The Provincial Council opens a 15-day window to provide grants for outstanding athletes

The Provincial Council of Albacete has opened the call for grants for outstanding athletes from the province for the 2025/2026 season, with a maximum global amount of 60,000 euros. The measure was approved by presidential decree number 5217, dated November 4, 2026, and its summary was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Albacete (BOP) number 130, dated November 9, 2026, within the Third Section: Local Administration, with reference BDNS 939470.

The announcement is signed by Santiago Cabañero Masip, president of the Provincial Council of Albacete, through the Youth and Sports Service, and is disseminated in accordance with the provisions of articles 17.3.b and 20.8.a of the General Grants Law 38/2003, of November 17. The full text of the call can be consulted in the National Grants Database.

The regulatory framework for the aid is the General Regulatory Ordinance for grants to be awarded by the Most Excellent Provincial Council of Albacete, whose last modification was published in BOP number 8, dated January 19, 2024.

Federated athletes among the top ten in Spain

Federated athletes participating in individual and doubles sports and modalities recognized by the Higher Sports Council (CSD) who have finished among the top ten in a federated Spanish Championship may apply for the aid, provided they meet the requirements of article 2 of the call.

• Athletes with disabilities: must likewise prove the requirements through a certificate issued by the corresponding federation.
• Admitted modalities: individual and doubles recognized by the CSD.
• Required sporting result: among the top ten positions of a federated Spanish Championship.

The aid is intended exclusively to finance the competitive and preparatory activity of individual athletes during the 2025/2026 season, in the period between September 1, 2025, and October 30, 2026.

Sixty thousand euros and a fifteen-calendar-day deadline

The call establishes a maximum global amount of 60,000.00 euros and an open admission criterion: all applicants who meet the requirements of the call and the regulatory bases, and submit the application in the proper time and form, will be admitted.

• Submission deadline: fifteen calendar days starting from the day following the publication of the summary in the BOP, that is, from November 10 to November 24, 2026.
• Maximum global amount: 60,000.00 euros.
• Eligible period: from September 1, 2025, to October 30, 2026.

Electronic processing at the Council’s headquarters

Interested parties must complete the procedure enabled on the electronic office of the Provincial Council of Albacete, via the link for open calls (https://sede.dipualba.es/subvenciones/lista_convocatorias_enplazo.aspx), referring to the procedure identified by number 9895.

• Attach the application form for the opening or modification of the third-party file, if the applicant has not previously received aid from the Council or has modified their data.
• The beneficiary will always be the outstanding athlete, regardless of whether they have reached the age of majority.
• In the case of minors, the application must be signed by the father, mother, or whoever holds parental authority or guardianship.
• Signature via digital certificate or, failing that, biometrically at the General Registry of the Council or at any of the town halls in the province, with a DNI or NIE.

Impact on provincial grassroots sports

The call reaches clubs and athletes throughout the province of Albacete and covers both individual and doubles sports, as well as adapted sports. With a deadline of only fifteen calendar days and a completely electronic procedure, federated athletes who have competed at the highest national level in the 2025/2026 season have until November 24 to formalize their application and opt for the distribution of the 60,000 euros.

Source: Official Gazette of the province of Albacete, no. 130, November 9, 2026, Third Section. Local Administration, page 8 (official reference: 299770; BDNS 939470).