Amposta allocates 34,500 euros to school canteen projects in centers

The Amposta City Council has opened the call for grants for school canteen projects for the AMPA and AFA of public and subsidized early childhood and primary education centers in the municipality, with a budget of 34,500 euros. The call was approved by mayoral decree on November 4, 2026 (2026005608) and the Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona publishes the extract this Wednesday, November 11, 2026 (CVE 2026-10500, pp. 1-9). Interested entities may submit their application until Friday, November 20, 2026, exclusively through the municipal electronic office.

The extract is published in compliance with articles 17.3.b and 20.8.a of the General Grants Law 38/2003, of November 17, and carries the code BDNS 940298 in the National Grants Database, where the full text can be consulted. The maximum credit is charged to the budgetary application 02/320/48000 – Education Grants of the municipal budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The text appears signed by Ramón Nadal Fabra, acting mayor, dated November 5, 2026.

The regulatory basis is the general ordinance regulating the granting of subsidies of the Amposta City Council, approved by the plenary session on July 29, 2019 and published in the BOPT on August 8, 2019 (CVE 2019-07271), modified by the plenary session on September 28, 2020 (BOPT of October 8, 2020, CVE 2020-07015) and by the agreement of June 28, 2021 (BOPT of July 7, 2021, CVE 2021-06050). The extract is published in Catalan and Spanish versions with the same code BDNS 940298; the Spanish text describes the aid as “school improvement” projects, while the Catalan version specifies them as school canteen projects.

Two lines of aid with fixed amounts

The call is resolved through competitive bidding in a single resolution and only allows one application per educational center, signed by the president of the entity. It is divided into two lines:

• Line A: AFA and AMPA of public and subsidized early childhood and primary centers that do not have the status of a rural school. The amount depends on the percentage of students with a canteen scholarship from the previous year, calculated with data from the Montsià County Council: 3,000 euros if it is below 30.00%; 6,000 euros between 30.00% and 45.00%, inclusive; and 6,750 euros if it exceeds 45.00%.
• Line B: AFA and AMPA of rural schools, with a fixed amount of 6,000 euros per center and year, intended to finance the monitoring or supervision service during the midday break. This status applies to the Amposta center integrated into a rural school zone (ZER) according to the planning of the department of the Generalitat de Catalunya competent in education.

If the sum of the amounts exceeds the available credit, the grants will be reduced proportionally, in accordance with article 22.1 of Law 38/2003. The amounts are maximums and cannot exceed the cost of the project.

Scoring, expenses and justification

Each line is valued out of 100 points. In line A, the social vulnerability of the center grants 20, 35 or 50 points depending on the percentage of scholarships, and the quality of the project up to 50 more points, divided between healthy eating habits (20), traditions of Catalan culture (15) and inclusion of all students (15). In line B, social inclusion and equal opportunity measures are worth up to 50 points and the promotion of healthy habits and traditions, the other 50. A minimum of 25 points in the quality criterion for line A and 50 points overall for line B is required; those who do not reach this will be dismissed.

Expenses incurred and paid between January 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026, are eligible for subsidies, under concepts such as:

• Payroll of personnel hired for the project activities and Social Security contributions.
• Invoices from the company providing the services subject to the grant.

Excluded are contracted menus, kitchen or dining room utensils, equipment for the space, activities outside the midday space, interest, penalties, and recoverable taxes. Since the expenses have already been executed, the report, balance sheet, and economic justification are submitted together with the application.

Resolution, payment and appeals

The maximum period for resolution and notification is one month from the closing of the call, and the competence corresponds to the Local Governing Board upon the proposal of the Department of Education. The collegiate evaluation body consists of the head of the Education Area or the technician to whom they delegate, who presides over it, a technician from the economic area as a member, and a civil servant as secretary, with voice but without vote. The provisional proposal is published on the municipal website and opens ten business days for allegations; the lack of an express resolution has a dismissive effect.

Payment is made in a single installment by transfer, once the grant is resolved and the justification is approved. An administrative contentious appeal may be filed against the resolution before the Administrative Contentious Court of Tarragona within two months, or, optionally, a request for reversal before the Local Governing Board within one month. Beneficiary entities must state “With the support of the Amposta City Council” in the dissemination of the activities.

The call for applications reaches families after the school year has already begun and with a single window of nine business days to apply, meaning that AMPAs and AFAs will have to finalize the economic documentation of the executed project in a very short time. For centers with more scholarship students, the upper bracket of 6,750 euros and the weight of social vulnerability in the scoring make these grants a relevant supplement to sustain the midday service.

Fuente: Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona, no. of 11-11-2026, section I-i, p. 1-9 (official reference: CVE 2026-10500, BDNS 940298).