ICASS proposes allocating 6.3 million from the 0.7% to social programs

The Cantabrian Institute of Social Services (ICASS) has formulated the provisional resolution proposal for the call for grants for programs of general interest funded by the 0.7% IRPF tax allocation, in which grants to requesting entities are granted or denied. The proposal is published in the Extraordinary Official Gazette of Cantabria no. 32, dated November 11, 2026, section 6. Grants and Aid, with the official reference CVE-2026-8944, and opens a period of five business days for allegations.

Regulatory framework and expanded credit

The call is governed by Order ISO/11/2026, of July 20, which approves the regulatory bases, and by the Resolution of the Counselor for Social Inclusion, Youth, Families and Equality of August 26, 2026. Prior authorization corresponded to the Government Council Agreement of August 13, 2026, and the file is processed under budget item 16.00.231A.488.06.

The credit for the call was expanded through the modification published in the Official Gazette of Cantabria on November 2, 2026, setting the maximum amount at 6,306,738.51 euros. The proposal is based on the award issued by the Evaluation Committee, recorded in Annexes I and II of Minutes no. 1, of November 10, 2026, and was signed in Santander on November 10, 2026, by the Deputy Director of Social Protection, Vanesa Pérez Olmo, the instructing body of the procedure according to article 8.1 of the order.

Grants: from the Cocina Económica to AMICA

Annex I of the proposal lists the programs proposed for approval, with the grant amount resulting from the scale, which in most cases is lower than the amount requested. The highest-value proposals are:

• Cocina Económica de Santander Hijas de la Caridad de San Vicente Paul Provincia España Norte (IRPF/055/2026): soup kitchen and comprehensive care, 400,331.62 euros; temporary housing, 186,996.87; vocational training and integration, 102,163.96; and family economy management, 56,072.88.
• AMICA (IRPF/031/2026): Acompaña, 206,113.84 euros; Inclúyete, 100,337.51; Con mimo, 134,187.87; Transforma la participación social, 85,655.86; and Muévete, 60,708.83.
• COCEMFE Cantabria (IRPF/043/2026): comprehensive care for the autonomy of people with disabilities, 137,548.23 euros; Aralia, 74,480.45; Accesibles, 61,563.02; and Labor Insertion, 37,038.57.
• Cáritas Diocesana de Santander (IRPF/009/2026): reception and support for homeless people, 72,113.10 euros; family program, 52,467.87; primary care and support, 62,112.09; volunteering, 51,476.33; and awareness raising, 44,335.27.
• Spanish Red Cross (IRPF/022/2026): prevention and intervention against chronic poverty, 112,966.53 euros; integration of immigrants, 71,831.13; among other programs.
• European Foundation Board for the Elderly and Intergenerational Solidarity (IRPF/012/2026): Mayores en red, 86,056.54 euros, and Volunteering for active aging, 62,743.82.

The list also includes proposals for Fundación Diagrama, Fundación Cuin, Fundación Secretariado Gitano, Plena Inclusión Cantabria, ASCASAM, Fundación CESCAN Proyecto Hombre, FESCAN, ACCAS, APTACAN, ASPACE Cantabria, Movement for Peace MPDL, Fundación Cruz de los Ángeles, La Columbeta, APLEC Inclusión Más Igualdad, Nuevo Futuro or Fundación AMAT, among others.

Denials: insufficient score and excluded programs

Annex II details the denied programs and the reason for each. The most repeated cause is failing to reach the minimum score required by article 9.3 of the Resolution of August 26, 2026, and non-compliance with article 4.h) of Order ISO/11/2026:

• Asociación Contigo Creando (IRPF/014/2026): six programs denied, all with 28 entity scale points.
• Asociación Unidas Creando Materia (IRPF/045/2026): three programs, with 25 points.
• Asociación de Mujeres Teda (IRPF/054/2026): three programs, with 28 points.
• Hermanitas de los Ancianos Desamparados Santander (IRPF/025/2026) and Asociación Intercultural Arate Calo (IRPF/026/2026): professional training and the Chanelar project, respectively.
• Fundación Real Racing Club (IRPF/053/2026): Global Woman program, with 36 entity points and 17 program points.
• Asociación Cántabra de Fibrosis Quística (IRPF/004/2026): home rehabilitation, for non-compliance with article 4.h).
• Asociación Plataforma de las Asociaciones Gitanas de Cantabria Romanes (IRPF/002/2026): one program, for not aligning with the assigned line of action.
• Asociación Nacional de Hogares para Niños Privados de Ambiente Familiar Nuevo Futuro (IRPF/040/2026): family guidance and mediation, as the program is included in agreements or management mandates with the Administration.

Five business days for appeals

Interested parties may submit appeals within a period of five business days starting from the day following the publication of the proposal. The period has already been reduced by the Resolution of the Counselor for Social Inclusion, Youth, Families and Equality of August 26, 2026, which declared urgent processing, in accordance with section 4 of article 8 of Order ISO/11/2026.

The proposal is provisional: the final resolution will be issued once the appeals have been evaluated. The distribution affects care programs for elderly people, people with disabilities, those at risk of exclusion, migrants, women victims of violence, and people with addictions, therefore its resolution conditions the continuity of social services throughout Cantabria.

Source: Official Gazette of Cantabria, extraordinary no. 32, of November 11, 2026, section 6. Grants and Aid, page 5729 (official reference: CVE-2026-8944).