Education calls for three million in transport and school canteen grants

The Regional Ministry of Education and Vocational Training of the Junta de Extremadura has announced individualized grants for school transport and dining for the 2026/2027 academic year, with a maximum allocation of three million euros. The call is published in the Official Gazette of Extremadura (DOE) no. 218, dated November 12, 2026, through the Resolution of October 28, 2026, of the General Directorate of the Extremaduran Public Entity for Complementary Educational Services (reference 2026062781), the extract of which appears in the same bulletin under reference 2026062903.

The subsidies are governed by Decree 127/2024, of October 8, which established the regulatory bases and approved the first call for the 2024/2025 academic year (DOE no. 208, of October 24), modified in specific aspects by Decree 169/2026, of September 29 (DOE no. 192, of October 5). The resolution opts for the direct award regime through an open call as provided for in articles 22.2 and 29 of Law 6/2011, of March 23, on Subsidies of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura: the grants will be awarded as they are requested, provided that budgetary credit exists.

The text was authorized by the Governing Council of the Junta de Extremadura in its session on October 27, 2026, and is signed by the general director of the public entity, Gonzalo Blanco Gallego, by virtue of the delegation established by the Resolution of May 13, 2026, of the General Secretariat (DOE no. 92, of May 15). The call is registered in the National Subsidies Database with the identifier BDNS 940860.

Three modalities and destination of the funds

The call distinguishes three lines of aid for students enrolled in teaching centers supported by public funds in Extremadura:

• Daily transport: expenses for travel from the family home, boarding school, or residence to the school center or the nearest stop of a contracted route.
• Weekend transport: travel between the family home and the boarding school or public residence where the student has been assigned a place.
• Dining: dining expenses for students in the second and third years of the first cycle of Early Childhood Education, the second cycle of Early Childhood Education, and Primary Education, provided that the center does not have a service managed by the educational Administration.

The total budget amounts to 3,000,000.00 euros, divided into two annual installments charged to the budgetary application 13009 G/222G/48000, project code 20060133 (CA):

• 2026 Annuality: 1,000,000.00 euros.
• 2027 Annuality: 2,000,000.00 euros.

Fixed amounts per kilometer and maximum income

Daily transport amounts are set by weekly distance brackets, from 280 euros per student and course for up to 40 kilometers to 930 euros for the bracket of more than 250 kilometers. For weekend transport, amounts range from 100 euros (up to 24 kilometers) to 400 euros (more than 200 kilometers), and the maximum dining hall aid is set at 764.64 euros per student.

To access the dining hall modality, the family unit’s income cannot exceed these amounts:

• 1 member: 9,456.59 euros; 2 members: 14,183.76 euros; 3 members: 18,912.06 euros.
• 4 members: 23,640.35 euros; 5 members: 27,423.22 euros; 6 members: 31,204.96 euros.
• 7 members: 34,987.82 euros; 8 members: 38,770.68 euros, plus 3,782.86 euros for each additional member.

For daily transport, it is also required not to have a school route contracted by the educational Administration and to travel more than three kilometers between different towns. Exceptionally, with a favorable report from the Educational and Psychopedagogical Guidance Teams, aid may be granted to students with special educational needs, high capacities, late incorporation, risk of social exclusion, school bullying, or situations of gender violence, among other cases.

Fifteen business days to submit the application

The submission period is fifteen business days counting from the day following the publication of the call and its summary in the DOE, that is, from November 13. Fathers, mothers, or guardians formalize the application according to the model in Annex I and address it to the center where the student is enrolled or to the assigned home school or residence. Submission can be made through several channels:

• Citizen Assistance Offices of the Single Registry System of the regional Administration.
• Post Offices, in an open envelope to date and stamp the application.
• Electronic office, through the general electronic access point enabled for the procedure.

If the application has defects, the managing body grants ten non-extendable days to correct them. Daily transport and dining hall aids are compatible when the student makes ten weekly trips between different towns and attends the afternoon session; weekend transport is incompatible with both. The resolution takes effect the day after its publication and may be appealed via an administrative appeal to the counselor within one month.

The call arrives with the course already underway and covers an expense that many families in rural municipalities face structurally: the bus to the institute or daily meals when no dining hall service exists. The amounts do not cover the entire course in late applications, as the amount is calculated based on the period remaining until June.

Source: Official Gazette of Extremadura (DOE), no. 218, of November 12, 2026, section I, official reference: 2026062781.