Four municipalities receive 31,426 euros for health sports projects

The Community of Madrid will allocate 31,426.87 euros to four city councils to develop physical activity and health projects within the framework of the 11th edition of the regional institutional collaboration program. The agreements, signed between September 3 and October 19, 2026, by the Director General of Sports, Alberto Tomé González, and the respective mayors, are published in the BOCM no. 274, of November 14, 2026, within the announcements section of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport.

The regulation supporting these grants is Order 699/2023, of May 22, which regulates the Institutional Collaboration Program for physical activity and health projects, developed for the 2026-2027 academic year by Order 35/2026, of January 13, which called for the 11th edition (BOCM no. 34, of February 10, 2026). The projects were approved by a resolution of the Director General of Sports on April 28, 2026.

The funds come from sub-concept 28001, “Economic, cultural and educational promotion,” of Program 336A of the regional budgets, and will be paid in a single installment following municipal justification. All agreements set June 30, 2027, as the execution deadline, July 20, 2027, for the supporting documentation, and July 31, 2027, for the report including the number of users.

Villarejo de Salvanés, the largest contribution

The City Council of Villarejo de Salvanés (8,035 inhabitants), presided over by Jesús Díaz Raboso, receives the highest amount: 17,539.56 euros for two projects, according to the agreement published with reference BOCM-20261114-18.

• “Exercise Prescription + Active Point for Basic Physical Exercise”: 10,634.72 euros, 90% of an estimated cost of 11,816.36 euros.
• “Active Hiking Point”: 6,904.84 euros, 61.62% of a cost of 11,204.63 euros.
• The municipality contributes a minimum of 1,181.64 euros to the first project and 4,299.79 euros to the second.
• Execution between September 15, 2026, and June 29, 2027.

The first project organizes a circuit between the health center and municipal services: healthcare staff provide brief counseling and refer sedentary patients to the Active Physical Exercise Unit, with guidance at the Mariano Díaz Sports Center. The second provides guided local routes and five trips to the mountains, approximately one per month, with a bus and specialized guide; local sessions are free, and only transport for the mountain trips is charged.

Villamanrique de Tajo: 863 residents and intergenerational offer

The agreement with Villamanrique de Tajo (BOCM-20261114-17), signed on September 3, 2026, by Mayor Antonia Ayuso García, assigns 6,428.31 euros, 33.03% of a budget of 19,464.84 euros, to the project “Villamanrique de Tajo in Action 2026-2027.”

The initiative is aimed at children aged 3 to 12, youth, adults, and especially those over 55, featuring Chiki Juegos, Multideporte, padel and badminton by age group, Tonificación Pilates, and Gerontogimnasia, at a rate of two sessions per week and three in the case of pilates. It will take place from October 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, at the school, the «Concejal Carmelo Martínez» Senior Center, the padel courts, and open spaces such as the Parque Fluvial, with the collaboration of the AMPA, the health center, the senior and women’s association, and the Mancomunidad Misecam.

El Escorial and Villaviciosa de Odón: music and inclusion

El Escorial (BOCM-20261114-19), with 17,322 inhabitants and governed by Antonio Vicente Rubio, receives 1,251 euros —90% of 1,390 euros— for “El Escorial in Motion: Rhythm and Health,” a music-based dance program for sedentary adults, primarily those over 45, in groups of 15 to 25 people with rotating sessions in the Plaza de España and the Parque de la Manguilla.

Villaviciosa de Odón (BOCM-20261114-20), with 30,068 inhabitants and mayor Juan Pedro Izquierdo Casquero, obtains 6,208 euros —80% of 7,760 euros— for “Inclusive Nature in Villaviciosa de Odón. The mountains and paths are for everyone 2026-2027,” featuring monthly outings to the natural environment, Joëlette chairs, adapted Nordic walking, and routes through the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.

The impact is direct in small municipalities: the regional contribution makes it possible to sustain free exercise programs derived from public healthcare, from the 863 residents of Villamanrique de Tajo to the 30,068 of Villaviciosa de Odón, and turns municipal sport into a health prevention tool for the sedentary population.

Source: Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid (BOCM), no. 274, November 14, 2026, I. Community of Madrid, D) Announcements, pp. 138-165 (official reference: BOCM-20261114-17, BOCM-20261114-18, BOCM-20261114-19, and BOCM-20261114-20).