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Crime prevention approaches, online and off-line, tackling the nexus between addictions and crime

In short

This is a Research and Innovation Action under Horizon Europe. The budget is €6 million for about 2 grants of €3 million each. It is paid as a lump sum, so you report results instead of costs. Deadline: 5 November 2026.

What the call wants to achieve

  • Improved understanding of links between addictions and crime, including drivers of criminality
  • Innovative and effective solutions, including training curricula, for Police Authorities in Europe and relevant Civil Society Organisations (or Non-Governmental Organisations) to prevent addictions and related crimes, with a special attention to young people at risk
  • Evidence-based support to modernising European criminal justice system’s approach when dealing with addiction-related offenses
  • Novel approaches of collaboration between different stakeholders, primarily Police Authorities in Europe and Civil Society Organisations (or Non-Governmental Organisations), to increase communities’ addiction resilience, security and safety.

Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0, summarised. The official call text and its annexes decide eligibility, budget and deadlines.

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