La Rioja allocates 1.43 million to hire unemployed people aged 30 or older

The Government of La Rioja has approved an additional call for grants endowed with 1,432,000 euros for the hiring of unemployed persons aged 30 or older for works and services of general and social interest. The measure is formalized through Resolution 84/2026, dated October 13, from the Department of Education and Employment, an extract of which is published in the Official Gazette of La Rioja (BOR) no. 199, dated October 15, 2026, with the reference BOR-A-20261015-III–3903. Interested entities have a period of only five business days to submit their application.

Regulatory framework and origin of the call

The call is issued in application of Order EDE/33/2024, dated May 9, which establishes the regulatory bases for the granting of these aids within the scope of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja. The procedure is processed under a competitive bidding regime and is registered in the National Grants Database under number BDNS 934805, where the full text of the call can be consulted.

The associated administrative file is 202610140124978 and the publication carries the section code III.3903. The resolution was signed in Logroño on October 13, 2026, by the Minister of Education and Employment, Alberto Galiana García.

In the same edition of the BOR, a parallel call is published, Resolution 83/2026, dated October 9, endowed with 701,000 euros and intended for unemployed persons under 30 who are beneficiaries of the National Youth Guarantee System, in application of Order EDE/32/2024.

Amount and budget distribution

• Total approved amount: 1,432,000 euros.
• Charge to the 2026 expenditure budget: 716,000 euros.
• Charge to the future 2027 expenditure budget: 716,000 euros.
• Nature of the distribution: estimated, in accordance with article 23 ter of Decree 14/2006, dated February 16.

The final distribution of budget credits may be carried out prior to the granting resolution, as provided for in article 58 of Royal Decree 887/2006, dated July 21.

Beneficiaries and eligible projects

The following may apply for the aids:

• Local corporations of La Rioja and their dependent or linked entities.
• Organs of the General State Administration and its autonomous bodies.
• Public universities based in La Rioja.
• Non-profit entities or institutions based in La Rioja.

Projects must consist of works and services of general and social interest and will have a maximum duration of nine months. The maximum number of unemployed persons participating in each project will be two.

Deadlines, limits, and justification

The application period is five business days starting from the day following the publication of the summary in the BOR. Applications must be submitted electronically, using the form available in the electronic office of the Government of La Rioja.

The limit on applications per entity depends on the population of the municipality:

• Municipalities of 300 inhabitants or fewer: 1 application.
• Municipalities of 301 to 3,000 inhabitants: 2 applications.
• Municipalities of more than 3,000 inhabitants: 3 applications.

The justification must be submitted within a maximum period of two months calculated from the day following the completion of the subsidized project.

The call expands the budgetary effort of the Autonomous Community to provide employment opportunities for a group with special insertion difficulties, and comes after the 2026 ordinary call, resolved in August, mobilized 1,741,264 euros. For Riojan city councils and social entities, the margin for action is minimal: only five business days to decide and submit their projects.

Source: Official Gazette of La Rioja, no. 199, October 15, 2026, section III, page 17422-17423 (official reference: BOR-A-20261015-III–3903).