Summary

While most security funding in Europe remains at the national level, a growing number of European Union funding sources do exist.

Notably, the EU Seventh Framework Program (FP7) funded by the European Commission, includes a security arm worth €1.4 billion from 2007 to 2013 for multinational consortia, in which American organizations and individuals may participate.

The European Commission, with its Critical Infrastructure Protection initiative (CIP), and the European Defense Agency also support some smaller programs.

While funding opportunities for Americans at the European level remain limited, they do exist and are growing. This report analyzes some of the most prominent sources of funding for research into security as well some dual-use technologies (for civil and military applications) and offers a list of websites on EU programs/events/think tanks in security research.