The Deputación da Coruña opens 550,000 euros in grants for sports facilities

The Deputación da Coruña is opening a 550,000 euro line of aid on November 20 for non-profit sports entities in the province to improve their facilities and equipment. The call was approved by the provincial Presidency through Resolution number 46577, dated October 27, 2026, and is published in the Boletín Oficial da Provincia da Coruña number 218, Friday, November 13, 2026, with announcement number 2026/7357. The deadline for submitting applications is December 18.

The call is part of program FO104/2027 and is processed under a competitive bidding regime, under the general subsidies Law 38/2003 and the general ordinance for subsidies and transfers of the Deputación. The abstract refers to the full text published in the National Subsidies Database, with identifier BDNS 939963, and the regulatory bases approved in the Boletín Oficial da Provincia da Coruña number 210, dated November 3, 2026.

The line has a total allocation of 550,000 euros charged to item 0611/3420/781 of the 2027 ordinary budget. Each entity may receive between 1,000 and 40,000 euros, with a financing coefficient varying between 0.20 and 0.80 of the submitted budget, which must be at least 5,000 euros. The call is integrated into the provincial strategic subsidy plan 2025-2027, under strategic objective 8 for the stimulation of sports practice and operational objective O.42 for the maintenance of infrastructure and equipment.

Only own facilities and inventoriable assets

• Acquisition, rehabilitation, or improvement of the entity’s own facilities, new construction, inventoriable assets, and equipment.
• Inventoriable sports material: mats, weights, medicine balls, goals, baskets, rings, scoreboards, or tatamis.
• Transport elements such as vehicles, trailers, and boats, including their adaptation and labeling.
• Electronic equipment intended to improve sports performance.

The facilities subject to aid must be owned by the entity, not rented or assigned, and the investments must be directly linked to the modality in which the club is registered. Consumable materials, computer and telephone equipment, cafeterias and buffets of the social club, financial and management expenses, and cultural, tourist, or social service activities are excluded. Eligible expenses must be incurred between January 1 and December 31, 2027.

Requirements for applicant entities

Legally constituted non-profit sports entities with a tax domicile in the province of A Coruña, registered in the Rexistro de Entidades Deportivas da Xunta de Galicia and with a minimum of 25 full members may apply, except for foundations, which are governed by their own regulations. Only one application per person or entity is permitted.

The following are expressly excluded:

• Commercial entities and sports federations.
• Entities sanctioned by the corresponding federation for violent, racist, xenophobic, or intolerant behavior.
• Entities that discriminate on the basis of gender in their awards or recognitions.
• Those whose statutes are not adapted to Law 3/2012 on sports in Galicia or who have not updated the data of their board of directors in the registry.

The grant is compatible with other public or private aid for the same purpose, but incompatible with the submission of applications to programs FO103A, FO103B, FO103C, and FO103D of the Provincial Council itself.

Scale, technical commission, and deadlines

The assessment awards up to 70 points based on objective data as of November 1, 2026: financing coefficient, years of activity, number of youth categories, female and male adult licenses, federated minors, and inhabitants of the municipality of the headquarters. Up to 30 additional points correspond to the technical commission, composed of three sports experts, who will assess the need for the investment, its use by youth categories, and its useful life. Applications that do not reach 10 points in this commission are excluded.

All processing is electronic through the SUBTEL platform, accessible from the electronic office of the Provincial Council. The justification may be submitted from the day following the final resolution and ends on March 31, 2028, extendable to May 15, 2028, in the case of an extension. Beneficiary entities assume publicity obligations for the provincial support, and failure to comply entails a 25 percent reduction in the amount to be paid.

The call comes at a time when grassroots clubs are facing the rising cost of works and sports equipment, and provides a window of four weeks to prepare the report, federation certifications, and budgets. Interested entities must gather the documentation now, as the deadline closes at 14:00 hours on December 18, 2026.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of A Coruña, number 218, of November 13, 2026, Local Administration, pp. 1-2 (official reference: 2026/7357).