Partner Search Tool

The URBACT call for Action Networks is open between 17 March and 17 June 2026.

Submit your project idea in the Partner Search Tool to find partners for your application for an Action Network or express your interest in projects by other cities!

Do you want to submit your project proposal and find partners?

  • As a new URBACT website user, you need to:
     
    • create a new account and tick the option "I request the Partner Search Tool user role, to publish Project ideas" 
    • the URBACT Secretariat will review your request and grant you this role shortly
    • once you have received the e-mail notification that the role had been granted, you can log in to your account and proceed with submitting your project idea by clicking on "Create a Project Idea" on the top left of your screen
       
  • As a current URBACT beneficiary with a "Network Manager" account on the website:
     
    • in this case you only need to log in to your account and go to "Content -> Add content -> Project idea" 
       

Do you want to express your interest in an existing project idea?

  • In this case, you DO NOT need to create a user account. You need to simply click on "Send your expression of interest" on the page of the project idea you are interested in, and fill in the contact form.
     


Find out all about the URBACT call for Action Networks at: urbact.eu/get-involved. 

N.B. Project ideas that are showcased here are solely the responsibility of cities. URBACT is not accountable for their relevance or the quality of their content.

Project name CITY INSTITUTION TOPICS COUNTRY ONE LINER ON POLICY CHALLENGE MORE INFOS
BLOOM - Bringing Life Back to European City Centres Cesena Municipality of Cesena Attractiveness, City Branding, Culture & Heritage, Public space, Urban renewal Italy Revitalising historic city centres
GEN-MED — Mediterranean Cultural Regeneration for the Next Mediterranean Generation REGGIO CALABRIA Municipality Culture & Heritage, Urban renewal, Youth Italy What urban policies can transform youth out-migration from a Mediterranean crisis into a driver of cultural regeneration?
Solar-WASH: Sustainable Water, Sanitation & Hygiene for Schools in Diyala baquba Khairat Alnahraeen of Human Organization Climate adaptation, Education, Gender equality, Health France Access to clean water, clean energy and good sanitation
Nature City Angoulême Communauté d'Agglomération de GrandAngoulême Climate adaptation, Nature-based solutions France
Digital Health for Active Ageing Communities Intermunicipal Community Viseu Dão Lafões Viseu Dão Lafões Intermunicipal Community Health, Participation, Research and innovation, Small and medium-sized cities, Urban-rural Portugal How can cities respond to population ageing through digital health and care solutions that strengthen autonomy, inclusion, and wellbeing in later life?
DEMONSTRATION SITES FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE GREEN AND BLUE GRID Angoulême Communauté d'Agglomération de GrandAngoulême Nature-based solutions France
Development & Consultation on a Major Industrial and Historical Site (Angoulême's Powders Factory) Angoulême Communauté d'Agglomération de GrandAngoulême Abandoned Spaces, Public space, Urban renewal France
CROP-CIRCLE Callosa de Segura Ayuntamiento de Callosa de Segura Circular economy, Culture & Heritage, Greening urban economies, Research and innovation Spain The network aims to drive green reindustrialization and a circular bioeconomy by replacing synthetic materials with high-value biomaterials, while ensuring the economic optimization of the entire value chain.
UPSTAND - Urban Partnerships and Strategies for Transforming Attitudes, Norms, and Data for inclusive safety and equality 's-Hertogenbosch Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch Gender equality Netherlands