Turisme Terres de Lleida approves 460,000 euros for the county councils

The Inter-comarcal Tourism Board “Terres de Lleida” of the Provincial Council of Lleida has initially approved the Cooperation Plan for the comarcal councils of the Lleida demarcation in the field of tourism promotion, for the year 2026, with a maximum allocation of 460,000.00 euros. The agreement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida number 177, dated September 16, 2026, edict 7700, pages 1 to 12, with the official reference CVE BOP-2026_0_177_7700. The text is subject to public information for 10 business days starting from the day after publication, so that allegations and claims may be filed.

The decision was adopted by the General Board of the Patronat in its meeting 1/2026, on July 6, 2026, and the document appears electronically signed by Maria de Aranzazu Casals Roldan on July 10, 2026. The plan is governed by the specific regulations of the resolution, with the supplementary application of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Law on Subsidies, and the general subsidy bases of the Provincial Council of Lleida; once definitively approved, it must be published on the Transparency Portal, in compliance with article 8.1 of Law 19/2014, of December 29.

Two expenditure lines and distribution criteria

The amount is divided into two budgetary applications of the Tourism Board budget:

• €355,000.00 in current expenditure, application 2026 071 432 4650000 – Grants for promotion activities for Comarcal Councils.
• €105,000.00 in investment expenditure, application 2026 071 432 7650000 – Capital subsidies to comarcal councils.

The distribution is carried out through a fixed amount assigned to each beneficiary. In general, each comarcal council receives €40,000.00 (€40,000 for 11 councils, €440,000 in total), while the Comarcal Council of Cerdanya receives €20,000.00, given that its territorial scope is not fully integrated into the Lleida demarcation: of the 546 km² of the comarca, 289.44 km² correspond to the province of Lleida, and of the 19,443 inhabitants, 3,548 live in municipalities of the demarcation. The General Council of Aran is excluded from the plan because its tourism collaboration with the Provincial Council is governed by a framework agreement.

Distribution by comarques

Annex IV details the distribution communicated by each beneficiary entity, with the fixed amount for current expenditure and investment:

• Alt Urgell: €30,000 current and €10,000 investment (€40,000).
• Alta Ribagorça: €30,000 current and €10,000 investment (€40,000).
• Cerdanya: €15,000 current and €5,000 investment (€20,000).
• Garrigues: €34,000 current and €6,000 investment (€40,000).
• Noguera: €32,000 current and €8,000 investment (€40,000).
• Pallars Jussà: €30,000 current and €10,000 investment (€40,000).
• Pallars Sobirà: €32,000 current and €8,000 investment (€40,000).
• Pla d’Urgell: €30,000 current and €10,000 investment (€40,000).
• Segarra: €32,000 current and €8,000 investment (€40,000).
• Segrià: €30,000 current and €10,000 investment (€40,000).
• Solsonès: €30,000 current and €10,000 investment (€40,000).
• Urgell: €30,000 current and €10,000 investment (€40,000).

Deadlines, payment and justification

The calendar set in the common clauses is as follows:

• Allegations: 10 business days from the day after publication in the BOP; without allegations, the plan is understood to be definitively approved.
• Acceptance of the grant: 10 business days from the day after the publication of the definitive approval, via the Patronat web form; failure to submit implies waiver.
• Payment: advance payment modality.
• Justification: from January 1, 2027, to March 31, 2027, with a justifying account, explanatory report, and a responsible declaration of publicity.

Beneficiaries must publicize the funding with the “Ara Lleida” logo on posters, guides, websites, and events, and mention @Aralleida or the hashtag #Aralleida on social networks.

What can be financed

Eligible current expenses are framed within tourism promotion actions (trade fairs, workshops, commercial missions, famtrips, training, and congresses) and dissemination and communication actions (promotional material, advertising, regional tourism website, and social networks). Each council must include at least two actions from headings 1.1 to 1.4 and two from headings 2.1 to 2.4.

Regarding investment, the funding covers inventoriable tourism infrastructure and equipment (fixed promotional elements, universal accessibility in tourism offices, technological equipment), digital platforms and technological tools (regional website, mobile applications, reservation systems), and the creation of promotional content (photography, video, and digital pieces). Acquired assets must be used for the granted purpose for at least 5 years if they are registerable in a public registry, and 2 years for the rest. Personnel expenses from Chapter I and recoverable or compensable VAT are excluded.

The plan reaches all county councils in the district and guarantees them a stable spending ceiling to plan the season, with the county investment in accessibility, digitalization, and content production as the main novelty of the fiscal year.

Fuente: Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida, no. 177, September 16, 2026, Local Administration - County Councils, pp. 1-12 (official reference: CVE BOP-2026_0_177_7700).