Description
This is a contribution for carrying out promotion campaigns within the province that favour youth sport, encourage gender equality and/or social cohesion in sport, support sport for people with disabilities.
Promotion campaigns with an automatic procedure must be carried out in the year of application if they are concluded by 30 September.
If they are concluded in October, November and December they must be included in applications submitted between 1 January and 31 October of the following year.
Eligible initiatives include campaigns that have pursued one or more of the following objectives
(a) to initiate young people up to 18 years of age, or up to 25 years of age if they have a disability, into the knowledge and practice of the various sporting disciplines;
(b) to increase sports activities and initiatives aimed at encouraging gender equality
c) promote social integration, also by bringing people living in or exposed to forms of marginality closer to the practice of sport, in order to prevent situations of exclusion or social hardship
(d) to promote social cohesion actions through sporting activity and to encourage people with disabilities to practise sport.
Applications for grants under the automatic procedure are submitted
a) in simple form: by the individual association or sports club
b) in aggregate form: by the individual sports association or club, as lead partner, and other sports associations or other public bodies or private entities, having their registered office in the Province of Trento and recognised by CONI or CIP or registered in the register of voluntary organisations, established pursuant to Provincial Law no. 8 of 13 February 1992. In these cases, all administrative and financial relations are with the lead partner, while the aggregated entities must play an active role in the project.
Eligible expenses are those for
(a) promotion of the initiative
(b) materials and services supporting the initiative
(c) rental of sports facilities or spaces
d) reimbursement of expenses and fees of technical trainers and coaches.
The contribution is granted to the extent of 30% of the expenses incurred and documented under the above-mentioned points c), d). The expenses under a), b) above are only eligible for the calculation of the deficit.
The contribution may be increased by 10% for campaigns identified by the Provincial Council that are of particular value with regard to the introduction of youth sports and initiatives aimed at fostering social cohesion.
In any case, the contribution is granted up to a maximum of €40,000.
The contribution is provided for by Article 15, paragraph 1, letter b) of Provincial Law no. 4 "Provincial Law on Sport 2016" of 21 April 2016.
Restrictions
The application for support under the automatic procedure for initiatives that end by 30 September must be submitted between 1 January and 31 October of each year.
Applications under the automatic procedure for initiatives that end in October, November or December must be submitted between 1 January and 31 October of the following year.
Only initiatives involving an expenditure of €10,000 or more are eligible for funding.
Each applicant may apply for funding for a maximum of 3 initiatives per year and per sport discipline.