Health Department grants 31,968 euros to seven local health projects from RAILES

The Department of Health of the Government of Aragon has resolved the call for grants for the Aragonese Network of Local Health Initiatives (RAILES) for 2026, with a total allocation of 31,968.43 euros to seven projects, compared to the 41,610.19 euros requested. The decision is formalized in Order SAN/1548/2026, of October 15, published in the Official Gazette of Aragon number 208, of October 27, 2026, with reference BOA20261027028.

The framework of the call

The resolution responds to the call opened by Order SAN/1102/2026, of July 13, published in the Official Gazette of Aragon number 145, of July 29, 2026, which is based on the regulatory bases approved by Order SAN/335/2016, of April 15. The processing of the file was the responsibility of the General Directorate of Public Health, and the Evaluation Commission met on September 9, 2026; the proposal for the final resolution was formulated on October 2, 2026.

The expenditure is charged to the budgetary application 16040.4134.460065.91002 of the expenditure budget of the Department of Health for 2026, in accordance with Order HAP/1848/2025, of December 30, which regulates the extension of the 2024 regional budget. The order is signed in Zaragoza by the Minister of Health, Ángel Sanz Barea.

Eligible projects are those developed by local entities and local health networks within the framework of the Local Health Promotion Plan of their working groups, aligned with the Aragon Health Plan 2030 and the National Strategy for Health Promotion and Prevention of the NHS. Prioritized determinants include loneliness and emotional well-being, the promotion of health assets, physical activity and active aging, healthy eating, community participation, healthy environments, the healthy use of technologies, health equity, and health literacy in vulnerable groups.

Seven projects and their amounts

Annex I details the RAILES code, entity, working group, project, CIF (Tax ID), amount requested, amount granted, and score:

• RAILES-T001 — Comarca del Maestrazgo, Maestrazgo Community Health (SCM) group, “Culture of protection and healthy environments in the face of emergencies”, CIF P4400024H: 81.5 points, 6,998.19 euros requested and 5,270.35 euros granted.
• RAILES-T002 — Teruel City Council, local implementation group of the Health Council, “Digital literacy for the elderly and immigrant population of the Basic Health Zones of Teruel Centro and Teruel Ensanche”, CIF P4422900C: 90 points, 3,146.00 requested and 2,632.03 granted.
• RAILES-Z001 — Ainzón City Council, Healthy Ainzón group, “School of Health and Active Aging”, CIF P5000600F: 72.5 points, 3,500.00 requested and 2,358.82 granted.
• RAILES-Z002 — Zaragoza City Council, Salud en Red en las Fuentes, “Connecting assets, building health in Las Fuentes”, CIF P5030300G: 86.0 points, 6,996.00 requested and 5,592.91 granted.
• RAILES-Z003 — Zaragoza City Council, San Pablo Health Council, “Communicate, connect, care. Plan to improve communication and participation regarding community health”, CIF P5030300G: 82.0 points, 7,000.00 requested and 5,335.82 granted.
• RAILES-Z004 — Zaragoza City Council, Delicias Community Health Forum, “Promotion and dynamization of health assets in Delicias”, CIF P5030300G: 82.5 points, 7,000.00 requested and 5,368.36 granted.
• RAILES-Z006 — Zaragoza City Council, Casetas Health Network, “50620 Loves its people, cares for its mind”, CIF P5030300G: 83.5 points, 6,970.00 requested and 5,410.14 granted.

Deadlines, acceptance, and appeals

Beneficiary entities have ten days from the day following publication to express their explicit acceptance of the grant; if this period passes without a response, it is understood that they waive it. The economic justification, for the amount of the eligible project, must be submitted in accordance with article 16 of the call for applications and will end on November 18, 2026, with no subsequent expenses admitted.

The grants will be published on the Transparency Portal of the Government of Aragon and in the National Grants Database (BDNS), and publication in the bulletin serves as notification. Against the order, which exhausts the administrative route, an optional appeal for reversal may be filed before the Regional Minister of Health within one month, or a contentious-administrative appeal before the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Aragon within two months.

Relevance for the territory

The distribution concentrates four of the seven projects in the city of Zaragoza and leaves the rest to local entities in rural and medium-sized areas, with granted amounts ranging between 2,358.82 and 5,592.91 euros. The funding supports local working groups throughout 2026 that address unwanted loneliness, active aging, mental health, and community participation—key pillars of the Aragon Health Plan 2030—in a fiscal year marked by a budget extension.

Source: Official Gazette of Aragon, number 208, of October 27, 2026, section III (Other Provisions and Agreements) (official reference: BOA20261027028).