eLankidetzak finances 74 development projects up to 500,000 euros per project

Francisco Javier Cortés Fernández, director of eLankidetza-Basque Agency for Cooperation and Solidarity, signed the Resolution of October 26, 2026, to grant subsidies for development cooperation projects for 2026. The Resolution was published today, November 9, 2026, in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country (Boletín Oficial del País Vasco), issue 214, in the “Other provisions” section, under reference 2026/4729. The text approves 74 projects, with up to 500,000 euros per project, and denies another 69 and rejects 31.

Origin of the call and evaluation criteria

The subsidies stem from the call opened by the Resolution of March 26, 2026, which approved the regulatory bases (BOPV issue 94, May 21, 2026). The proposal was made according to the 9th basis of the call, following the technical analysis and evaluation carried out by the Selection Committee, and prior to the proposal of the technical service. The scores of the approved projects range between 52 and 87 points.

Top-awarded files: Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil, and the Basque Country

The files at the top of the list included in Annex I are as follows:

• PRO-2026K1/0046, Asociación Setem Hego Haizea: 79 points and 500,000 euros, to strengthen women’s political agendas in Colombia.
• PRO-2026K1/0003, Fundación Oxfam Intermón: 77 points and 500,000 euros, for Maya women defenders in Guatemala.
• PRO-2026K1/0014, Bizilur: 77 points and 499,951 euros, for the food sovereignty of rural women in Brazil.
• PRO-2026K3/0040, Medicus Mundi Gipuzkoa: 87 points, the highest score, and 251,564 euros, regarding feminist global citizenship in the Basque Country.

The smallest amount was received by file PRO-2026K3/0016 (Fundación Paz y Solidaridad – Euskadi, 160,000 euros).

Two chapters: Southern countries and education in the Basque Country

Most of the approved projects are grouped under PRO-2026K1 files and are implemented in Southern countries: Colombia, Guatemala, Bolivia, Peru, El Salvador, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Honduras, Cuba, Mali, Senegal, Cameroon, Mozambique, Angola, Chad, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, among others. In the PRO-2026K3 block, on the other hand, are the awareness and education projects carried out in the Basque Country, such as those of the organizations Alboan, SOS Racismo Gipuzkoa, Gehitu, Mugarik Gabe, or Nazioarteko Elkartasuna – Solidaridad Internacional.

69 requests denied and 31 rejected

Annex II contains the list of 69 denied requests, including the entity, project, country, and score; among the denials, scores range between 50 and 69 points. Annex III, meanwhile, groups 31 rejected requests, along with the reason:

• Most did not reach 50 points (basis 21.2.m of the call), including projects from the organizations Remar Bizkaia, Cruz Roja Española, Unicef – Comité Español, or Médicos del Mundo (Palestine).
• Dakartuna has been excluded because it does not meet basis 3.1.b of the call.
• CESAL was not accepted because the co-responsibility agreement between public associations was not presented (basis 7.2.e).
• Asociación Coopera was rejected because the project does not fit the purpose of the chapter (basis 24).
• Jorge Adolfo Freytter Romero Association has been excluded because it did not verify the non-profit association partnership (basis 3.1.c).

Appeals and consequences for operators

The resolution does not exhaust the administrative route: there is a one-month period to file an appeal for reconsideration before the president of eLankidetza, starting from the day following the publication. If three months pass without a resolution, the appeal may be considered dismissed, and the way will be open for a lawsuit regarding the administrative route.

The resolution determines the annual planning for NGOs and cooperation operators in the Basque Country: with 174 files resolved and a project ceiling of 500,000 euros fixed, the funding decisions have been almost entirely based on scoring, and 31 requests were excluded due to technical failures or lack of points. For operators, therefore, a precise reading of the call’s bases and the verification of presentation documentation are fundamental for future calls.

Fuente: Official Gazette of the Basque Country, number 214, November 9, 2026, Other provisions (official reference: 2026/4729).