The Deputación grants 124,729 euros in aid to youth and rural areas

The Deputación de Pontevedra published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Pontevedra (BOPPO) on October 14, 2026, number 198, the grants awarded by the Youth and Demographic Challenge Service between the months of April and September 2026. The list includes 36 beneficiaries of the Vive o rural and +Xuventude programs, with a combined amount of 124,729.18 euros. The announcement was signed by the delegated deputy Jorge Cubela López and the secretary María Beatriz del Cerro del Río.

Legal framework and scope of the publication

The publication is made in accordance with article 18 of the General Grants Law 38/2003, of November 17, and article 12.2 of the General Grants Ordinance of the Deputación de Pontevedra, which require the publicity of financial aid granted by the provincial institution. The document, with the secure verification code ZKS5BDDVMYGL99BA, details for each grant the municipality, the NIF of the entity, the program, the purpose, and the amount granted, all charged to the budgetary application 26/233.2310.480.02.

Individual amounts range from 280.00 euros for the Asociación de nais e pais de alumnos Proval, in Nigrán, up to 5,000.00 euros reached by several youth entities. The 2027 call for the Vive o rural program had already been approved by the Governing Board of the Deputación in its session on October 2, 2026, through agreement number 2.377.58 (file 2026047933), confirming the continuity of the aid line.

Vive o rural: visits to school farms

The 2026 Vive o rural program finances the organization of environmental education visits to school farms in the province. In this round, 9,565.50 euros were granted to nine educational centers and parents’ associations:

• CPI de Mondariz (Mondariz): 1,100.00 euros.
• Anpa colexio infantil O Areal (Baiona): 1,250.00 euros.
• CEIP Nosa Señora das Dores (Forcarei): 1,250.00 euros.
• IES de Valga (Valga): 1,250.00 euros.
• CEIP Fontes Baíña (Baiona): 1,100.00 euros.
• IES A Basella (Vilanova de Arousa): 1,250.00 euros.
• CRA de Valga (Valga): 1,250.00 euros.
• CEIP Plurilingüe II (Tui): 700.00 euros.
• CEIP Pintor Antonio Fernández (Tomiño): 415.50 euros.

+Xuventude: 27 initiatives promoted by youth

The 2026 +Xuventude program allocates 115,163.68 euros to the implementation of initiatives promoted by youth. Among the beneficiary entities are:

• Deligras Galicia Association (Ribadumia): 4,850.00 euros.
• Tui Popular Music Band Association (Tui): 5,000.00 euros.
• Valadares Artistic and Recreational Cultural Center Association (Vigo): 5,000.00 euros.
• Xuntanza Youth Association (Vigo): 5,000.00 euros.
• Silleda Music Band Cultural Association (Silleda): 5,000.00 euros.
• Down Pontevedra Xuntos. Down Syndrome Association (Pontevedra): 4,431.00 euros.
• Medrar 2.0 Adefam 2.0 Family Development Association (Barro): 2,932.80 euros.
• Friends of the Agolada Music Band Association (Agolada): 5,000.00 euros.
• Chapela-Redondela Neighbors Association (Redondela): 4,050.00 euros.
• Espazo 16 Collective Association (Barro): 4,500.00 euros.
• Down Vigo. Down Syndrome Association (Vigo): 5,000.00 euros.
• Arousa Moza Association (Vilagarcía de Arousa): 4,613.00 euros.
• Tirante Cultural Musical Association (Barro): 5,000.00 euros.
• Barro Culture and Youth Association (Barro): 5,000.00 euros.
• Conecta Galicia Association (Vilanova de Arousa): 5,000.00 euros.
• O Rosal Musical Group (O Rosal): 4,005.00 euros.
• Galicia Fiddle Cultural Association (Vigo): 5,000.00 euros.
• Abertal Youth Center Association (Vigo): 5,000.00 euros.
• Érguete Prevention and Education Association (A Guarda): 5,000.00 euros.

Completing the list are Galenio Unión C. F. Association (Pontevedra), 3,878.00 euros; A Ínsua Socio-Cultural and Sports Association (Tui), 3,997.84 euros; Serendipia Galicia Club (Sanxenxo), 4,000.00 euros; Non Damos Feito Association (Salvaterra de Miño), 3,000.00 euros; Proval Parents’ Association (Nigrán), 280.00 euros; Aroa Otero Rodríguez (Pontevedra), 2,650.00 euros; Alicia Garrido Márquez (Forcarei), 3,226.04 euros; and José Alejandro Blanco Camino (Ponteareas), 4,750.00 euros.

Territorial Distribution

By municipality, Vigo concentrates the highest number of beneficiaries (five), followed by Barro (four), Pontevedra and Tui (three each), and Baiona and Valga (two each). Entities from Nigrán, Ribadumia, Sanxenxo, Salvaterra de Miño, Silleda, Agolada, Redondela, Vilagarcía de Arousa, O Rosal, A Guarda, Mondariz, Tomiño, Forcarei, and Vilanova de Arousa also receive aid.

The publication complies with the principle of transparency and allows local entities, school centers, and families to know which projects in the area were financially supported by the provincial institution.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Pontevedra (BOPPO), no. 198, October 14, 2026, Local Administration (official reference: 2026072821).