Lleida opens 80,000 euros in grants to reactivate the Historic Center

The Lleida City Council has opened a call for non-competitive grants aimed at boosting the economic activity of the city’s Historic Center, with an allocation of 80,000 euros. The summary is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida no. 196, of October 14, 2026 (reference BOP-2026_0_196_8471, pp. 1-3), and derives from the agreement of the Local Governing Board of September 24, 2026. The deadline for submitting applications begins the day after publication and ends when the credit is exhausted, and at the latest on November 10, 2026.

The call, identified in the National Grants Database with number 934411, deploys the bases definitively approved by mayoral decree DEC-09353, of August 26, 2026, published in the BOP of Lleida no. 172, of September 8, 2026 (BOP-2026_0_172_7448, pp. 1-16). The initial approval corresponded to a Plenary agreement of June 26, 2026, exposed to the public in the BOP no. 135, of July 17, 2026, without any allegations being presented, according to the certificate of the General Secretariat of August 20, 2026.

The grants are framed within the Neighborhood Plan of the Lleida City Council and, more specifically, in the resolution for the awarding of grants for urban, environmental, and social improvement of neighborhoods and towns of special attention of the 2025 call of the Neighborhoods and Towns of Catalonia Plan 2025-2029, of March 2, 2026. The project file identifies them as action number 27, with code C.ET.53.27, aimed at fostering the economic revitalization of the neighborhood.

Who can apply for the grants and for what

Beneficiaries may be self-employed workers, commercial companies, cooperatives, private civil societies, and any other entity with or without its own legal personality, provided they have the status of a micro-enterprise or small enterprise according to Annex I of EU Regulation no. 651/2014:

• Micro-enterprise: fewer than 10 employees and an annual turnover or balance sheet of up to 2 million euros.
• Small enterprise: fewer than 50 employees and an annual turnover or balance sheet of up to 10 million euros.

The objective is to encourage the start of new commercial, professional, or service activities in the Historic Center, which entails the opening of an empty ground-floor premises, a commercial mezzanine, or a professional office, whether through the creation of a new company, a new business line, or the transfer of an existing activity. The declared purposes are to foster entrepreneurship, support the consolidation of companies and businesses, favor social cohesion, promote employment and labor insertion, and drive the urban revitalization of the area.

80,000 euros, order of submission and deadlines

• Call budget: 80,000 euros.
• Grant limit: cannot exceed 70% of the eligible expenditure.
• Procedure: non-competitive, with resolution in chronological order of submission until the credit is exhausted.
• Resolving body: the Local Governing Board; the instruction corresponds to the councillor of the managing center.
• Maximum term for resolution and notification: three months from the submission of the application; administrative silence is dismissive.
• Documentation amendment: 10 business days if the application does not meet the requirements.

Eligible expenses and procedure

The guidelines allow for six blocks of expenditure: adaptation and renovations of the premises, including activity licenses and improvements in energy efficiency and accessibility; purchases linked to the start of the activity; current expenses such as rental payments or the purchase of the premises; feasibility and marketing studies; digitalization; and training and business improvement. Excluded, among others, are VAT and income taxes, initial stocks, debit interest, penalties, legal expenses, amortizations, and per diems and travel expenses.

Justification is submitted electronically with invoices and proof of payment. If the action has already been executed and paid, it is justified with the application; otherwise, the deadline is until March 31, 2027 and, in the case of activities not yet started, until June 30, 2027. Applications are processed through the electronic office of the Lleida City Council, and the extract is signed by the Councillor for City Promotion.

The call comes at a time when the commercial revitalization of the Historic Center is one of the axes of the Neighborhood Plan, and provides direct access to financing for freelancers and small businesses wishing to open or transfer a premises in the area. The calendar is tight: the credit is assigned in order of submission and the deadline closes, at the latest, on November 10, 2026.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida, no. 196, October 14, 2026, Local Administration - City Councils, pp. 1-3 (official reference: BOP-2026_0_196_8471).