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
Urban Threads - Heritage, Public Space and Community as Drivers of Urban Connectivity Scandiano Municipality of Scandiano Abandoned Spaces, Attractiveness, City Branding, Culture & Heritage, Participation, Public space, Urban design, Urban renewal Italy How can culture-, creativity- and community-led approaches to the adaptive reuse of existing urban sites become drivers of urban regeneration, civic participation and stronger urban connectivity?
Building a strong and attractive territorial identity through architectural heritage GAL MOLISE (ITALY) & Saint-Quentin (France) Municipality and GAL City Branding, Culture & Heritage, Storytelling, Tourism France Building a strong and attractive territorial identity through architectural heritage
Building a strong and attractive territorial identity through architectural heritage GAL MOLISE (ITALY) & Saint-Quentin (France) Municipality and GAL City Branding, Culture & Heritage, Storytelling, Tourism Italy Building a strong and attractive territorial identity through architectural heritage
Gentle Growth - Developing small towns in harmony with protected nature Garešnica City of Garešnica Attractiveness, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Greening urban economies, Nature-based solutions, Public space, Small and medium-sized cities, Tourism, Urban-rural Croatia How can a small town grow and stay attractive - renewing its public space, local economy and tourism - while developing in harmony with the protected nature that surrounds it?
Forest2Energy Lab Stara Syniava Territorial Community Starosyniavs'ka selyshchna rada Circular economy, Urban-rural, Waste Ukraine Wood Waste Recycling from Tree Cutting and Arboriculture
MOVE COMMONS - Turning everyday movement into a shared urban right Porto Ágora - Cultura e Desporto do Porto, E.M., S.A. Climate adaptation, Disadvantaged neighbourhoods, Health, Mobility, Participation, Public space, Urban design, Urban security, Youth Portugal How can European cities turn sport, health, public space, mobility, inclusion and climate strategies into concrete neighbourhood-level actions that allow people to move safely, regularly and with dignity in everyday life?
BIODI-CO Biodiversity, a driver of conviviality in urban neighborhoods Liège Ville de Liège Climate adaptation, Disadvantaged neighbourhoods, Leipzig Charter, Nature-based solutions, Participation, Public space, Urban nature Belgium Using the development of urban biodiversity as a strategic lever
Action plan for circular economy Lisbon Câmara Municipal de Lisboa Circular economy Portugal
REBUILD ID: Rebuilding urban identity through culture in satellite cities Cinisello Balsamo Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo (Milan) Attractiveness, City Branding, Culture & Heritage, Participation, Storytelling Italy How can cities use culture to rebuild identity and social cohesion in fragmented and rapidly changing communities?