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
Integrated Water Management and Nature-Based Solutions for Cleaner Urban River Corridors Associação de Municípios do Corredor do Rio Leça Associação de Municípios do Corredor do Rio Leça Climate adaptation, Greening urban economies, Nature-based solutions, Participation, Urban design, Urban renewal Portugal European cities need to translate water management, river restoration and nature-based solution strategies into concrete local actions that reduce pollution pressures, improve water quality and strengthen the climate resilience of urban river corridors.
WAKE UP CITIES Stalowa Wola Stalowa Wola Regional Development Agency Ltd. Abandoned Spaces, Attractiveness, City Branding, Culture & Heritage, Digital transition, Education, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Participation, Public space, Research and innovation, Small and medium-sized cities, Storytelling, Urban design, Urban renewal, Youth Poland Cities facing youth out migration, weakening social bonds and declining participation in urban life need new people-centered approaches combining future skills, civic engagement and human-centered technologies to reactivate communities and public spaces.
CIRCLES - Connected Integrated Cycling Networks for Low-Emission Cities Alba Iulia Alba Iulia Municipality Carbon neutrality, Mobility, Public space, Urban design, Urban-rural Romania To bridge the gap between cycling strategies and effective implementation by developing integrated, connected, and scalable cycling networks across urban and metropolitan areas.
LIFE - Long-term Inclusion For Eth(n)ic communities Maia Espaço Municipal - Renovação Urbana e Gestão do Património, E.M., S.A. Disadvantaged neighbourhoods Portugal
Strengthening local food diversity and resilience through urban–rural relationships Södertälje MatLust Development Node, Södertälje Municipality Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Food, Localising SDGs, Public procurement, Urban-rural Sweden Cities and countrysides together enabling vibrant local organic food systems delivering biodiversity, food resilience, inclusive jobs, and innovation.
AGRI-HUB: Transitioning Traditional Agrarian Towns into Resilient Urban-Rural Nodes Milișăuți Milișăuți City Hall Romania Transforming a specialized agricultural identity into a modern, diversified urban economy to combat demographic decline and climate vulnerability through sustainable food system
BIO-LINK Cluj-Napoca Municipality of Cluj-Napoca Nature-based solutions Romania Cities fail to integrate Nature-Based Solutions into urban development, leading to fragmented implementation and disconnection from nature.
Edible Commons Ferrara Municipality of Ferrara Disadvantaged neighbourhoods, Food Italy Reimagine urban spaces to empower communities to grow and access their own food.
ReSTORE Lab: Reviving vacant ground-floor retail spaces through local entrepreneurship and circular neighbourhood economy Etterbeek Municipality of Etterbeek Abandoned Spaces, Attractiveness, Circular economy, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Urban renewal Belgium How can cities bring vacant ground-floor retail spaces back into use while strengthening local entrepreneurship and circular neighbourhood economies?