Operating grants for sections or associations of athletes with disabilities (application)

This is a grant towards the annual operating costs incurred by branch organisations, associations and sports clubs dedicated to people with disabilities.

The following types of expenditure relating to the financial year ending in the year following the submission of the application are eligible:
a) rent, service charges and cleaning costs for the premises;
b) utility bills;
c) stationery;
d) IT systems and services;
e) bank and postal charges;
f) reimbursements and remuneration for administrative staff (provided they are not funded by federations or national bodies) and technical staff;
g) hire and use of sports facilities and equipment;
h) fees and expense reimbursements for instructors and consultants;
i) teaching materials.

Operating costs for association sections dedicated to people with disabilities, incurred by sports associations or clubs that also work with athletes without disabilities, must relate exclusively to that section and may be allocated on a pro rata basis, specifying the calculation method used.

The grant is awarded at a rate of 70 per cent of eligible expenditure and, in any event, subject to the deficit, available resources and a maximum amount of 5,000 euros.

The grant for the operating costs of a section of an association or an association dedicated to people with disabilities is provided for in Article 26(4) of Provincial Law No. 4 of 21 April 2016, ‘Provincial Law on Sport 2016’.

Each applicant may submit only one application per year for annual operating costs.

Subject to the availability of funds, as determined annually by the Provincial Executive, all eligible applications will be funded. 

Should the available resources be insufficient to fully fund all eligible applications, the grant amount for each will be recalculated on a pro rata basis.

Amateur sports associations and clubswhich:
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.

Amateur sports associations and clubs that work exclusively with athletes with disabilitiesand 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) do not carry out any specific activities within the province aimed at promoting the sport in youth sectors.

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 in static PDF or JPG format to the certified email addressserv.sport@pec.provincia.tn.it.

1. An application form completed in full, dated and signed.
2. An explanatory report detailing the planned activities.
3. A financial plan setting out the income and expenditure for each category of eligible expenditure.
4. A copy of the articles of association showing the existence of a sports section dedicated to people with disabilities and that the majority of sporting activities are aimed at people with disabilities, or showing that the sports association or club is exclusively dedicated to people with disabilities.
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 and not in the presence of the designated staff member.

Applications for funding must be submittedbetween 1 and 30 November each year.