The decree for the granting of subsidies for the promotion of sport 2023-2024 aimed at local sports entities has been published. These grants have two lines: line 1 with aid for participation in official sporting competitions and promotion of local grassroots sport and line 2 with aid for the organisation of sporting events.
A total of 10 sports clubs have benefited from the first line of these subsidies, while in the second line, three sports organisations have received aid. A total of €224,039 has been allocated to aid for the promotion of sport, which is the largest amount allocated so far to sports organisations in the municipality.
One of the objectives of these aids is to promote associations and therefore to obtain 100% of a subsidy of more than 12,000 euros, the sports organisation must have a minimum of 100 members, otherwise the subsidy drops to 75%. For grants of up to 12,000 euros, a minimum of 50 members is required; if this figure is lower, the grant is 75%.
Other assessment criteria are the number of sportspeople with a federation licence or participants in the Jocs Esportius de la Comunidad Valenciana, the number of categories of the club, the type of competition or the qualifications of the coaches and medical-health staff, as well as the ownership of the sports facilities.
On the other hand, travel expenses for attending national competitions or those derived from the competition itself, such as refereeing, sports equipment, monitors' expenses, etc., have been included as eligible expenses. All expenses derived from the organisation of the sporting event that is the object of the subsidy will also be considered eligible expenses. The promotion of local sports will also be taken into account.