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EU Funding & Partner City Snapshot — Ostrołęka

GUS TERYT: 1461011 · Population: 47,696 (2024) · GUS Local Data Bank (BDL 2024) + OpenStreetMap · benchmarked against 886 European cities (Eurostat Urban Audit)

10 XI 2026

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Strongest measured open-data areas: Public Health (50th EU percentile), Work & Local Employment (45th EU percentile)

Priority gap areas for EU grants & peer exchange: Road & Public Safety (19th EU percentile), Housing (30th EU percentile)

1. Five Open & Forthcoming Eligible EU Calls (2026–2027)

Call & Programme	Status & Deadline	Grant Size	Partner Rule & Fit
HORIZON-NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03 Understanding inhabitants' experiences of neighbourhoods to support health & well-being Horizon Europe — New European Bauhaus (RIA)	OPEN NOW Deadline: 2026-12-01	€5.0M / project (100% funding rate)	Min. 3 partners from 3 EU/Associated countries. City joins as pilot neighbourhood partner.
CERV-2027-CITIZENS-TOWN-NT Networks of Towns (Sieci Miast) CERV — Citizens, Equality, Rights & Values	OPENS 15 JAN 2027 Deadline: 2027-04-16	Up to €100k–€150k (Event-based Lump Sum)	Min. 5 municipalities/CSOs from 3+ CERV countries. Pre-fixed lump sum per event — zero invoice/timesheet reporting.
CERV-2027-CITIZENS-TOWN-TT Town-Twinning (Partnerstwo Miast) CERV — Citizens, Equality, Rights & Values	OPENS 15 JAN 2027 Deadline: 2027-04-28	€8,455–€50,745 (Event-based Lump Sum)	Min. 2 municipalities from 2 countries (≥1 EU). Municipality leads; lump sum paid on event completion & participant count.
CERV-2027-CITIZENS-CIV-ENGAGEMENT-BEYOND-ELECTIONS Citizens' engagement & participation in policymaking, beyond elections CERV — Citizens, Equality, Rights & Values	OPENS 15 JAN 2027 Deadline: 2027-04-29	Up to €500k (Lump Sum)	Min. 2 partners from 2 countries. Lead applicant must be non-profit/university; municipality joins as funded co-applicant.
HORIZON-NEB-2027-01-PARTICIPATION-01 The transformative potential of co-governance in the green transition of neighbourhoods Horizon Europe — New European Bauhaus (IA)	OPENS 5 MAY 2027 Deadline: 2027-12-01	€5.38M / project (€10.76M pool, incl. FSTP)	Min. 3 partners from 3 EU/Associated countries (10+ neighbourhoods, FSTP micro-grants up to €150k). Flagship 2027 call.

2. Five Data-Matched European Partner Cities for Ostrołęka

Partner City	Population	Matched Area (EU percentile)	Baseline Open-Data Indicator (Year)	Matched Call
Santander (Spain) Eurostat: `ES015C`	173,635 2024	Road & Public Safety Peer leader in gap area Santander: 95/100 vs Ostrołęka: 19/100	Santander: road deaths: 0.6/100k (2024) Ostrołęka: road deaths: 4.2/100k (2024)	`CERV-2027-CITIZENS-TOWN-TT / HORIZON-NEB`
Troyes (France) Eurostat: `FR044C`	107,852 2023	Road & Public Safety Peer leader in gap area Troyes: 87/100 vs Ostrołęka: 19/100	Troyes: road deaths: 0.9/100k (2024) Ostrołęka: road deaths: 4.2/100k (2024)	`CERV-2027-CITIZENS-TOWN-TT / HORIZON-NEB`
Zwickau (Germany) Eurostat: `DE122C`	87,172 2023	Housing Peer leader in gap area Zwickau: 96/100 vs Ostrołęka: 30/100	Zwickau: dwellings: 652/1,000 (2023) Ostrołęka: dwellings: 441/1,000 (2024)	`CERV-2027-CITIZENS-TOWN-NT`
Viseu (Portugal) Eurostat: `PT010C`	103,502 2025	Housing Peer leader in gap area Viseu: 91/100 vs Ostrołęka: 30/100	Viseu: dwellings: 553/1,000 (2021) Ostrołęka: dwellings: 441/1,000 (2024)	`CERV-2027-CITIZENS-TOWN-NT`
Haarlemmermeer (Netherlands) Eurostat: `NL020C`	163,128 2024	Public Health Shared strength peer Haarlemmermeer: 92/100 vs Ostrołęka: 50/100	Haarlemmermeer: premature deaths (<65): 1.0/1,000 (2024) Ostrołęka: total deaths: 9.1/1,000 (2024)	`CERV-2027-CITIZENS-TOWN-TT`

3. Statutory State of the Municipality Report (Art. 28aa) & Sub-Threshold Procurement

Statutory State of the Municipality Report (due 31 May) + sub-threshold procurement: This table benchmarks Ostrołęka against 886 European cities using official public statistics and serves as a ready-to-use European Peer Benchmark Annex for the annual Art. 28aa Report to the City Council. CittopIA subscriptions sit well below Poland's statutory PZP threshold (170,000 PLN net effective 1 Jan 2026), and municipalities joining an EU grant consortium with CittopIA use the workspace free during the pilot phase.