Sports Sponsorship Grants

It is a grant awarded to businesses, self-employed workers and non-commercial entities resident in the Province of Trento that invest in advertising campaigns in favour of professional and/or amateur sports associations and clubs affiliated to sports federations, associated sports disciplines and sports promotion bodies recognised by CONI or CIP, operating in the amateur sector, based in the Province of Trento and that carry out youth sports activities on a continuous basis in the provincial territory.

The grant is awarded at the rate of 50% of the investment, up to a maximum limit of €5,000, and cannot be cumulated with other benefits granted for the same object under provincial, state or European provisions. The investment must in any case not be less than €4,000.

If the available resources are not sufficient to finance all eligible applications in full, they will be allocated proportionally among all beneficiaries.

The grant is provided for in Article 17 bis of Provincial Law no. 4 'Provincial Law on Sport 2016' of 21 April 2016.

The application for the grant and payment of the contribution must relate to the investment made in the year preceding the submission of the application.

The contribution is granted within the limits provided for in 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.

Companies, based in the province of Trento.
Self-employed workers, established in the province of Trento.
Non-commercial entities, established in the province of Trento.

Applications must be submitted digitally, using the 'Stanza del cittadino' platform, which can be accessed by clicking the 'Access the online service' button below.

The attachments to be produced by applicants can be downloaded at the following link.

1. Copy of the contract(s) concluded with the investment recipient(s). The contract must relate to the year covered by the investment and must have been concluded in the same year or in previous years in the case of a multi-year contract. In the case of a sporting season straddling two years, only one investment per year and per application, relating either to the sporting season that is ending or to the sporting season that is beginning, is recognised for each association or club.
2. Copy of the sponsorship invoice(s) issued in the year preceding the submission of the application.
3. Copy of the payment(s) made by the means of payment referred to in Article 23 of legislative decree no. 241 of 9 July 1997 (means other than cash), no later than 30 April of the year in which the application is submitted.
4. Certification that the investment expenditure has been incurred, issued by the chairman of the board of statutory auditors of the applicant body or by a statutory auditor registered in the register of statutory auditors or by a professional registered in the register of chartered accountants or in the register of labour consultants or by the head of the tax assistance centre.
5. Declaration of the president of the provincial committee, delegation or section of the relevant sports federation, associated sports discipline or sports promotion body regarding the affiliation of the sports club(s) or association(s) benefiting from the investment as well as regarding the continuous performance of youth sports activities in the provincial territory
6. Declaration in lieu of affidavit by the beneficiary of the grant regarding the amount of revenues generated in Italy in the tax year preceding the application being less than €15 million. Revenues are established in accordance with Article 85(1)(a) and (b) of Presidential Decree no. 917 of 22 December 1986 "Approvazione del testo unico delle imposte sui redditi".

The application must be submitted between 1 and 31 May each year.

Once the grant decision has become enforceable, payment of the contribution is ordered.