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
Living heritage: Resident-Centered Governance for Sustainable Tourism in Small Heritage Cities Under Pressure Siena Municipality City Branding, Culture & Heritage, Participation, Small and medium-sized cities, Tourism Italy Actions for cultural cities to address the pressures of mass tourism
NEB-STEAM LABS Action Network Viana do Castelo Municipality of Viana do Castelo Digital transition, Education, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Participation, Research and innovation Portugal How can European cities achieve integrated implementation models that effectively connect innovation, sustainability, education and the creative economy, at a local level?
SMÅSTAD 2.0 – Climate Smart, Culture Driven & Youth Powered Small Towns Åmål Public body Attractiveness, Carbon neutrality, Culture & Heritage, Mobility, Participation, Public space, Small and medium-sized cities, Youth Sweden Small European towns face similar struggles: achieving climate goals with limited resources, strengthening local identity through culture, and creating attractive, safe and meaningful places for young people.
Resilient Playscapes: Dual-use of public spaces for resilience and everyday life La Nucia City Hall of La Nucia Climate adaptation, Leipzig Charter, Nature-based solutions, Participation, Small and medium-sized cities, Urban design Spain Dual-use urban spaces for climate resilience: rethinking sports and green areas as multifunctional infrastructures that combine everyday wellbeing uses with climate adaptation functions such as flood management, heat mitigation, and ecological regeneratio
Babel Universal Classroom ÓBIDOS Óbidos Municipality Digital transition, Education, Gender equality, Jobs and skills, Migrants, Minorities, Youth Portugal Eliminate the language barrier in real time in the classroom, enabling all pupils to follow the content in their own language
URBAN SPORT LAB Porto AMP - Área Metropolitana do Porto Disadvantaged neighbourhoods, Participation, Public space, Urban design Portugal Designing Cities that Move with Us
Cross-sectoral cooperation for the climate Poznań The City of Poznań (Poznań City Hall) Climate adaptation, Disadvantaged neighbourhoods, Nature-based solutions, Participation, Urban nature Poland Cooperation between the public sector and private sector on co-designing, financing and implementing nature-based solutions in urban space
Urban Sanitation Beyond the Sewer Network UNGHENI Municipality of Ungheni Disadvantaged neighbourhoods, Health, Urban renewal, Urban-rural Moldova How can cities protect groundwater and public health in areas beyond the sewer network?
Crisis Management and Decentralized-Energy Survival Kolomyia Investment Policy Department of Kolomyia's City Council Energy transition, Small and medium-sized cities, Urban security Ukraine Transitioning from vulnerable centralized grids to decentralized alternative energy systems to ensure municipal service continuity during climate or man-made crises.