Ourense opens the application period to distribute 100,000 euros among neighborhood associations

The Ourense City Council is allocating 100,000 euros to finance the operation and activities of the municipality’s neighborhood associations during the 2026 fiscal year. The Local Government Board unanimously approved the call for applications in its ordinary session on November 5, 2026, with the application period open for ten business days. The summary is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ourense on November 12, 2026, in section IV (Local Entities), under file 2026042930.

The call corresponds to Line I of the strategic subsidy plan of the Department of Citizen Participation 2024-2026 and is processed in accordance with the regulatory bases published in BOP no. 189, of October 2, 2026. The procedure is governed by the competitive bidding regime and, where not provided for in the bases, by Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Law on Subsidies, its regulations, Law 9/2007, of June 13, on Subsidies of Galicia, and the general municipal subsidy ordinance of the Ourense City Council.

The agreement of the Local Government Board includes the approval of the expenditure charged to item 120.9240.48956 of the current municipal budget, with commitment references RC 202600040280 and RCc 202600049383. The call enters into force upon the publication of its summary in the BOP, and its dissemination in the National Subsidy Database has been ordered.

Ten business days to submit applications

The submission period will be ten business days starting from the day following the publication of the call in the Official Gazette of the Province, that is, from Friday, November 13, until Thursday, November 26, 2026. Applications shall be addressed to the Ourense City Council through the electronic office of any public administration, in accordance with article 14.2 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, and must include the documentation required in the regulatory bases.

The forms and bases are available on the municipal website www.ourense.gal and at the Citizen Participation Service from the day following the publication in the BOP. The justification of the granted subsidy will be carried out with the documentation detailed in the bases and within the period fixed in base 13.

Up to 4,000 euros per entity and 75% of the project

Neighborhood associations with their own legal personality that meet the general requirements of article 3 of the general subsidy ordinance and base 3 of the regulatory bases may apply. The economic limits are as follows:

• Total amount of the call: 100,000 euros.
• Maximum amount per applicant: 4,000 euros.
• Maximum coverage of the project budget: 75%.
• Financing: aid lines for operation and for neighborhood programs or activities.

The amount of each grant will be determined based on the cost of the programs and the resources available to partially cover them, without exceeding either of the two aforementioned limits.

Playful, festive, cultural, and sporting activities

The objective of this line is to fund neighborhood programs and activities understood as playful, festive, cultural, and sporting proposals that do not have specific municipal grants. The declared purpose is to improve coexistence and foster relationships, collaboration, and integration among neighbors.

The extract is signed by the councilwoman-secretary, Tamara Silva Cid, and also by the head of the Culture, Citizen Participation, and Youth Service, Silvia Alonso Fernández (D.2026010551), together with the coordinator of Rural Perimeter, Road Conservation, and Urban Furniture functionally assigned to Citizen Participation (Decree no. 2024008466). The text incorporates the verification codes CSV 3XFZIDS7NE3AOJ52 (Galician) and CSV 67N7IGX8LWMQ9ATQ (Spanish).

Impact on the neighborhood fabric

The call reaches the neighborhood movement with a joint budget of 100,000 euros and a financing route that combines current operating expenses with specific activities, allowing entities to address both their daily structure and the programming of festivals, cultural events, or neighborhood sporting initiatives. With a limit of 4,000 euros per association, the distribution would only reach the total credit with a minimum of 25 beneficiary entities, hence the importance of presenting adjusted and well-documented projects within the ten available business days.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Ourense, November 12, 2026, section IV (Local Entities), R. 2.711 (official reference: file 2026042930, CSV 3XFZIDS7NE3AOJ52).