Grants for the promotion of youth sport (application)

This is a grant to support the organisation, at provincial level, of campaigns to promote awareness and participation in sporting activities, with the aim of encouraging, including through alternative means:
a) introducing young people up to the age of 14 to sport;
b) multi-sport programmes comprising at least three disciplines for young people up to the age of 14.

The promotional campaigns referred to in the previous point may also be carried out outside the province if organised by sports associations and clubs with their registered office in the province of Trento but which are obliged to carry out sporting activities outside the province due to a proven lack or unavailability of suitable sports facilities.

Applications are eligible if they involve expenditure of at least 8,000 euros and relate to initiatives intended to be carried out during the sporting season ending in the year following that in which the application is submitted. Where the implementation of the initiatives spans two calendar years, they shall be considered to relate to the year in which they are completed.

Applications for grants subject to an evaluation procedure must be submitted:
a) in simple form by an individual sports association or club;
b) jointly by a single sports association or club, acting as lead organisation, 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 dealings are conducted with the lead organisation, whilst the partner organisations must declare that they are actively involved in the project.

The following expenses are eligible, provided they relate to the sporting season in which the activity covered by the grant takes place and which ends in the year following that in which the application is submitted:
a) publicity for the initiative;
b) purchase of materials and services to support the initiative;
c) hire of sports equipment, facilities or venues;
d) reimbursements and remuneration for the following sports professionals: coaches, instructors and fitness trainers;
e) reimbursements and remuneration for sports coaches registered with professional bodies;
f) reimbursements to sports volunteers;
g) sports medical examinations for athletes;
h) athletes’ travel expenses, where these are borne directly by the sports association or club.

For the introduction of young people up to the age of 14 to sport, the grant is awarded at a rate of 15 per cent of eligible expenditure, up to a maximum of 40,000 euros and, in any event, within the limits of the deficit and available resources.

For multi-sport programmes comprising at least three disciplines for young people up to the age of 14, the grant is awarded at a rate of 30 per cent of eligible expenditure, up to a maximum of 40,000 euros and, in any event, subject to the budget deficit and available resources.

The grant amount is increased by 5 percentage points if the promotional campaigns involve the active participation of Olympic ambassadors in activities aimed at learning, putting into practice and promoting the Olympic values (fair play, participation, friendship, loyalty, solidarity, commitment, respect, courage, self-improvement, peace, equality, internationalism) and/or Paralympic values (courage, determination, inspiration, equality).

Subject to the maximum grant limit of 40,000 euros, the amount of the grant may be increased by 10 per cent for campaigns identified by the Provincial Executive as being of particular significance in terms of encouraging young people to take up sport and initiatives aimed at promoting social cohesion.

The grant is provided for under Article 15(1)(b) of Provincial Law No. 4 of 21 April 2016, ‘Provincial Law on Sport 2016’.

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

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

Applications scoring less than 10 out of 46 are not eligible for funding.

Amateur sports associations and clubs which:
a) are entered in the National Register of Amateur Sporting Activities (RAS);
b) are duly affiliated to national sports federations (FSN) or associated sports disciplines (DSA) or sports promotion bodies (EPS) or meritorious associations (AB) or military sports groups and state corps (GSM) recognised by CONI or CIP;
c) regularly carry out activities throughout the sporting year within the disciplines governed by the FSNs or DSAs, recognised by CONI or CIP;
d) have their registered office within the province;
e) have their own registered members;
f) carry out specific activities within the province aimed at promoting the sport in youth sectors as defined and regulated by the relevant FSNs or DSAs recognised by CONI or CIP.

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

Applications must be submitted online via the “Stanza del cittadino” platform, which can be accessed by clicking the “Access the online service” button below. The button is only active during the application period.

1. An application form completed in full, dated and signed.
2. A project description of the activities to be carried out, setting out: objectives, target audience, expected outcomes, parties involved, implementation and monitoring procedures, and start and end dates.
3. A budget setting out projected expenditure and income, dated and signed.
4. A declaration by each partner confirming their active participation in the project, where the application is submitted jointly.
5. Information notice pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of EU Regulation No 679 of 2016, dated and signed.
6. A photocopy of the applicant’s identity document, if the application is signed by hand on a scanned document and not in the presence of the designated staff member.

Applications for grants subject to an assessment procedure must be submittedbetween 1 and 30 November each year.

It must relate to the sporting season in which the activity for which the grant is sought takes place and which ends in the year following that in which the application is submitted.