The Fundació COAC has resolved the 2026 Cooperation Grants call and has selected five projects related to architecture and urbanism. This is the first edition in which the management of these grants falls directly to the Foundation, which administers the budget approved by the Governing Board of the Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC).

This year applications were received totalling €111,966, even though the budget approved for this call is €47,000. In light of this, the panel agreed to prioritise projects with clear architectural impact, solid local involvement and a strong focus on knowledge transfer. Each of the five selected projects received between €7,000 and €10,000, a criterion aimed at ensuring a fair distribution of the available funds and safeguarding the real viability of each initiative.

Local projects:

• Oasiurbà
  Punt Raval (phase IX). Social transformation through housing.
  Raval neighbourhood (Ciutat Vella), Barcelona
  Lead architect: Joana Ma Pascual Barcia
  Amount: €10,000

International projects:

• Associació Base-A
  Improving access to education in Niague, Senegal (Phase 6)
  Niague, Senegal
  Lead architect: Ernest Riba López
  Amount: €10,000
• Aplicat Solidari
  Bioclimatic refurbishment of the Baja Kunda Lower Basic School (BKLBS)
  Baja Kunda, Wuli East, Upper River, Gambia
  Lead architects: ianua arquitectures
  Amount: €10,000
• Refurbishment of the South Gate of the ksar in the Ich oasis, and a training programme in traditional construction and intergenerational knowledge transmission
  Ich Oasis, Figuig, Morocco
  Lead architect: Oriol Dominguez Martínez
  Amount: €7,000
• Associació per al desenvolupament Sanprem
  School canteen using local and circular materials for the children of Sandunding
  Sandunding, Gambia
  Lead architect: Manuel Julià Macías
  Amount: €10,000