Grants for the purchase of vehicles for transporting athletes (application)

It is a grant for the purchase by sports associations and clubs of vehicles for the safe collective transport of athletes aged 25 years or under for travel during the sports season.

It is also a contribution for the purchase by committees, delegations or provincial sections of the national sports federations of vehicles for the safe collective transport of the athletes of their youth sports representative teams.

The contribution for the purchase is granted to the extent of 50% of the eligible expenditure up to a maximum limit of €20,000 and taking into account the resources made available. VAT is reimbursable if it represents a cost.

The contribution is also granted for any fittings approved for the transport of disabled athletes, to the extent of 50% of the eligible expenditure and in any case up to a maximum limit of €8,000.

The contribution is granted for the purchase of new, half-yearly and zero mileage motor vehicles. The purchase of used vehicles is allowed if the following requirements are jointly met
- maximum mileage of 50,000 km
- registration no earlier than 4 years prior to the date of purchase of the vehicle
- presentation of appropriate certification, issued by an authorised dealer or garage, attesting that the vehicle has been serviced in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

Purchase is only permitted from authorised dealers or resellers.

The motor vehicles purchased must fall within category M1 or M2 of Legislative Decree No 285 of 30 April 1992 and be type-approved for more than five persons.

The subsidy is provided for in Article 15 bis of Provincial Law No. 4 'Provincial Law on Sport 2016' of 21 April 2016.

Each applicant may submit only one grant application per year.

Grant applications are ranked in chronological order of submission and priority is given to those submitted for the first time.

The beneficiary of the grant undertakes to tie the use of the asset exclusively to the association or sports club or to the committee, delegation or provincial section of the national sports federation.

It also undertakes not to dispose of the same asset for a period of at least 5 years, under penalty of revocation of the awarded grant plus interest at the current legal rate.

Lastly, it undertakes to ask the managing body to allow the "Trentino" territorial brand to be used, agreeing to customise the brand in order to promote its visibility on the vehicle covered by the grant.

CUP
Invoices relating to the acquisition of goods and services subject to public incentives for productive activities, granted for any reason and in any form by a Public Administration, even through other public or private entities, or in any way traceable to them, must contain the unique project code (CUP), indicated in the concession deed 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 indications concerning the application of the CUP are set out in Annex A to Provincial Council Resolution 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) 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.

Provincial committees, delegations or sections of the national sports federations, recognised by CONI or CIP, having their registered office in the Province of Trento, operating at provincial level in the amateur sports sector and having a youth sports representative

The application must be submitted 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 the 'Access the service' button below.

The motor vehicles purchased must fall within category M1 or M2 of Legislative Decree No 285 of 30 April 1992 and be type-approved for more than five people.

In the case of companies, the contribution is 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.
2. Quote for the purchase of the vehicle.
3. Estimate of costs for the graphic design of the "Trentino" territorial mark.
4. Estimate for any fittings approved for the transport of athletes with disabilities.

The application for assistance must be submitted between 1 and 30 September each year, referring to purchases for which expenditure documents were issued after the date of application.