Grants for the promotion of equality, cohesion and disability (application)

It is a contribution for the realisation in the province of campaigns to promote the knowledge and practice of sporting activities aimed at favouring, even alternatively
(a) gender equality;
b) social cohesion and inclusion in order to prevent situations of marginality, exclusion or social hardship;
(c) the involvement of persons with disabilities..

The promotional campaigns mentioned in the previous point may also be carried out outside the province if they are carried out by sports associations and clubs with registered offices in the Province of Trento but obliged to carry out sports activities outside the province due to the proven lack or unavailability of suitable sports facilities.

Applications are admissible if they involve an expense of no less than €8,000 and relate to initiatives that are to be carried out during the sports season ending in the year following the year in which the application is submitted. In the event that the realisation of the initiatives falls over two calendar years, they are deemed to relate to the year in which they are concluded.

Applications for a grant under the assessment 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, acting as lead partner, in partnership with other sports associations or clubs 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 this case, all administrative and financial relationships shall be with the lead organisation, whereas the partner organisations must declare that they are active participants in the project.

All of the following expenses are eligible, referring to the sporting season in which the activity that is the subject of the grant takes place and which ends in the year following the year in which the application is submitted
(a) publicising the initiative;
(b) purchase of materials and services supporting the initiative
(c) rental of sports equipment, facilities or spaces
(d) reimbursements and compensation to the following sports workers: coaches, instructors, athletic trainers;
(e) reimbursements and compensation to registered sports technicians;
(f) reimbursements to sports volunteers;
(g) medical and sporting examinations of athletes;
(h) athletes' travel expenses, if incurred directly by the sports association or club.

The contribution is granted to the extent of 50% of the eligible expenditure, up to a maximum of €40,000 and in any case within the limits of the available deficit and resources.

The amount of the contribution is increased by 5 percentage points if the promotion campaigns foresee the active involvement of Olympic testimonials in actions aimed at learning, putting into practice and spreading Olympic values (fair play, participation, friendship, loyalty, solidarity, commitment, respect, courage, self-improvement, peace, equality, internationalism) and/or Paralympic values (courage, determination, inspiration, equality).

Without prejudice to the maximum contribution limit of €40,000, the amount of the contribution may be increased by 10% for campaigns identified by the Provincial Council that are of particular value in terms of initiating young people into sport and initiatives aimed at fostering social cohesion.

The contribution is provided for by Article 15, paragraph 1, letter b) of Provincial Law no. 4 of 21 April 2016 "Provincial Law on Sport 2016".

Only initiatives involving an expenditure of €8,000 or more are eligible for funding.

Each applicant may apply for funding for a maximum of one initiative per year.

Applications scoring less than 18 out of 51 are not eligible for funding.

CUP
Invoices relating to the acquisition of goods and services that are the subject of public incentives for productive activities, disbursed for any reason and in any form by a Public Administration, including through other public or private entities, or in any way traceable to them, must contain the unique project code (CUP), indicated in the deed of concession or communicated at the time of the assignment of the incentive itself or at the time of the request for the same. This obligation is introduced in Article 5, paragraph 6 of Decree-Law No. 13 of 24 February 2023 - converted by Law No. 41 of 21 April 2023 and amended by Law No. 213 of 30 December 2023.
The operational guidelines concerning the application of the CUP are defined in Annex A to the Resolution of the Provincial Council No. 728 of 23 May 2024.

Amateur sports associations and clubs that:
(a) are registered in the National Register of Amateur Sports Activities (RAS)
b) are regularly affiliated to national sporting federations (FSN) or associated sporting disciplines (DSA) or sports promotion bodies (EPS) or meritorious associations (AB) or military sports groups and State bodies (GSM) recognised by CONI or CIP
c) they regularly carry out activities during the sporting year in the disciplines regulated by the FSN or DSA recognised by CONI or the CIP
d) have their registered office in the provincial territory;
e) they have their own members
f) they have a specific activity on the provincial territory aimed at promoting the sport in the youth sectors as defined and regulated by the relevant FSN or DSA recognised by CONI or CIP.

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

Applications must be submitted digitally, using the 'Stanza del cittadino' platform, which can be accessed by clicking on the 'Access the online service' button below.

1. Application completed in full, dated and signed.
2. Descriptive project of the activities to be carried out with indication of: objectives, addressees, expected results, subjects involved, methods of implementation and monitoring, start and end date.
3. Plan of planned expenses and income, dated and signed.
4. Declaration by each partner to be an active participant in the project.
5. Information pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of EU Regulation No. 679 of 2016, dated and signed.
6. 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 a contribution by means of the assessment procedure must be submitted between 1 and 30 November each year, referring to the sporting season in which the activity that is the subject of the contribution takes place and which ends in the year following the year in which the application is submitted.