Salou announces 158,500 euros in grants for sports entities and athletes

The Local Government Board of the Salou City Council has announced grants for sports entities and associations, educational centers, and individual athletes for a maximum total amount of 158,500 euros. The resolution is dated September 17, 2026, and was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona on October 2, 2026, with the reference CVE 2026-09131 (pp. 1-3). Applications may be submitted within 20 business days starting from the day after publication.

The call is published in accordance with articles 17.3.b and 20.8.a of the General Grants Law 38/2003, of November 17, and its summary is available in the National Grants Database (BDNS) with the identifier 930382. The specific guidelines are framed within the General Grants Ordinance of the Salou City Council, and the regulatory guidelines for sports entities for 2025 were approved by the Local Government Board on May 15, 2025, and published in the BOPT on June 18, 2025, under registration number 2025-05171.

The awarding system is based on competitive bidding. The processing of the procedure is the responsibility of the Sports Department of the Salou City Council, and the final resolution is the responsibility of the Local Government Board. The text is signed by the mayor, Pere Granados Carrillo.

Seven lines of aid with fixed amounts

The 158,500 euros are distributed among seven annexes with their own allocations:

• Annex 1: €36,000.00 for entities with a sports school and/or youth teams that also have one or more teams in state-level competitions.
• Annex 2: €63,500.00 for entities with a sports school and/or youth teams in basketball, volleyball, football, futsal, rugby, and handball.
• Annex 3: €40,500.00 for disciplines such as chess, judo, karate, swimming, synchronized swimming, padel, skating, pétanque, rhythmic gymnastics, skateboarding, softball, tennis, table tennis, and triathlon.
• Annex 4: €500.00 for hiking, fishing, cycling, motor sports, and athletics.
• Annex 5: €9,500.00 for the promotion of school sports, aimed at early childhood, primary, secondary, and special education centers, as well as AFA/AMPA, school sports associations, and sections.
• Annex 6: €6,000.00 for nautical activities.
• Annex 7: €2,500.00 for the participation of individual athletes in national or international competitions.

Recipients and purpose of the aid

The financial aid must promote sports activities and will be granted for sports activities, projects, and events that are part of the ordinary and extraordinary operation of the entities. The granting of the aid does not imply the granting or renewal of the aid for future years.

The budget credit to which the grants are charged corresponds to item 15 341 48908 - Sports Entities - of the 2025 budget. The objective, conditions, requirements, documentation to be attached, and distribution criteria are set out in the regulatory bases of the call.

Deadline, submission and appeals

• Deadline: 20 business days from the day following the publication in the BOPT; no application will be accepted after this date.
• Submission: through the electronic office of the Salou City Council, www.salou.cat.
• Notification: the resolution of the Local Governing Board will be notified to the interested parties and ends the administrative route.
• Appeals: optional appeal for reversal within one month before the body that issued it, or a contentious-administrative appeal within two months before the Contentious-Administrative Court, according to article 8 of Law 29/98, of July 13.

The call is of direct interest to clubs, sports schools, AFA/AMPA, and individual athletes in the municipality, who have 20 business days to gather the documentation and submit the project electronically. The final distribution of the 158,500 euros will depend on the score obtained under a competitive bidding process.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona, October 2, 2026, section I, pp. 1-3 (official reference: CVE 2026-09131).