Grants for citizenship sports projects for all (application)

It is a grant to support projects, lasting one year, aimed at
(a) improve the conditions of access, encourage the participation of all citizens and increase the number of people - including those with physical, intellectual and sensory disabilities - who practice motor, sport and play activities;
b) encouraging correct lifestyles aimed at achieving or maintaining an adequate state of health and preventing the onset of pathologies linked to incorrect or unhealthy behaviour
c) encourage relations and social cohesion, using sport as a useful tool for personal growth and recovering the educational role of motor practice
d) encourage, also through the involvement of Olympic testimonials, the learning, implementation and dissemination of Olympic values (fair play, participation, friendship, loyalty, solidarity, commitment, respect, courage, self-improvement, peace, equality, internationalism) and/or Paralympic values (courage, determination, inspiration, equality).

The following types of expenditure are eligible which are attributable to the implementation of the activity and the documents for which were issued after the date on which the application was submitted
(a) purchase of support materials and promotion and dissemination services;
b) reimbursements and compensation to the following sports workers: instructors, coaches, technical directors, sports managers, athletic trainers;
(c) reimbursements and compensation to registered sports technicians;
(d) reimbursements to sports volunteers;
e) rental of sports equipment, materials, means and instruments, including for disabled participants;
f) rental and/or fitting out of sports and/or aggregation facilities, including those equipped for disabled participants;
g) fees and reimbursements to lecturers and speakers;
h) fees and reimbursements to speakers and testimonials of Olympic or Paralympic sport;
i) reimbursement of the difference in the registration fee if there is a 50% reduction for disabled and frail participants, young people under 18, elderly people over 65;
(j) transport for participants
k) insurance cover for participants, only if with a policy specifically dedicated to the project;
l) ambulance and public safety services;
m) refreshments for participants and support staff for the initiative;
n) general organisational expenses and/or small purchases functional to the implementation of the activity, with a limit of 20% of the total of the previous items.

The contribution is granted to the extent of 80% of the eligible expenditure and in any case with a maximum limit of €40,000 for each initiative.

Notwithstanding the maximum limit, the contribution may be raised to the extent of 90% of the eligible expenditure for projects specifically targeting persons with disabilities or fragility and/or gender equality and/or social cohesion and/or the learning and implementation of Olympic and Paralympic values.

The contribution is provided for in Article 21, paragraph 1, letter a) of Provincial Law no. 4 "Provincial Law on Sport 2016" of 21 April 2016.

Each applicant may only submit one project per year.

The overall score achieved by each individual initiative determines its position in the ranking list.

Applications scoring less than 18 out of 47 are not eligible for support.

ATTENTION

As from 1 April 2026, access to provincial grants and subsidies by beneficiaries who are registered in the companies' register and who are in possession of real estate in their property, is subject to taking out an insurance policy to cover damages caused by natural disasters and catastrophic events to the assets referred to in Article 2424, first paragraph, section Assets, item B-II, numbers 1), 2) and 3) of the Civil Code (= land and buildings plant and machinery; industrial and commercial equipment), implemented at provincial level by Resolution of the Provincial Council no. 2114 of 19 December 2025. The policy must be in place at the time the grant is awarded and remain in place for the duration of the initiatives. Failure to comply with the insurance obligation will result in the rejection of the incentive.

Provincial committees, delegations or sections of sports federations, associated sports disciplines and sports promotion bodies.

For the implementation of the envisaged projects, the above-mentioned entities may delegate, as lead partner, an association or sports club affiliated to them, recognised by CONI or CIP and operating at provincial level in the amateur activity sector. In this case, all administrative and financial relations are maintained by the Administration with the lead organisation, which is also delegated to incur the expenses related to the planned activity and to collect any contribution granted.

The application must be signed by the legal representative of the sports organisation.

The application must be submitted on the fillable form prepared by the administration and sent in static PDF or JPG format to the certified mailbox serv.turismo@pec.provincia.tn.it, or delivered by hand to the Sports Activities Office.

At the request of the beneficiary, an advance payment of up to 50% of the grant may be granted on the basis of a declaration in lieu of affidavit certifying the amount of expenditure actually incurred up to the time the application for the advance payment is submitted.

In the case of companies, the contribution shall be granted within the limits of Commission Regulation (EU) No 2831/2023 of 13 December 2023 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid.

1. Application completed in full, dated and signed.
2. Descriptive project of the activities to be carried out with indication of: analysis of the context and needs; objectives; start and end date; addressees; expected results; partners and other actors involved; methods of dissemination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
3. Where appropriate, indication of the lead partner with whom all administrative and financial relationships are maintained.
4. Letter of adhesion to the project by each possible partner subject, indicating the type of active role played.
5. Financial plan with budgeted expenditure and income.
6. Information note pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of EU Regulation No. 679 of 2016, dated and signed.
7. Photocopy of an identity document of the applicant, if the application is signed with a handwritten signature on a scanned document and not in the presence of the employee in charge.

The application for assistance must be submitted between 1 September and 30 November each year and relates to projects that are intended to be carried out between the day the application is submitted and 31 December of the year following that in which the application is submitted.