Call for Proposals

This URBACT call for Good Practices is looking for existing local practices that are impactful, participatory, integrated, relevant for the European Union and transferable to other European cities.

Selected practices will benefit from a variety of visibility and promotional actions with the URBACT City Festival on 8-10 April 2025 in Wroclaw (PL) as one of the highlights.

Few of the selected practices will also be transferred to other European cities through URBACT Transfer Networks (call to open in April 2025)

Knowledge sharing and transfer of good practices between upcoming selected Twin Cities, Pilot Cities cohort 2 programme. 

Circular Cities and Regions Initiative’s project development assistance (CCRI-PDA) will help selected project promoters to develop their circular economy proposals at local and regional scale by bringing together the technical, economic and legal expertise.

Policy challenge related to the design and implementation of Sustainable Urban Development within Cohesion Policy. 

Cities come together to develop integrated action plans as a response to common local challenges. 

Cities adapt and transfer in their local context an URBACT Good Practice already proved to be successful in another European city. 

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How does it work?

➰visit our website and get all the info you need
➰start your application
➰ submit by the deadline

Will your city be the next? 🌱🏆🇪🇺

Cities test pathways to decarbonisation across city emissions domains and undertake innovative approaches to overcome barriers

Topics of the call are related to the three DUT transition pathways: Positive Energy Districts, the 15-minute City and Circular Urban Economies.