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
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
Creation of a permanent system for the collection and processing of human urine to transform it into natural fertilizers for agriculture DINAN DINAN AGGLOMERATION Circular economy, Nature-based solutions, Urban-rural France Sustainable agriculture ; Water and sanitation ; Circular Economy
Platforms for experimental activities, enabling testing of new solutions in the field of emission monitoring and coordination of climate actions Rzeszów Municipality of Rzeszów Carbon neutrality, Climate adaptation, Nature-based solutions Poland Testing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory process and the flow and use of this data to support local climate policy
Transec AI Koblenz Public Administration Digital transition, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Jobs and skills, Research and innovation, Urban security Germany Transforming Cities´ Economy and Administration with secure AI
Community Preparedness for Crisis, Disaster and Conflict Pombal Municipality of Pombal Climate adaptation, Urban security Portugal Community Preparedness for Crisis, Disaster and Conflict