Castilla-La Mancha approves the guidelines for occupational risk prevention grants

The Regional Ministry of Economy, Business and Employment of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha has approved Order 155/2026, of November 3, which establishes the regulatory bases for the granting of subsidies for activities in the field of occupational risk prevention. The regulation is published in the Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha (DOCM) No. 214, of November 9, 2026, in Section I of General Provisions (pp. 39319 to 39341, official reference 2026/8013). The order enters into force the day following its publication, that is, November 10, 2026, and bears the signature of the regional minister Patricia Franco Jiménez, dated in Toledo on November 3.

The new regulation develops the common bases approved by Order TES/237/2026, of March 10, of the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy, to adapt them to the competency framework of the autonomous community, and is issued in accordance with Law 31/1995, of November 8, on Occupational Risk Prevention. The text expressly repeals Order 182/2023, of November 9**, which had developed the previous bases. The grants are integrated into the 2024-2026 Strategic Subsidy Plan of the budgetary section “19 Economy, Business and Employment” and contribute to objective “497 improvement of occupational health and safety conditions,” line “1408 advisory and dissemination activities in occupational risk prevention.”

Three lines of aid, one of them for the self-employed

The order organizes three lines of subsidies, which will be processed under a competitive bidding system:

• Line 1, intersectoral actions: projects aimed at at least four first-level activity sections of the CNAE-2025.
• Line 2, sectoral actions: projects focused on a specific section or divisions within the same section.
• Line 3, promotion of occupational health and safety for self-employed workers: sectoral or intersectoral projects specifically intended for this group, financed with the own funds of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha.

Eligible actions include information, technical assistance, training, promotion of compliance with preventive regulations, and others provided for in the regional strategic plan. In line 3, technical assistance actions and those aimed at fulfilling the business preventive obligations of articles 18 and 19 of Law 31/1995 are not financed. The recipients of the actions in lines 1 and 2 are employees or self-employed persons and companies, with special attention to small businesses—those with a workforce of fewer than 50 workers; in line 3, they are self-employed workers.

Who may apply and in what amounts

The beneficiary entities are not SMEs or self-employed individuals in their own right, but rather the organizations provided for in Article 12 of Law 31/1995, representative business and trade union organizations and their foundations for lines 1 and 2, and professional associations of self-employed workers at the state or regional level, in accordance with Law 20/2007, of July 11, on the Statute of Self-Employment, for line 3.

The grant will cover 100% of the eligible cost of the approved actions. The calls for applications will set the maximum amounts per beneficiary with the following caps: up to 40% of the credit for line 1 and up to 20% for lines 2 and 3. The earmarked credits of Order TES/237/2026 may only be applied to lines 1 and 2, and the amount allocated to line 1 may not be less than 60% of the available earmarked credit. The funding is charged to program 315A “Occupational Health and Safety.”

Regarding personnel, the order establishes hourly modules ranging from 60 euros for the project director to 31 euros for auxiliary staff, with a 33% increase for Social Security contributions; indirect costs may not exceed 10% of internal personnel expenditure. Subcontracting reaches up to 50% in lines 1 and 2 and up to 80% in line 3.

Deadlines, evaluation, and control

The deadline for submitting applications will be set by each call and may not be less than ten days from the publication of the call and its summary in the DOCM. The resolution must be issued and notified within a maximum period of four months, after which the application will be understood as rejected due to administrative silence. The execution and payment of expenses must take place between November 1 of the year of the call’s publication and October 31 of the following year.

Projects will be scored up to 80 points for lines 1 and 2 and up to 70 for line 3, with criteria linked to the type of action, the budgetary weight allocated to the preferred block of accident rates in Castilla-La Mancha, institutional participation, and having a headquarters or delegation open to the public in the region. The justification must be submitted within two months following the end of the execution period and will require an audit report when the grant exceeds 100,000 euros.

The specific line for freelancers is based on the special consideration of this group in Law 20/2007 and Law 15/2011, of December 15, on Entrepreneurs, Freelancers, and SMEs of Castilla-La Mancha, and connects with Challenge 6 of the II Strategy for the Promotion of Self-Employment in Castilla-La Mancha 2026-2030, dedicated to occupational health and safety. It also responds to the Strategic Agreement for the Prevention of Occupational Risks of Castilla-La Mancha 2022-2026, which includes among its priority lines the improvement of protection for self-employed workers and the promotion of the evaluation of psychosocial risks and mental health. Within this framework, sectoral organizations and freelancers’ associations already have the regulatory reference to prepare their projects, although the effective calendar of grants will depend on the calls published in the DOCM.

Source: Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha, no. 214, November 9, 2026, section I. General Provisions, pp. 39319-39341 (official reference: 2026/8013).