Smart and multifunctional textiles

Scope: Smart and multifunctional textiles allow various components and devices to be integrated into uniforms and soldier systems. This extends their range of functions, which can include environmental and physiological monitoring of the soldier, localisation, communication, protective functions (e.g. concealing a soldier's visual, radar and electromagnetic signatures from enemy sensors and surveillance technologies, fire protection and neutralisation of hazardous chemicals). Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has highlighted the critical operational need for protection of dismounted soldiers, particularly against drones, and triggered the definition of updated soldier system requirements. The objective of this topic is to follow up and complement previous activities in the field of smart and multifunctional textiles with a view to developing an individual camouflage solution, both static and dynamic, against drone surveillance using innovative technologies capable of ensuring soldier survivability in hostile environments. Beyond defence technologies, this topic also contributes to the STEP objectives as defined in the STEP Regulation in the target investment area of clean and resource efficient technologies. Management mode: Action implemented in indirect management by the European Defence Agency. Form of funding: Contribution Agreement. Entrusted tasks: Implementation of actual cost grants following a competitive call. Targeted types of activities: Studies and desig…bron

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Competitive call; indicatively one proposal to be funded, but more may be funded depending on quality and available budget.

• Smart and multifunctional textilesEU-portaal (SEDIA) · ec.europa.eu7 jul 2026
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  Smart and multifunctional textiles
  
  Topic: EDF-2026-DA-MATCOMP-SMT-STEP
  Call: EDF-2026-DA — Development actions implemented via actual cost grants
  Programma: European Defence Fund (2021 - 2027)
  
  == Beschrijving ==
  Scope:
  Smart and multifunctional textiles allow various components and devices to be integrated into uniforms and soldier systems. This extends their range of functions, which can include environmental and physiological monitoring of the soldier, localisation, communication, protective functions (e.g. concealing a soldier's visual, radar and electromagnetic signatures from enemy sensors and surveillance technologies, fire protection and neutralisation of hazardous chemicals). Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has highlighted the critical operational need for protection of dismounted soldiers, particularly against drones, and triggered the definition of updated soldier system requirements.
  The objective of this topic is to follow up and complement previous activities in the field of smart and multifunctional textiles with a view to developing an individual camouflage solution, both static and dynamic, against drone surveillance using innovative technologies capable of ensuring soldier survivability in hostile environments.
  Beyond defence technologies, this topic also contributes to the STEP objectives as defined in the STEP Regulation in the target investment area of clean and resource efficient technologies.
  Management mode: Action implemented in indirect management by the European Defence Agency.
  Form of funding: Contribution Agreement.
  Entrusted tasks:
  Implementation of actual cost grants following a competitive call.
  Targeted types of activities: Studies and design, not excluding upstream and downstream activities eligible for development actions.
  Indicative budget: EUR 20 000 000 for this topic under the EDF-2026-DA call and EUR 700 000 for the remuneration of the entrusted entity.
  Indicative number of proposals to be funded: One proposal is to be funded for this topic. However, depending on the quality of the submitted proposals and the available budget, more than one proposal may ultimately be funded for this topic.
  
  == Voorwaarden (topic conditions) ==
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  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 Eligible 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.
  Call document and annexes:
  Call document
  Application form templates
  Standard application form (EDF) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
  Detailed budget table (EDF DA)
  Participant information (EDF)
  List of infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources (EDF)
  Cofinancing declaration (EDF DA, DA LS AND ASAP)
  Actual indirect cost methodology declaration (EDF)
  Harmonised capability declaration (EDF DA AND DA LS)
  Declaration on procurement intent and common specifications (EDF DA AND DA LS)
  Ownership control declaration
  Ownership control guarantee
  PRS declaration (EDF)
  Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
  EDF, ASAP and EDIRPA MGA
  Additional documents:
  EDF Annual Work Programme
  EDF Regulation 2021/697
  EDF Programme Security Instruction (PSI)
  Guidelines on FSTP implementation - WP2026
  EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
  Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
  EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
  Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
  Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
  Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement