The Provincial Council extends justification deadlines for six grants from the 2026 Catalogue

The Presidency of the Barcelona Provincial Council has resolved the requests for the extension of the execution and justification deadlines for the financial aid of the 2026 Catalogue of the Local Government Network Plan 2024-2027. This is done through decree no. 14959, approved on November 5, 2026, published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Barcelona on November 10, 2026 (pp. 1-6, reference CVE 202610168651). This act replaces individual notification and produces the same effects for all recipient entities.

The starting point is the call for the 2026 Catalogue, approved by the Plenary of the Barcelona Provincial Council in the session of October 30, 2025. The granting of the aid was resolved by agreement of the Governing Board on March 26, 2026 (AJG no. 149/26), under a competitive bidding process. The beneficiary entities subsequently submitted requests for extensions, and the managing center issued a favorable report on November 3, 2026, considering that the requirements were met and that it was necessary to guarantee the execution of the actions and the public interest motivating them.

Six beneficiary entities and 41,505.69 euros

The extension affects actions with an initial execution period between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026, all linked to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals:

• Sant Boi de Llobregat City Council (P0819900B): “Making a city, making Agenda 2030”, 7,255.95 euros (26/Y/400932).
• Decentralized Municipal Entity of Bellaterra (P0800249E): alignment of the local strategy with the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, 3,258.76 euros (26/Y/400907).
• Vic City Council (P0829900J): conference “Local action for a more sustainable world”, 5,353.28 euros (26/Y/400937).
• Masquefa City Council (P0811800B): transversal governance for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, 11,609.52 euros (26/Y/400919).
• Viladecans City Council (P0830200B): “Climathon Viladecans 2026: youth activating the SDGs”, 7,094.71 euros (26/Y/400923).
• Esplugues de Llobregat City Council (P0807600B): AUE2030 exhibition and consolidation of governance driving groups, 6,933.47 euros (26/Y/400901).

The total granted to the six entities is 41,505.69 euros. The decree also declares that advance payment has been made to these local entities and that the remaining conditions of the aid remain unchanged.

New calendars and requirements to request more leeway

The resolution sets the extension of the execution deadline until June 30, 2027, and the justification deadline until September 30, 2027. These are the maximum applicable limits according to Article 36 of the call’s regulations, which establishes:

• The application must be submitted no later than two months before the end of the term to be extended, including justification and an execution schedule.
• The extension is granted for a maximum of half of the initial term provided.
• If the execution is extended, the justification period is extended by three months from the new execution deadline.
• Correctable defects may be rectified within ten business days starting from the day after the request.
• The resolution must be issued before the initial term expires; otherwise, the request is considered rejected due to administrative silence.

The text recalls that the act is issued under Article 32 of Law 39/2015 and the competence attributed to the Presidency by Recast no. 1/2024 (decree no. 16308/23, of December 19, 2023), and that it is not challengeable through this channel. The signature corresponds to Danae Garcia Manzanares, delegated secretary, on November 9, 2026. The decree is part of file 2025/0042701, although a passage in the operative part mentions the “2025 Catalog” instead of 2026.

Impact for city councils

Beneficiary city councils gain half a year to execute the actions and three more months to justify them, a margin that prevents the loss of funds due to failure to meet schedules in sustainable local agenda projects. Publication in the bulletin is equivalent to notification, meaning that the calculation of deadlines is already running for all affected entities in the Barcelona district.

Fuente: Official Bulletin of the Province of Barcelona, no. of November 10, 2026, Local Administration, pp. 1-6 (official reference: CVE 202610168651).