Equality grants 96,230 euros to 49 STEAM projects for women

The First Vice-Presidency and Department of Housing, Employment, Youth and Equality has granted 96,230.75 euros to 49 entities for the development of projects that promote knowledge, talent, innovation, and the presence of women in STEAM areas. The decision is contained in the Resolution of October 21, 2026, published in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV) No. 10484, of November 2, 2026 (reference DOGV-C-2026-34061), which serves as notification.

The call for applications derives from the bases approved by the Resolution of March 10, 2026 (DOGV 10322, of March 13, 2026) and from the call for the 2026 financial year established by the Resolution of May 6, 2026 (DOGV 10362, of May 14, 2026), under a competitive bidding process. The Evaluation Commission met on September 14, 2026, and submitted its proposal to the Directorate General for Equality and the Women’s Institute, the competent body for resolution.

The grants are financed through line S1743, chapter IV, managing center G01140401GE00000, and budget program 323A00 “Equal opportunities between women and men”, with a maximum of 15,000 euros per beneficiary. For companies, these are considered de minimis aid in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2023/2831.

The highest-scoring projects

The distribution follows the scoring order of the commission, with a minimum threshold of 55 points out of 100 and criteria including technical quality, innovation, non-sexist language, and contextualization in municipalities affected by the DANA.

Consorci de la Ribera (file STEAM/2026/69), “Creix-Competències Digitals”: 91 points and 2,579.00 euros.
Entitat Local Menor El Perelló (STEAM/2026/32), “STEAM al Perelló: ciència, igualtat i talent al territori”: 90 points and 2,550.62 euros.
Ajuntament de Polinyà del Xúquer (STEAM/2026/5), “Polinyà STEAM 2026”: 88 points and 2,493.94 euros.
Asociación Esplai Social (STEAM/2026/48), provincial observatory of the STEAM gender gap in Castellón: 85 points and 2,408.92 euros.
Reinventhadas, Asociación de Mujeres Emprendedoras (STEAM/2026/76), “Tecnoemprendedoras”: 85 points and 2,408.92 euros.
Maria Carmen Herrero Martínez (STEAM/2026/36), “Campus Girl STEAM Experience – Sagunto”: 84 points and 2,380.59 euros.
Ajuntament d’Onda (STEAM/2026/59), “Passaport STEAM: xiquetes que creen el futur”: 82 points and 2,323.90 euros.

The list is completed by entities such as the University of Alicante, the MUDIC-VBS-CV Foundation, the FISABIO Foundation, the Biomedicine Institute of Valencia, the Social Council of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, CONVEGA, Hidraqua not included, the Mancomunitat de la Ribera Alta (1,000 euros), or the Tàrbena City Council (1,550 euros), among others up to 49.

Execution and Payment Deadlines

The schedule varies according to the nature of the beneficiary entity:

Non-profit entities: project execution until December 31, 2026, and justification until January 31 of the following year.
Companies: execution and justification until November 30, 2026.
Non-profit entities receive advance payment in a single disbursement, without the obligation to provide guarantees; companies collect payment after justifying the complete program.
Justification is submitted electronically through the Generalitat’s headquarters (procedure 110110).

Discarded Projects

The resolution also excludes 26 applications that did not reach the minimum score of 55 points, including ARI Hub (41 points), Eco3 Multimedia (48), Federación de Caza de la Comunitat Valenciana (44), Colegio Oficial de Informática (50), Hidraqua (22), and Digital Jove 2026 (19) from the Asociación para la Transformación y la Inclusión Digital.

Additionally, eight applications are inadmissible or declared withdrawn, including those of the Asociación de Mujeres Gitanas Romi de Valencia, the Ayuntamiento de Caudete de las Fuentes, and the Universidad de Alicante due to duplication; the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Universitat de València due to withdrawal; and the Ayuntamiento de Oliva and Equàlitat, Participació i Igualtat, S.L. for not being up to date with tax or Social Security obligations (article 13.2.e of Law 38/2003).

An optional appeal for reversal may be filed against the resolution within one month, or a contentious-administrative appeal may be filed before the Tribunal Superior de Justícia de la Comunitat Valenciana within two months.

The call confirms the growing weight of STEAM programs in regional equality policies and offers city councils, associations of municipalities, universities, and collectives a stable funding route for mentoring actions, workshops, and scientific dissemination with a gender perspective in the Valencian territory.

Source: Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana, no. 10484, of November 2, 2026, section III, page 1 (official reference: DOGV-C-2026-34061).