Grants towards the operating costs of provincial sports federations and organisations

It is a contribution towards the annual operating costs of the provincial committees and delegations of sports federations, sports promotion bodies and associated sports disciplines; towards the costs of directly organising sporting events; towards technical and organisational consultancy services for affiliated sports associations and clubs; and towards the provision, including through affiliated sports clubs, of competitive specialisation activities.

The grant is awarded at a rate of 70 per cent of eligible expenditure and, in any event, subject to the following limits:
- an amount comprising a fixed sum (7,000 euros for committees, €5,000 for sports bodies, €4,000 for delegations) + an amount based on the number of affiliated sports associations and clubs (€100 for each affiliate) + an amount based on the total eligible expenditure (3 per cent);
- deficit as shown in the final accounts, less any grant received in the previous year if recorded in the accounts in question;
- resources made available.

If the available resources are less than the total of the grants that can be awarded, these are reduced by an equal percentage for all beneficiaries.

The grant is provided for under Article 37(1) of Provincial Law No. 4 of 21 April 2016, ‘Provincial Law on Sport 2016’.

It must relate to operating and activity costs incurred during the financial year preceding the submission of the application.

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 assets by 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.

Committees, delegations or provincial branches of national sports federations, sports promotion bodies, and associated sports disciplines recognised by CONI or CIP and operating at provincial level in the amateur sports sector.

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

The grant application must be submitted using the editable form provided by the local authority and sent as a static PDF or JPG file to the certified email addressserv.sport@pec.provincia.tn.it.

1. Application for the grant and payment of the subsidy, completed in full, dated and signed.
2. An explanatory report detailing each individual activity carried out, based on the guidance provided, dated and signed.
3. A simple, stamped and signed copy of the final accounts for the financial year to which the activity relates, certified by head office in the event of delegation.
4. Final financial plan, dated and signed.
5. A comparison table between the items in the final accounts and those in the financial plan, in PDF and spreadsheet format.
6. A list of affiliated sports clubs that actually carry out sporting activities, indicating their registered office and the number of registered members, dated and signed.
7. Information notice pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of EU Regulation No 679 of 2016, dated and signed.
8. A photocopy of the applicant’s identity document, if the application is signed by hand and not in the presence of the relevant staff member.

Applications for the grant and payment of the subsidy must be submittedbetween 1 and 30 June each year.

Once the grant decision has become enforceable, the grant shall be paid out.