Jaén Provincial Council resolves payment of agricultural and environmental subsidies

The Provincial Council of Jaén activates the payment of dozens of subsidies to local entities

The Provincial Council of Jaén has published Resolution No. 330, of August 12, 2026, issued by the Deputy Delegate of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Environment and Climate Change, Isabel Uceda Cantero, by which the obligation of advance payment to the beneficiaries of the call for subsidies in this area for the 2026 fiscal year is recognized. The resolution is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Jaén, No. 159, corresponding to Tuesday, August 18, 2026, on page 12754.

The subsidies fall within the framework of the call approved by Resolution of the Deputy Delegate No. 517, of November 26, 2025, and are processed on an advance basis, that is, the funds are transferred to the beneficiaries prior to the justification of the expenditure and without the need to provide a guarantee, as established in Article 19 of the call.

Line 1: promotion of agri-food products

The first line of subsidies is aimed at promoting agri-food products of the province and includes 23 projects with individual amounts ranging between 713 euros and 1,198 euros, applying the budget item 2026.011.4140.48905. Among the funded initiatives, notable ones include promotions of olive groves and extra virgin olive oil, transhumant Segureño lamb, beekeeping, cherry trees, gastronomic roots and ovine genetic heritage. Some of the projects and their beneficiaries are:

• Promotion of Degusta Jaén products at the 8th olive grove short story award — Masquecuentos Cultural Association: 800 euros.
• 12th Andalusian competition for young chefs — Andalusian Federation of Wine and Gastronomy Brotherhoods (Fecoan): 1,198 euros.
• Agricultural and livestock conferences — F.A.M.P.A. Los Olivos: 1,108.15 euros.
• Agricultural and livestock conferences — AMPA El Navas of CEIP Navas de Tolosa: 1,108.15 euros.
• Getting to know the agricultural sector and its cooperatives III — Agri-food Cooperatives of Andalusia: 906.50 euros.
• Jaén, land of bread — Provincial Association of Bread Manufacturers and Retailers of Jaén: 1,018.30 euros.
• Food with landscape: promotion of transhumant Segureño lamb — Cultural and Festivities Association of Pontones Peñamujo: 916.47 euros.
• Discovering beekeeping and pollinators as allies — Environmental Association for the Conservation of Plants and Animals Ameco: 864 euros.
• 2nd agri-food conferences: cherry trees — AMPA Pedro Corchado Public School: 928.45 euros.
• Agroecological diversification Sierra Mágina — Zaitun Environmental Education Association: 778.70 euros.
• Seeds of resilience: genetic heritage and sustainable pantry — Cambil Entreculturas Association: 725.40 euros.

Line 2: environmental awareness

The second line groups more than 60 environmental education and awareness projects, with a separate budget allocation (2026.012.1720.48902) and individual amounts ranging from €655.20 to €1,973.40. Many of the initiatives are promoted by parent-teacher associations (AMPAs) of schools and secondary schools across the province, as well as by youth, cultural and environmental associations. Among the most notable projects by amount:

• Eco-heroes and eco-inventors: creativity and action to reduce waste — AMPA Frajana of the Nueva Andalucía Public School: €1,973.40 (the largest amount in the entire resolution).
• Occupational therapy and biodiversity, getting to know our environment — Manos Inteligentes Association: €1,736.
• Youth in action: creation and interpretation — AMPA Acebeas of IES Gandhi: €1,722.60.
• Rural youth, environmental participation and social theatre — Siempreviva Rural Association: €1,797.
• Environmental Education Programme: for a healthy environment and a sustainable world — Federation of Neighbourhood, Consumer and User Associations of Andújar Alcazaba: €1,707.15.
• Workshops for participatory action — F.A.M.P.A. Los Olivos: €1,707.15.
• 4th Provincial Conference on Environmental Education and Outreach — Zuma Youth Ecological Association: €1,647.25.
• Community environmental education for caring for the environment — La Comunitaria Association: €1,647.25.
• Astrophotography exhibition in the astronomical corridor of Jaén — D.R. Comarca Sierra Sur Association: €1,617.30.
• Lynx ecological vehicle — Lince Eco-Jándula Association: €1,437.60.

The vast majority of the AMPAs receiving funding under this line receive a standard amount of €1,587.35 per project, which affects around 30 educational entities in municipalities such as Linares, Baeza, Andújar, Jódar, Torredelcampo, Linares, Los Villares and Alcaudete, among others.

Provincial scope and diversity of beneficiaries

The resolution covers beneficiaries from practically the whole of the province of Jaén: from municipalities in the north such as Cambil, Albanchez de Mágina and Torres, to towns in the countryside such as Andújar and Villa del Río, as well as the capital and the Sierra Sur region. The beneficiary entities range from small neighbourhood associations to regional federations, as well as agri-food cooperatives, associations of people with disabilities and cultural groups.

The advance payment represents a direct economic injection for the entities, which will be able to carry out their projects without having to finance them in advance from their own funds. The resolution, dated in Jaén on 14 August 2026, also orders its publication in the Official Provincial Bulletin (BOP) and on the Provincial Council website for general information.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Jaén, number 159, August 18, 2026, Local Administration section, p. 12754 (official reference: 2026/3958).