Description
This grant is intended to support projects aimed at developing and nurturing sporting talent up to the age of 25 (with no age limit for those with disabilities) who, through training, can achieve high levels of performance.
The following expenses are eligible, provided they relate to the implementation of the project and pertain 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) the purchase of materials and services to support the initiative;
b) travel, board and lodging for athletes, technical staff and coaches;
c) preparation and use of the venue designated for the activity described in the project;
d) the athlete’s medical, nutritional and motivational programme;
e) reimbursements and remuneration for the following sports professionals: coaches, instructors, fitness trainers, technical directors and sporting directors;
f) reimbursements and remuneration for sports coaches registered with professional bodies;
g) reimbursements to sports volunteers;
h) purchase of sports equipment;
i) English language course (minimum 40 hours) with a sports focus for athletes, up to a limit of 200 euros per athlete for online courses and 400 euros per athlete for face-to-face courses. These limits are increased to 350 euros and 600 euros respectively for courses exceeding 80 hours;
j) remuneration for administrative staff, up to a limit of 20 per cent of the preceding items.
The grant is awarded to projects involving up to a maximum of 15 athletes, covering 70 per cent of eligible expenditure and, in any event, subject to the budget deficit, available resources and a maximum amount of 40,000 euros. The grant is, however, subject to the following additional limits:
a) €5,000 for each team sport athlete;
b) €10,000 for each athlete with a disability participating in a team sport;
c) €10,000 for each athlete in an individual sport;
d) €20,000 for each athlete in an individual sport with a disability.
This grant is provided for under Article 16(3) of Provincial Law No. 4 of 21 April 2016, the ‘2016 Provincial Law on Sport’.
Restrictions
SPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Athletes eligible for the project must have achieved, either individually or with their team, in the most recent completed sporting season, at least one of the results listed below, as certified by their affiliated federation:
a) selection by the federation for the Italian national team, with participation in at least one of the relevant scheduled competitions;
b) first, second or third place at the European or World Championships or at the Olympic and Paralympic Games;
c) first, second or third place in individual competitions held to award the title of Italian champion in a specific category or overall;
d) playing for a team at the highest amateur level competing in national-level leagues;
e) selection by the local branch of the sports federation for the provincial/regional representative team, with participation in at least one of the relevant scheduled competitions;
f) first place in the provincial stage of the category, with participation in the regional stage of the category;
g) first place in the regional stage of the relevant category.
Subject to the availability of funds, as determined annually by the Provincial Executive Committee, all eligible applications will be funded. Should the available funds be insufficient to fully fund all eligible applications, the grant amount for each will be proportionally adjusted.
| CUP |
| Invoices relating to the purchase of goods and services eligible for public incentives for productive activities, granted for any reason and in any form by a public administration, including through other public or private entities, or in any way attributable to them, must contain the unique project code (CUP), as set out in the grant agreement or communicated at the time the incentive is awarded or at the time of application for the incentive. This requirement is introduced by Article 5(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. If the CUP has not been included in the electronic invoice or has been incorrectly stated by the supplier/service provider and the latter has not reissued it correctly (= a credit note cancelling the invoice and the issue of a new invoice), the recipient/client may add the CUP to the invoice using the web service available on the “Fatture e Corrispettivi” portal, under the “Electronic Invoices and Other VAT Data” section, in the “Communications” box, “CUP Integration” link on the Italian Revenue Agency’s website. Further information on this is available in the relevant Guide:https://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it/portale/documents/d/guest/guida-all-utilizzo-del-servizio-di-integrazione-del-cup-in-fattura. |
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS POLICY
From 1 April 2026, access to public grants and subsidies by beneficiaries registered in the Companies Register who own, manage or use land, buildings, plant, machinery, and industrial and commercial equipment as referred to in Article 2424, first paragraph, Assets section, item B-II, numbers 1), 2) and 3) of the Civil Code,used in the course of business, is subject to the taking out of an insurance policy covering damage caused to such assetsby natural disasters and catastrophic events. The policy must be in force at the time the grant is awarded and must remain in force for the entire duration of the initiatives. In the event of failure to comply with the insurance obligation – implemented at provincial level by Provincial Executive Resolution No. 2114 of 19 December 2025 – the grant will be refused.