Almagro opens 5,500 euro grants for local athletes for 2025 merits

The Almagro City Council, through its Department of Sports, has announced grants for non-professional athletes from the town, based on achievements reached during the year 2025. The call is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real number 220, dated November 13, 2026, under announcement number 3707 (CVE 5C9dbD/sq6oacFxXAGn/). The total amount of the call amounts to 5,500 euros.

The purpose of the guidelines is to cover travel expenses derived from participation in official international, national, or regional championships, as well as the acquisition of sports equipment, federation fees, and other expenses originating from sports practice. The funding will be charged to the available credit of the municipal budget’s Expenditure State item destined to subsidize this type of activity, and the procedure complies with Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Law on Subsidies.

Who can apply

Those who meet any of these conditions may apply for the aid:

• To have been born in Almagro or to reside in the town with registration (empadronamiento) for at least the previous two years.
• To have been born in Almagro and habitually reside elsewhere for family, academic, professional, or sporting reasons.
• In both cases, to have held the federation license issued by the federation of their sporting modality in 2025.

Additionally, applicants must prove one of these sporting achievements from the 2025 fiscal year: having been an international with the national team, having participated in the Spanish Championship, being among the top 16 of the official national ranking, having been called up by the regional team for the final phase of the Spanish Championship, or having finished among the top three in the individual provincial championship.

Scale: one point, one euro

The distribution is resolved with a points scale in which each point translates into one euro of subsidy, with a limit of 600 euros per athlete. The maximum scores per block are as follows:

• World Championship with the Spanish national team: 200 points for the title, 150 for silver, 100 for bronze, and 75 for participation, up to a cap of 350 points.
• European Championship: 175, 125, 75, and 50 points depending on the result, up to 200 points.
• Other official international competitions: 100 points.
• Spanish Championship with the regional team or with the club: from 150 points for the title to 25 for participation, up to 200 points.
• National ranking: from 1st (160 points) to 16th (10 points), up to a maximum of 160 points.
• Final phase of the Regional Championship and Provincial Championship: between 75 and 15 points and between 50 and 10 points, respectively.
• Training component: 50 additional points for athletes born in 2007.

If an athlete has competed in several championships, only the one of the highest level will be counted. In the event that the sum of the grants exceeds the available credit, a proportional pro-rata will be applied.

Deadline, documentation, and resolution

Applications, addressed to the mayor according to the model in Annex I, shall be submitted to the General Registry of the Almagro City Council, at Plaza Mayor number 1, and must be accompanied by a photocopy of the ID (DNI), federation certificate (Annex II), a responsible declaration of not incurring the prohibitions of Article 13 of Law 38/2003 (Annex III), a declaration of being up to date with tax and Social Security obligations (Annex IV), and a third-party registration form.

• Submission deadline: 30 calendar days from the day following publication on municipal notice boards and the website.
• Correction of defects: 10 days.
• Resolution and notification: maximum of three months; after this period without an express resolution, the grant is understood to be denied by silence.
• Acceptance of the grant: 10 days from notification.
• Justification of expenditure: 30 calendar days from the award, using Annexes V and VI.

The proposal for the award corresponds to the Councilor for Sports, with a technical report from the Sports Service and auditing by the Comptroller’s Office; it is ruled upon by the Governing Board and resolved by decree of the Mayor’s Office. The resolution exhausts the administrative route: a motion for reconsideration may be filed within one month, or a contentious-administrative appeal before the Contentious-Administrative Court of Ciudad Real within two months. Inquiries are handled at telephone 926 860 268 and email deporte@almagro.es.

Impact for athletes

The call for applications fills a common gap in grassroots and amateur sports: the expenses assumed by the athlete’s family, from travel to licenses and equipment. With a ceiling of 5,500 euros and a maximum of 600 euros per beneficiary, the number of grants will depend on the level of the accredited merits, meaning the scale prioritizes those who competed in national and international championships. Interested parties have one month to gather the federation documentation, the most laborious part of the file.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real, number 220, of November 13, 2026, section I (City Councils), page 10958 (official reference: announcement number 3707, CVE 5C9dbD/sq6oacFxXAGn/).