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# EU-funded SECURE project opens EUR 5 million call to help SMEs meet CRA
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-01-28-secure-project-sme-cyber-resilience-call/
- Published: 2026-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T13:56:45.000Z
- Description: The EU funded SECURE consortium, led by Italy's ACN across seven member states, opened its first call on 28 January 2026: EUR 5 million in grants up to EUR 30,000 each to help SMEs meet the Cyber Resilience Act, from a EUR 22 million Digital Europe Programme budget.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [SECURE project official website (secure4sme.eu), 28 January 2026](https://www.secure4sme.eu/about-secure?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not show whether SMEs will take up the grants or how many products will become Cyber Resilience Act compliant as a result.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. EUR5m call across 7 states opened; grants not yet awarded, no question moves. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-17\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)