The European research and innovation framework program "Horizon Europe" dedicates a separate area (cluster) to civil security research within the second pillar, "Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness". Under the heading "Civil Security for Society," this cluster, with a budget of €1.6 billion over seven years, supports the implementation of EU policy priorities related to crime and terrorism prevention, a disaster-resilient society, border management, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure. As one of the largest financial contributors to European research funding, Germany has a particularly strong interest in developing Germany as a research location. In "Horizon Europe", practitioner play a central role in research projects. In each collaborative research project, three to five practitioner are required as consortium partners in order to ensure practical relevance. Past experience has shown that there is a high need for advice and support among authorities and organisations with security tasks (BOS) due to their lack of experience with the EU Framework Programme. That is why the BMBF has launched the measure "German Applicants in Civil Security Research Fit for Europe" as part of the programme "Innovation Union Europe - German Impulses for the European Economic Area". This measure is intended to ensure that German actors participate even more successfully in European security research and thus enhance civil security at the European level together with international partners. Three measures are to be implemented in the period from 2021 to 2024: