanding of the nature and modus operandi of criminal networks and key actors and enablers including in vulnerable sectors in society and specific situations such as in prisons. increase monitoring of transportation modalities, routes, and online and detection and interdiction of illicit flows such as illicit drugs. enhance coordination of law enforcement and other security-oriented authorities in cross-border operations and support multi-stakeholders coordinated responses. increase involvement of the private sector and civil society and other relevant (non-law enforcement) stakeholders in preventing and combating organised crime and drug production and trafficking. increase the availability and use of innovations and technical tools for law enforcement inter alia for detection objectives such as production sites and concealed illicit goods. Objective: The general objective of the call for proposals is combating organised crime by dismantling and disrupting criminal networks, their ringleaders and enablers, as well as several priorities of the EU Drugs Strategy that contribute to the fight against drug trafficking and preparedness to respond to drug related security threats. Applications should focus on tackling the activities of criminal networks, especially those whose activities represent a greater threat to society . Scope: The call contains 4 horizontal priority areas (for all organised crimes) and 2 crime-specific priority areas: improving the intelligence picture on criminal networks facilitating cross border investigations facilitating financial investigations supporting crime prevention measures and tackling criminal infiltration strengthening capabilities to fight drug production and trafficking Strengthening EU and national preparedness against drug related security threats. The project applications submitted under the present call for proposals must address one, but preferably more, of the following priorities stipulated in points 1 to 6

Conditions and documents

Conditions

1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

described in section 5 of the call document.

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.

Support information

For help related to this call, please contact HOME-ISF@ec.europa.eu Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals . IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.

Raw budget overview
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