National Institute for Rehabilitation

Republication of the Notice: 22/07/2025 The deadline for submission of applications was extended until 23:59:00 of the deadline of 31/08/2025, subject to the financial allocation available for this purpose. As part of the reprogramming of the RRP, approved on 13 May 2025 by a decision of the Council of the European Union, the Public Road Intervention Programme was increased by €6 million (six million euros) for the purchase of 2,000 electric vehicles. This investment is assumed as an instrument that will provide the territories with complementary means to promote the mobility and movement of all people, with disabilities or conditioned mobility, in the community of the historic center/public space. They are the final beneficiaries - the municipalities and municipal companies, which will develop a service adjusted to the characteristics of their territory, which will provide all citizens with disabilities or conditioned mobility with the use of electric vehicles in access to cultural, recreational and other initiatives of interest experiences and dynamics, existing in their communities. The financial support is intended for the purchase of new 100% electric vehicles, namely mopeds and motorized motorcycles or wheelchairs, up to a maximum of €3,000 (three thousand euros) per electric vehicle purchased, a total maximum of 20 electric vehicles per municipality. For the rules applicable to the financial support allocated to Notice No 12/C03-I02/2025 – purchase of electric vehicles, see HERE the warning. Learn more information HERE . Contact: E-mail: inr-pivp.prr@inr.mtsss.pt

The National Electoral Commission (CNE) and the National Institute for Rehabilitation (INR, I.P.), taking into account the Electoral Law of the Bodies of Local Authorities, drafted a joint circular, which was sent to all Portuguese municipalities, calling for the adoption of necessary measures to ensure the appropriate conditions of accessibility and security to all electorate citizens, in particular people with restricted mobility, since the right to vote is a right of all citizens. This communication is accompanied by a Checklist of Minimum Conditions of Accessibility to Assemblies/Voting Sections, with which it is intended to verify that the spaces where the Assemblies/Voting Sections will be installed are equipped with at least an accessible route that provides safe and comfortable access for people with restricted mobility between the public road, the main place of entry/exit, the table of the Assembly and the voting chamber. According to the Preamble of the Decree-Law No 163/2006 of 8 August 2006 (DL 163/2006), ‘The promotion of accessibility is a fundamental element in people’s quality of life and is an essential means of exercising the rights conferred on any member of a democratic society, contributing decisively to a greater strengthening of social ties, to greater civic participation by all those who are part of it and, consequently, to a growing deepening of solidarity in the social state governed by the rule of law.’ The right to vote is a right of every citizen and it is up to us to make it possible without any restriction!

On July 18, we had the opportunity to #CitizenspaceLab Visit of the Boards of Directors AMA - Agency for Administrative Modernisation, IP and National Institute for Rehabilitation, I.P. (INR), as well as the management of the FPAS - Portuguese Federation of Associations of the Deaf . The main objective of this visit was to learn about the progress made under the Inclusive Contact Centre project, which is being developed in partnership between WADA and the INR, with the support of the FPAS. Throughout the week, this project was tested with deaf citizens and deaf citizens, allowing us to align future lines of work for building even more inclusive services. Interaction with deaf people is key to ensuring that needs are truly met, contributing to the promotion of inclusion and accessibility for all people. We appreciate the presence of the governing boards and FPAS in the ongoing synergy and commitment to creating more inclusive and accessible environments. We are excited and excited about the next steps of this promising project and to continue to develop solutions that make a difference in people's lives. Stay tuned and attentive for more updates on this and other projects we are developing!

Applications for the Programme for the Empowerment of Strategic Audiences for Citizenship and Inclusion for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities and Disabilities (PCDI) are open until 3 October. The main objective of this initiative is to stimulate decisions, practices and initiatives that achieve inclusion, promoting the autonomy of ICPs, through awareness-raising and capacity-building actions aimed at strategic audiences in cross-cutting sectors. The proposal aims to benefit ICPs, as well as their families, professionals, and agents from various sectors with responsibilities in promoting citizenship and their rights. All entities with proven activities in the field of inclusion of persons with disabilities and human rights, including: Non-Governmental Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (NGDOs), classified under Decree-Law No 106/2013 of 30 July 2013 and Ministerial Implementing Order No 7/2014 of 13 January 2014; Social sector organisations that do not have the status of NGOPD but promote publicly funded social responses for persons with disabilities (IPSS); Direct or indirect central government entities, local government, including the public business sector; Non-governmental organisations involved in the promotion of human rights, citizenship and development; Professional Orders, the activity of which of its members is related to contents contained in the PIC Referential: - Order of Psychologists; - Order of Social Assistants; - Bar Association; - Order of Architects; - Order of Engineers; - Order of Technical Engineers; - Medical Association; - Order of Nurses The support to be granted has the nature of a non-repayable grant, taking the form of flat-rate financing (40% - 40%), provided for in Article 18(2)(d) of Decree-Law No 20-A/2023 of 22 March 2023, up to a maximum amount per application of EUR 200 000 (two hundred thousand euros). The awareness-raising and training actions included in the applications submitted must begin and end within a period of 24 months. The submission of applications is made through the submission of an electronic form at the Funds Desk. More information on eligibility criteria, application process, referral and other issues can be found in the notice available Here is the PCDI Training Notice , as well as the other documents: pic Descriptive Memory of the Operation For applications, please visit the Funds Desk . You can download Annexes A-3 and B-1 of the notice in accessible format: Annex A-3 (Analysis grid) Annex B-1 (SCO Methodological Document) A webinar will be scheduled in due course to clarify issues.

Between the days 7 July and 15 September 2025 (inclusive), the deadline for submission of applications to the National Programme for Financing Projects by the INR, I.P. for 2026, which is intended only for Non-Governmental Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (NGDOs). As in previous years, the application process for the Funding Program will be carried out exclusively online, through a web platform provided by the Instituto de Informática, I.P. on the website of the Social Security Direct. Access to the platform is made with the NISS and password of the NGOPD in Social Security Direct. Consult all the information at project finance 2026