URBACT II: Second call for proposals

URBACT II programme seeks to promote the exchange of activities between cities as well as the capitalisation of integrated urban development policies looking for the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy.

 

The programme funds 2 types of actions:

  1. Thematic networks: thematic networks fund activities of exchange of experiences and knowledge, recommendations and thematic studies, seminars, workshops, study visits... and the elaboration of a local action plan for each partner. The total budget of the projects must be between 300.000 and 710.000€ (ERDF funding of 80% for Convergence regions and 70% for Competitiveness regions) with a duration no longer than 36 months (including the 6 months of development of the final proposal).

 

The partnership of thematic areas is limited to 5 partners in the phase I from at least 3 countries from Convergence and Competitiveness regions. The lead partner must be a city.

        

For the second phase, the partnership must be enlarged until a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12 partners. Consequently, each pre-selected proposal must add between 3 and 7 news partners.

 

  1. Working groups: the objective of the working groups is the development of results of high quality that may be used in the procedure of capitalisation of the programme. The total budget per project must be between 150.000 and 300.000€ (ERDF funding of 80% for Convergence regions and 70% for Competitiveness regions) with a duration no longer that 24 months (including the 4 months of phase II).

 

Working groups should be composed by 4 members in the phase I and can be enlarged during the phase II until 8 partners (minimum 6 partners). The lead partner must be a public authority.

 

The second call for proposals is opened from the 16th June until the 25th September 2009.

 

 

New aspects of this second call:

-         project proposals should refer to the current economic and financial crisis framework or to the climate change impact;

-         project proposals should follow one of the 16 thematic priorities defined in the attached table.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Priority issues, second call for proposals

 

Priority axis

URBACT II

Themes URBACT II

Priority themes Second call

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axis 1 –

Cities, Engines of Growth and Jobs

1.1. Promoting Entrepreneurship
  1. Promoting inclusive entrepreneurship through the promotion of new entrepreneurs (focused in specific groups like young people, women, old people, immigrants/ethnic minorities…)

 

  1. Strategies for urban economies in order to face crisis through the promotion of entrepreneurship, support to local enterprises, cooperation with universities… 

 

1.2. Improving Innovation and Knowledge Economy

 
  1. Policies for the development and access to ICTs for all citizens and, concretely, for disadvantaged groups that suffer from the digital break

 

  1. the role of cities in the promotion of innovation and knowledge, specially through the promotion of eco-enterprise and eco-innovation

 

1.3. Employment and Human Capital (employability, qualification, access to labour market, education and training systems, job creation especially for disadvantaged groups and areas)

 
  1. Increase of the occupation of groups with less accessibility to labour market

 

  1. Improvement of the link between the needs and the offer and the supply of capacities and qualifications and the recognition on generic competencies

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axis 2 –

Attractive and Cohesive Cities

2.1. Integrated development of deprived areas and areas at risk of deprivation

 
  1. Renovation of public spaces and improvement of attractiveness and accessibility of deprived urban areas

 

  1. Integral policies for urban renovation

 

2.2. Social integration
  1. Facilitating Social Inclusion

 

  1. Demographic change, specially in small and medium cities

 

2.3. Environmental issues
  1. Urban development and climate change

 

  1. Integrated policies for energy efficiency in cities and use of new renewable energy sources in urban areas

 

  1. Protection of natural sources

 

  1.  Policies for integrated transport systems 

 

2.4. Governance and Urban Planning
  1. Urban-rural linkages (governance and management issues)

 

  1. The role of Managingt authorities of the Operational Programmes in integrated urban development policies (working groups)

 

 


Beneficiaries

 

- 27 Member States

- Norway

- Switzerland

 

Actors:

 

  • Cities (municipalities and associations of municipalities);
  • Regions and member states;
  • Universities and research institutes;
  • Others: European networks of cities, national associations of local authorities and the private sector.

 

 

 

 

 

For further information:  www.urbact.eu