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
Circular Waste Living Lab Daya Vieja Ayuntamiento Daya Vieja Carbon neutrality, Circular economy, Digital transition Spain How can small and medium-sized municipalities move from a costly linear model of bio-waste export, with high carbon emissions, to a local circular economy through smart community composting?
NodeNet Mobility Monòver Ayuntamiento de Monovar Localising SDGs, Mobility, Urban-rural Spain The challenge is to reduce private car dependency in dispersed areas by testing shared and Demand-Responsive Transport (DRT) solutions to ensure equitable access to services.
InHabit: Integrated Housing Environments Alcanena Municipality of Alcanena Housing, Public space, Urban design, Urban nature Portugal How can cities shape housing environments in which buildings, public space, nature and community life work as one integrated system?
InHabit: Integrated Housing Environments Alcanena Municipality of Alcanena Housing, Public space, Urban design, Urban nature Portugal How can cities shape housing environments in which buildings, public space, nature and community life work as one integrated system?
Bordershift – City‑Led Pathways to Employment in Border and Peripheral Regions Joensuu City of Joensuu Jobs and skills, Small and medium-sized cities, Urban renewal Finland Enabling border and peripheral cities to turn local assets into concrete job creation through city‑led coordination, services and partnerships
Regenerative Tourism Lab - Citizen & tourists for urban resilience Mazara del Vallo Municipality of Mazara del Vallo Abandoned Spaces, Attractiveness, Carbon neutrality, Circular economy, City Branding Italy Pivoting from extractive tourism to a regenerative model where visitors actively restore local ecosystems and community assets
Integrated urban model of lifelong guidance Viladecans Viladecans City Council Education Spain Fragmented guidance services create barriers and gaps, leaving especially vulnerable people without continuous support through key life transitions.
Museum and Living Regenerative Territory BOURGES Town Circular economy, Climate adaptation, Greening urban economies, Health, Nature-based solutions, Urban renewal France Transform and adapt the territory to make it viable and desirable for future genration
PROSPECT Mazara del Vallo Municipality of Mazara del Vallo Digital transition, Jobs and skills, Participation, Public space, Small and medium-sized cities, Youth Italy Proactive Resilience Observatories for Social Preparedness