The Deputación de Lugo distributes 65,615 euros in nominative tourism grants

The Provincial Council of Lugo has allocated 65,615 euros to six direct grants—five nominative and one exceptional—processed by the Tourism Service in the third quarter of 2026. The list was made public in the Official Gazette of the Province of Lugo number 262, dated Saturday, November 14, 2026, in the announcement with reference R. 3089, signed in Lugo on November 11, 2026.

The announcement was issued by the Area of Internal Regime, Territory Promotion, and Tourism (Tourism Service) and published in compliance with Article 18 of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Law on Grants; Article 30 of Royal Decree 887/2006, of July 21, which approves the Regulation of the aforementioned law; and Article 11 of the General Grant Ordinance of the Provincial Council of Lugo. In all cases, the approving body listed in the table is the Presidency of the provincial corporation.

The document is signed by the president, by delegation of the Decree dated 14-01-2026, provincial deputy Pablo Rivera Capón, along with secretary José Antonio Mourelle Cillero. The list details the beneficiary entity, type of grant, purpose, budget application, NIF, and amount, so that any interested party can consult the final destination of the public money.

A Mariña and the railway concentrate seven out of every ten euros

Two beneficiaries absorb the majority of the expenditure: the regional tourism promotion of the coast and the maintenance of the railway museum. Together, they account for 46,000 euros of the total 65,615, which is approximately seventy percent of the published amount.

• Mancomunidade de Concellos da Mariña (NIF P2700001G): 25,000 euros, nominative grant for tourism promotion activities, application 4320.463.
• Galician Railway Museum (MUFERGA) (NIF G27267624): 21,000 euros, nominative grant to cover management and activity expenses, application 4320.48900.

The Galician Railway Museum, based in Lugo, is the second most benefited entity of the quarter and the only one of a museum nature on the list. For its part, the Mancomunidade da Mariña is the only supra-municipal administration appearing on the Tourism Service’s list of grants.

Holy Week, hospitality, and the Way of St. James

The remaining nominative aids distribute 18,000 euros among three cultural, educational, and Way of St. James promotion entities, with an identical amount of 3,000 euros for two of them.

• Xunta de Cofradías de Semana Santa de Lugo (NIF V27294891): 12,000 euros for Holy Week, application 4320.48900.
• IES de Foz (NIF S2700002E): 3,000 euros for the barista competition, application 4320.48900.
• Asociación Amigos do Camiño de Santiago da Comarca de Sarria (NIF G27381060): 3,000 euros for activities and operations, application 4320.48900.

The call for baristas organized by the Focense Institute is the only training and hospitality initiative included in the quarterly list, while the Sarriá association receives support for the ordinary operation of the entity and for its activities to revitalize the Camino de Santiago.

An exception for grassroots basketball in Portugal

The only grant of an exceptional nature on the list, and also the one for the smallest amount, corresponds to a youth and sports entity.

• Asociación Prestadora de Servizos a Xuventude Sagrado Corazón (NIF G27118934): 1,615 euros, exceptional grant for a basketball camp in Portugal (Plane Six program), application 4320.48911.

This is the only line that deviates from the nominative procedure and the only one charged to the budgetary application 4320.48911, distinct from the two used in the rest of the aid (4320.463 and 4320.48900). Its exceptional nature implies that it is not granted through competitive bidding, but by direct resolution of the Presidency.

A financing route outside of public tender

Nominative and exceptional grants allow the Deputación to finance specific entities without an open call, with subsequent auditing based on the quarterly publicity required by state grant regulations. Publication in the provincial bulletin is, therefore, the only mechanism of immediate transparency regarding these grants for the general public.

For the tourist, cultural, and sports entities of the province, the list for the third quarter of 2026 functions as a map of the lines that the Tourism area keeps active: regional promotion, railway heritage, Holy Week, hospitality training, Camino de Santiago, and grassroots sports. Any collective that recognizes itself in these areas can check the reference amounts and the NIFs of the entities already receiving support, useful data for preparing future applications or for claiming equivalent treatment before the provincial corporation.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Lugo, no. 262, November 14, 2026, section I, pp. 5-6 (official reference: R. 3089).