Soria announces 88,000 euros in grants for federated sports clubs

The Soria City Council, through its Municipal Sports Department, has announced financial aid for a maximum amount of 88,000 euros for sports entities participating in federated competitions during the 2026 fiscal year and/or the 2025/26 season. The guidelines are published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Soria number 129, dated November 11, 2026, with the official reference BOPSO-129-11112026, and bear the signature of the mayor, Javier Antón Cacho, dated November 6, 2026. The deadline for submitting applications ends, without the possibility of an extension, at 23:59 hours on December 11, 2026.

Funding and purpose of the call

The call is supported by the public tender regulated by the guidelines approved by the City Council and is financed through budget allocation 341.48900 of the 2026 General Budget. The maximum amount allocated is 88,000 euros.

The purpose is to cover expenses derived from participation in regular federated competitions, leagues, and championships in the 2026 fiscal year and/or the 2025/26 season. Programs referring to international, national, territorial, provincial, or local competitions organized by the corresponding sports federations may be subsidized, as well as the organization or participation in the final stages of federative competitions.

Activities funded by another municipal budget concept, protocol, representation, luxury, investment and infrastructure expenses, and current maintenance of properties and rents are excluded. Entities that already receive a subsidy for the same purpose may not apply.

Who can apply and what requirements must be met

Two types of entities may apply for the aid:

• Sports Federations of Castilla y León, through their provincial delegations.
• Sports Clubs with their registered office in the city of Soria, legally constituted in accordance with Law 3/2019 on Physical-Sports Activity of Castilla y León, and registered in the Registry of Sports Entities of the Junta de Castilla y León and, where applicable, in the municipal registry.

Beneficiaries must have their registered office in the municipality of Soria, have athletes with a valid federative license, and prove that their teams are registered in official competitions, regular leagues, and regional, national, and international championships. Entities involved in subsidy reversal proceedings, Sports Public Limited Companies (Sociedades Anónimas Deportivas), and for-profit entities, among other exclusions, may not be recipients.

Amounts, evaluation criteria, and resolution

The points system sets an equal value in euros for all beneficiaries. No aid may exceed 6,000 euros nor be less than 750 euros, and in no case shall it exceed 50% of the initial budget presented. The grants are compatible with other aid for the same purpose, provided that the sum does not exceed the cost of the activity.

The evaluation criteria prioritize economic sustainability and the balanced presence of men and women on the board of directors, the qualifications of technicians and coaches (up to 15 points), the number of teams or groups (up to 15 points), federative licenses (up to 150 points), and participation in supra-provincial competitions (up to 20 points). Points are added for having female teams and for training in gender equality.

The Information Commission for Participation and Citizen Development will report to the Local Government Board, which will adopt the granting agreement. The call will be resolved within three months from the end of the application period, and requests not resolved within that period will be dismissed without further processing.

Submission, justification, and control

Applications shall be submitted through the municipal electronic office (https://soria.sedelectronica.es) and addressed to the mayor-president according to the model in Annex I. They must be accompanied by the certification of the income and expenditure budget for the season, the detailed list of teams and coaches (Annex II), the federative certification of current licenses, the declaration of other public aid, and certificates of being up to date with tax authorities and Social Security. If the documentation is incomplete, the entity will have ten business days to rectify it.

Payment will be made by bank transfer once the activity has been justified, and the justification must be submitted before March 31, 2027. The aid will be reduced by 50% in the event of a sanction for violent acts, and reimbursement plus interest will be required if the conditions are not met. The final provision warns that, once this call is resolved, no other project to support participation in federated competitions will be admitted in the current fiscal year.

The call concentrates all municipal support for federated sports in the capital into a single window, so Soria clubs must now plan their documentation and competition budget to avoid being left out of a distribution that can reach 6,000 euros per entity.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Soria, no. 129, of November 11, 2026, section II. Local Administration, pp. 4053-4061 (official reference: BOPSO-129-11112026).