Alcàsser announces the third edition of the awards for the use of Valencian

The Alcàsser City Council has announced the call for grants for the third edition of the Awards for the use of Valencian in local commerce, businesses, and services, a line of aid aimed at recognizing and stimulating the presence of the native language within the municipality’s business fabric. The call is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Valencia, number 168, dated September 2, 2026, with the official reference 2026/10823 and the identifier BDNS 926100.

The initiative, promoted by the Alcàsser council, is part of the municipal policy of linguistic normalization and seeks to reward local establishments and companies that integrate Valencian into their daily activities, from signage and customer service to documentation and commercial communication.

Purpose of the call

The grants called for are aimed at local shops, businesses, and services in Alcàsser that prove the use of Valencian in their habitual operations. With this third edition, the city council consolidates a line of aid already established in the municipality, which recognizes the effort of the business sector to incorporate the native language into its activity.

The call is processed under a competitive bidding regime, meaning that the applications submitted will be evaluated according to the criteria established in the regulatory bases of the aid line.

Recipients and scope

Establishments and companies located within the municipal district of Alcàsser that carry out their activity in the field of commerce, business, and local services may apply for the awards. Among the aspects evaluated are:

• the use of Valencian in the signage and signaling of the establishment;
• customer service and communication with clients in Valencian;
• documentation, catalogs, and promotional materials in the native language;
• the presence of Valencian in digital communication and social networks.

Processing and publicity

The call is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Valencia, the official dissemination body of the Provincial Council of Valencia, which edits the bulletin in which the announcement is inserted. The full text of the bases and the call is available to interested parties through the official channels of the Alcàsser City Council, as well as in the National Grants Database, where the call appears with the identifier BDNS 926100.

Interested individuals and entities must submit their applications within the timeframe and by the means established in the regulatory bases of the call.

Relevance for the municipality

The call for applications reinforces the commitment of the Alcàsser City Council to the normalization of Valencian within the local economic sphere, while offering a concrete incentive to the municipality’s shops and businesses to incorporate the native language into their daily activities. With this third edition, the awards are consolidated as a stable tool for supporting the local business fabric and promoting Valencian as the habitual language used in commerce and local services.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Valencia, no. 168, September 2, 2026, Municipalities section, page 2 (official reference: 2026/10823).