Lisbon Metropolitan Area identifies funding opportunities and technical training for metropolitan players
Participation in the management of programs to support regional development, particularly within the framework of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF), is one of the duties of metropolitan areas defined by law.
The Lisbon Metropolitan Area also promotes the identification of funding opportunities and the technical training of metropolitan players. The work carried out in this area is articulated with the AML 2030 Lisbon Regional Strategy, designed in partnership with the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Coordination and Development Commission, through which the regional strategic framework of reference for the programs and instruments to be implemented within the 2021-2027 cohesion policy was defined, as well as the regional development strategy for the Lisbon metropolitan area for the decade.
AML.Oportunidades presents and publicizes funding opportunities, structured into five main areas: innovation and competitiveness, environmental and food sustainability and natural risk mitigation, social cohesion and demographic sustainability, mobility and sustainable connectivity, and urban development and transformative change.
The system is based on the premise that identifying and disseminating regular information on this topic reduces barriers to accessing national and international funding opportunities, and that, through this systematized information, the Lisbon Metropolitan Area is contributing to the development of a stronger, more innovative, more competitive, more cohesive, and more capable metropolitan region.
Funding opportunities are available to municipalities in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area and to local stakeholders in this region, including universities, businesses, associations, parish councils, NGOs, etc.
The priority objective of creating AML.Oportunidades is to identify funding opportunities - both national and European - within the scope of the priority axes of the AML 2030 Strategy.
Questions regarding AML opportunities can be directed to: amlcorreio@aml.pt
Capacity Building Roadmap for European Funds - Lisbon AML 2030
The primary objective of the training program is to train the technical teams of the “
” (implementing bodies) and institutional actors in the Lisbon metropolitan area, so that they can respond more effectively and efficiently
to the increasingly complex challenges of managing, monitoring, and evaluating
European funds.
The training program for the AML 2030 European funds is intended for all
territorial and sectoral stakeholders, regardless of their territorial scope, who contribute to
implementing the investments supported by European funds in the Lisbon metropolitan area
.
In this process of developing a training framework, we emphasize the importance of the Metropolitan Working Group on Community Funds (
), due to its role in stimulating and mobilizing
support; since the inception of this process, it has served as a forum for debate, but
also as a catalyst for a new process of multilevel coordination, capable of adding
value not only to municipal management processes but also as a disseminator of best practices and
knowledge for the region’s stakeholders.
Through the development of this training guide, the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) and the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Coordination and Development Commission (
) are making a
significant contribution to the realization of the vision set forth in the Lisbon AML Regional Strategy
2030: “A capital region, European in scope, integrated into a framework of international routes and platforms, that prioritizes the development of people and the territory in building a sustainable future, grounded
in competitiveness and innovation, social cohesion, efficient management of resources and natural capital
, culture, cosmopolitanism, sustainable mobility, and the integrated
and polycentric development of the territory.”
This vision mobilizes all stakeholders in our metropolitan ecosystem to overcome the
challenges facing the Lisbon metropolitan area, thereby helping to launch
the region onto a new path of development and, above all, affirming its indispensable role
as a driver of prosperity and national cohesion.
Active financing areas
The Área Metropolitana de Lisboa has been working to identify and publicize funding opportunities that will contribute to the territorial, economic and social development of the region, while pursuing its competencies.
These funding opportunities are related to Urban Development and Transformative Change and Social Cohesion and Demographic Sustainability.
This initiative aims to support municipalities in securing funding for the implementation of projects that are aligned with local needs and potential.
