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PARES 3.0 - Activity and Capacity-Building Centre for Inclusion (CACI) and Residential Care Home
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PARES 3.0 - Activity and Capacity-Building Centre for Inclusion (CACI) and Residential Care Home

Opened Until 30-12-2026

PARES 3.0 support: non-repayable grant up to 80% for construction and new places in CACI and Residential Homes

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Typology
New Places and Urgent/Adaptation Works
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Beneficiaries
Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS) or equivalent
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Geographical Area
Mainland Portugal
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Support Rate
Up to 80% Non-Repayable Grant (Eligible Costs)
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Budget Allocation
€95.2 Million (€39.8M CACI | €55.4M Residential Home)

 

General Incentive Objective

 

This PARES 3.0 notice aims to support the refurbishment and expansion of the social care facility network for persons with disabilities, promoting:

→The creation, expansion, and modernisation of CACI and Residential Care Home facilities across mainland Portugal.
→Upholding human dignity, independence, personal autonomy, and self-determination for people with disabilities.
→Sustained improvement of installation standards, safety, comfort, and service quality in social infrastructure.
→Full alignment with the National Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities towards 2030.

 

Supported Typologies

 
Social Care Facility
CACI — Activity and Capacity-Building Centre for Inclusion
Social Care Facility
Residential Care Home
Eligible Activities
→Type 1: Creation of additional places up to a limit of 2 functional units with a capacity of 30 places each (60 places maximum).
→Type 2: Urgent structural works, facility upgrades, and equipment replacements without increasing capacity.
→Interventions centred on skills development, autonomy, community involvement, and social/vocational inclusion.
Eligible Activities
→Type 1: Creation of additional places in shared residential care for people with disabilities, up to 30 places per facility.
→Type 2: Urgent refurbishment, facility safety upgrades, and adaptation works without increasing installed capacity.
→Temporary or permanent residential care for individuals unable to live in their home family environment.

 

Eligible Expenses

 
Eligible Expenditure — CACI
CACI Facilities
Eligible Expenditure — Residential Care Home
Residential Care Home Facilities
✓New construction works, extension, refurbishment, rehabilitation, and structural alteration of buildings.
✓Acquisition of building or autonomous property unit for direct social care service operation.
✓Movable equipment for facility furnishing.
✓Architectural designs, engineering studies, and project health and safety coordination.
✓Construction supervision and health and safety coordination during works execution.
✓New construction works, expansion, refurbishment, rehabilitation, and building modernization.
✓Acquisition of building or real estate fraction dedicated to residential care operations.
✓Movable equipment for facility furnishing.
✓Architectural designs, engineering studies, and project health and safety coordination.
✓Construction supervision and health and safety coordination during works execution.

 

Funding & Support Structure

 
CACI
Budget: €39,800,000.00
Support RateUp to 80% (Non-Repayable Grant)
Top-ups / Bonuses
+Standard cost for new places: €29,530 / service user
+Standard cost for refurbished places: €5,906 / service user
+Oversizing factor set at 2.0
+Simultaneity coefficient of 0.9 for multi-purpose social care projects
Residential Care Home
Budget: €55,400,000.00
Support RateUp to 80% (Non-Repayable Grant)
Top-ups / Bonuses
+Standard cost for new places: €46,592 / service user
+Standard cost for refurbished places: €9,318 / service user
+Oversizing factor set at 2.0
+Simultaneity coefficient of 0.9 for multi-purpose social care projects

 

Eligible Beneficiaries

 
CACI Criteria
Order no. 70/2021 & Order no. 296/2026/1
Residential Home Criteria
Order no. 59/2015 & Order no. 77/2022
✓IPSS and equivalent entities planning up to 2 functional units with a capacity of 30 places each.
✓Compliance with technical standards, accessibility conditions, and functional layout regulations.
✓Strict ineligibility for projects already contracted under PRR Component C03-i01.
✓IPSS and equivalent entities operating or creating shared residential housing up to 30 places.
✓Provision of fully accessible facilities, hygiene standards, and resident privacy requirements.
✓Full conformity with legal building codes, technical safety, and social residential care standards.

 

Call & Application Dates

 
Resposta
CACI
Resposta
Residential Care Home
Period
From 22/10/2026 to 30/12/2026
Phases
Opening — 22/10/2026
Closing — 30/12/2026
Tender Deadline — 18 months after agreement
Period
From 22/10/2026 to 30/12/2026
Phases
Opening — 22/10/2026
Closing — 30/12/2026
Tender Deadline — 18 months after agreement

 

 
 
Social Economy & Financial Grants

Does your social organisation plan to expand or modernise with PARES 3.0?

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Key Notice Rules

 
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PRR Funding Incompatibility
Projects already contracted under call C03-i01: New Generation of Social Equipment and Responses of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) are strictly ineligible regardless of progress.
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Retrospective Expense Eligibility
Eligible expenses can date back to 1 January 2020, provided they were incurred prior to the signing of the financial agreement and provisional handover has not occurred.
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20-Year Operational Lock-in & Cooperation Agreement
Funded buildings and mobile equipment must remain dedicated exclusively to the social purpose for at least 20 years, with 100% of intervened places covered by official cooperation agreements.

 

📄 Notice Fact Sheet
Notice Reference Despacho n.º 12924-A/2026 — Aviso de Abertura PARES 3.0
Publication Date 22/10/2026
Programme Social Equipment Network Expansion Programme - 3rd Generation (PARES 3.0)
Programme Priority CACI and Residential Care Homes for People with Disabilities
Specific Objectives Expansion, technical upgrading, safety enhancement, and decentralisation of social facilities
Managing Authority Social Security Institute (Instituto da Segurança Social, I. P.)

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