Coimbra Region (Portugal) – Intermunicipal Association Partner Looking for DUT Call 2026 Consortia

The Intermunicipal Community of Coimbra Region (CIM-RC) is a public intermunicipal authority bringing together 19 municipalities in the Centro Region of Portugal, with approximately 437,000 inhabitants across 4,336 km². Coimbra Region corresponds to a NUTS III territory, combining urban centres, peri-urban areas, rural areas and low-density territories.

CIM-RC operates at the intermunicipal and regional scale, promoting the planning and management of the territory's economic, social and environmental development strategy, coordinating municipal investments of intermunicipal interest, participating in the management of regional development programmes and supporting coordinated action among local authorities.

Its areas of intervention include territorial and strategic planning, sustainable mobility and public transport, climate adaptation and resilience, energy, environment and natural resources, civil protection, digitalisation and territorial development.

A key strength of CIM-RC is its capacity for territorial coordination and multi-level governance, acting as a bridge between its 19 municipalities and regional, national and European policies. This enables CIM-RC to mobilise municipalities and relevant territorial stakeholders, coordinate actions across administrative boundaries and support the implementation and replication of solutions in territories with different characteristics.

What can CIM-RC bring to a consortium?

CIM-RC can contribute with:

• Intermunicipal coordination across 19 municipalities and different territorial contexts;

• Territorial governance and strategic planning at intermunicipal level;

• Experience in climate adaptation, resilience, energy, environment and natural resources;

• Stakeholder engagement, connecting municipalities and relevant territorial actors;

• Capacity to support real-world demonstration, testing and evaluation in different territorial contexts;

• Communication and dissemination, supporting the visibility of project activities and results among municipalities, territorial stakeholders and relevant audiences;

• Experience in the management of co-funded programmes and projects.

For the DUT Call 2026, CIM-RC is available to join an existing or emerging transnational consortium as a public authority and territorial partner.

We are currently looking for project opportunities under the following topics:

Circular Urban Economies (CUE)

• Topic 3 – Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities

Positive Energy Districts (PED)

• Topic 2 – PED solutions in private housing across different urban contexts

• Topic 3 – Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies

We are particularly interested in connecting with coordinators and consortia currently developing proposals under these topics and looking for a public partner with experience in territorial coordination, multi-level governance, stakeholder engagement, demonstration, policy integration and replication at intermunicipal scale.

If you are developing a proposal under one of these topics and see potential for collaboration with Coimbra Region, we would be pleased to discuss how CIM-RC could contribute to your consortium.