Aid and Subsidies

The application period is now open for grants to help with the purchase of school supplies and computer equipment for the 2026-2027 school year. The maximum grant per student is €200, depending on income, and the application period runs from September 15 to October 14, 2026. Applications can be submitted electronically through a dedicated online procedure.

EDU13 - Application for aid for school supplies and computer equipment

Torrevieja Electronic Office - Catalogue of procedures

Torrevieja City Council announces grants for university students for the 2025/2026 academic year

The Torrevieja City Council has launched a new call for applications for grants aimed at university students in the municipality, with the goal of facilitating access to and continuation of their higher education. These grants, which will be awarded on a competitive basis, will cover tuition fees, textbooks, and public transportation (bus and train) for the 2025/2026 academic year.

GRANTS FOR YOUNG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026.

Object:
These specific rules are intended to govern the procedure for granting aid, under a competitive bidding system, to finance the current expenses of tuition, textbooks and public transport (bus and train) for the 2025/2026 academic year for those students who meet the conditions indicated in Rule Five.

Requirements:
These grants can be requested by any resident of Torrevieja, who is 35 years of age or older and is currently studying any of the courses of the Spanish university system adapted to the European Higher Education Area leading to official Bachelor's degrees, or equivalent, and official Master's studies.

The remaining requirements that the beneficiaries must meet are set out in Section Five of the call for applications.

Amount:
The maximum aid to be granted will be up to €1,500.

The stated amount corresponds to the maximum amount that may be paid to the beneficiary upon justification of the expenses incurred. Under no circumstances may the amount of aid exceed the amount of expenses justified by the beneficiaries.

Submission deadline:
The deadline for submitting applications for aid will be 10 business days, starting from the date the application period opens. This period will open the day after the publication of the summary of this call for applications in the Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante (BOP).

Place of presentation:
Applications must be submitted in person at the General Registry of the Torrevieja City Council or electronically through the Electronic Office of the Torrevieja City Council , in accordance with the right of individuals to interact with the administration in the way they wish (electronic or paper format, according to their preferences).

Documents to be submitted with the application:
The application must be accompanied by the documentation indicated in Section Ten of the call for applications.

The publication of the call for applications in the Official Gazette of Alicante is scheduled to take place in the first week of September .

Before submitting your application, please carefully read the terms and conditions of the call for applications, particularly those relating to requirements and documentation to be provided, in order to achieve greater speed and efficiency in the processing.

06/08/2026. The announcement of the approval of the call for applications and its specific regulations is published on the municipal website. See files.

By Resolution of the Director General of Training and Employment dated July 3, 2026, the TORREVIEJA CITY COUNCIL with NIF P0313300F has been granted a subsidy of 28,752.97 euros, for the hiring, under the modality of contract linked to active employment policy programs and with the purpose of increasing their employability through the acquisition of work experience, of unemployed people registered in the Espais Labora who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness or disorder or serious mental health problems and have been or are being attended to for this reason by the SASEM dependent on the beneficiary local entity, conditions that must be met at the time of hiring.

ETRAME Grant/2026/4/03

Under the aforementioned grant and following the corresponding selection process, the Torrevieja City Council has hired an unemployed person with the requirements set out in the call for applications for the position of CONCIERGE, for a period of 9 months, full-time.

Hiring start date: July 27, 2026.

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By Resolution of July 8, 2026 , the Director General of Employment and Training GRANTS to the TORREVIEJA CITY COUNCIL , with NIF P0313300F, a subsidy for the amount of 45,180 euros , for the hiring, under the modality of contract linked to employment activation programs and with the purpose of increasing their employability through the acquisition of work experience, of unemployed people under 30 years of age who are registered as job seekers in the Espais Labora of the Generalitat, conditions that must be met at the time of hiring.

File for grant EMCORP/2026/310/03

Under the coverage of this grant, following the corresponding selection process, the Torrevieja City Council has hired two unemployed people, under 30 years of age, in the position of Concierge, for a period of 10 months.

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By Resolution of the Director General of Employment and Training dated July 7, 2026, the TORREVIEJA CITY COUNCIL, with NIF P0313300F, is granted a subsidy of 45,180 euros , for the hiring, under the modality of contract linked to employment activation programs and with the purpose of increasing their employability through the acquisition of work experience, of unemployed women who are registered as job seekers in the Espais Labora of the Generalitat, conditions that must be met at the time of hiring.

File for grant EMDONA/2026/265/03.

Under the coverage of this subsidy, following the corresponding selection process, two unemployed women have been hired by the Torrevieja City Council in the position of CONCIERGE.

Hiring start date: July 27, 2026.

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1 OBJECT
The purpose of these rules is to regulate the procedure for requesting, processing and granting aid that the Torrevieja City Council grants on the occasion of the birth and/or adoption of children.
These subsidies are based on Articles 39, 137 and 140 of the Spanish Constitution, and on Articles 1 and 2 of Law 7/1985, of April 2, on the Bases of Local Government.
This call for applications will cover aid for births occurring during 2025, from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

2. BENEFICIARIES AND APPLICATION DEADLINE.
Married couples, civil partnerships and single-parent families, holders of the family book or with a birth certificate, can apply for the subsidy for births that took place in 2025, that is, in the period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
In cases of annulment, separation or divorce, the beneficiary of the benefit will be the father/mother in whose custody the children are to remain, in accordance with the provisions of the regulatory agreement or judicial sentence of annulment, separation or divorce, and in the case of shared custody it will be distributed 50% between the parents.
In any case, with respect to the same dependent, understood as the minor born in the period stipulated in this call, only one of the two parents or adoptive parents may be the beneficiary of the aid, in their own name or on behalf of the cohabitation unit.
Interested parties who are minors must act through a legal representative unless they are emancipated.
Parents who have been totally or partially deprived of parental authority over their children or whose guardianship has been assumed by a public institution will not be eligible to be beneficiaries.
Foreigners who meet the requirements of these rules (including those of registration) may be beneficiaries provided that they meet the conditions of legal residence in Spain (Organic Law 4/2000, of January 11, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration, and implementing regulations).
Those who have adopted a minor with an adoption resolution between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, may apply for the aid.
The deadline for applying for the aid will be 30 working days from the day after the date of publication of this Call.
This aid is "requested" and will be granted strictly in order of application, based on compliance with the requirements established in these regulations and within the limits of the funds allocated in the Municipal Budget.

3 REQUIREMENTS FOR BENEFICIARIES
The requirements to qualify for the grant are:
1. Be a Spanish citizen or a foreign national with legal residence in Spain. (If a foreign national, hold a NIE number)
2. Be over 18 years of age or a legally emancipated minor.
3. The beneficiaries must be registered residents of the city of Torrevieja and have been registered there for at least three uninterrupted years as of the date of application. Registration period is defined as the three uninterrupted years immediately preceding the application date. The newborn must be registered for the first time in the city of Torrevieja, at the address of the person receiving the aid.
4. Be the holder of a bank account.
5. Not to be subject to any of the prohibitions for receiving subsidies as set forth in Article 13 of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Law on Subsidies. To be up to date with obligations to the Tax Office, Social Security, and this City Council.

4. GRANT PROCEDURE
2 The procedure for granting these subsidies will be under a competitive bidding system, based on compliance with the established requirements, until the budgetary credit is exhausted, and several resolutions may occur throughout the year.
Since it is not necessary to compare applications but only to comply with the established requirements, applications submitted within the deadline will be processed individually, in sequential order according to the entry register at this City Hall.

5 APPLICATION
Applications for aid should preferably be made through the Electronic Office of the Torrevieja City Council, torrevieja.sedelectrónica.es, in the specific procedure enabled for this purpose "Application for birth aid", completing the application form enabled for this purpose and attaching the required mandatory documentation, and can be processed through a representative.
Applications may also be submitted in person at any SAIC (Citizen Information and Service) office in the municipality of Torrevieja, or by any of the means provided for in article 16.4 of Law 39/2015 of the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations.
The deadline for submitting applications is that established in Section Three.
Applications will not be accepted after this deadline.
Applications MUST be accompanied by the following documentation:
• Photocopy of the valid ID card/residence card of the beneficiaries.
• Birth certificate issued by the Civil Registry./ adoption resolution.
• Certificate of ownership of the applicant's bank account, where the payment should be made.
• In the absence of express authorization, the registration certificate of the beneficiaries, including the newborn, must be provided.
*Declaration of responsibility for the purpose of simplifying the accreditation of tax and social security obligations in accordance with the provisions of Article 24.4 of Royal Decree 887/2006, of July 21, which approves the Regulation of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Law on Subsidies.
• Regulatory agreement or court judgment of annulment, separation or divorce, as applicable.
The data relating to the Municipal Register and being up to date with the obligations with this Entity will be verified ex officio by this City Council.

6. AMOUNT
The amount of the benefit will be 450 euros per child born and/or adopted.
In the case of multiple births, a benefit of 450 euros can be requested and received for each child born.

Extract from the Resolution of June 19, 2026 of the Local Governing Board and by Delegation of the same to the Councillor for Economy and Finance by which the call for the granting of subsidies to Sports Clubs of Torrevieja for the year 2026 is approved.

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First. Requirements for applicants and beneficiaries.

Legally constituted sports clubs that meet the following requirements may participate in this call for applications:
• Be adapted to Law 2/2011, of March 22, of the Valencian Government, on Sport and Physical Activity in the Valencian Community.
• Be registered in the Register of Sports Entities of the Valencian Community.
• Be registered in the Municipal Register of Associations of Torrevieja.
• Have its registered office in the city of Torrevieja and carry out effective sporting activity therein.
• To have its own legal personality and be non-profit.
• Comply with the requirements established in this call for applications.

Likewise, applicant entities must be up to date with compliance with the obligations arising from their registration in the Municipal Register of Associations of the Torrevieja City Council, in accordance with the provisions of the Organic Regulation of Citizen Participation.

5.2. Exclusions
In general, the following will be excluded from this call for applications:
a) Entities in which any of the circumstances provided for in sections 2 and 3 of article 13 of the LGS 38/2003, of November 17, occur.
b) Entities that are not up to date with their tax obligations, Social Security obligations or obligations to the Torrevieja City Council.
c) Entities that have pending justification of subsidies previously granted by the Torrevieja City Council, provided that the deadline established for their justification has expired, or that are not up to date with compliance with obligations for the repayment of subsidies.
d) Entities that fail to comply with the requirements established in this call or that lose, during the processing of the procedure or prior to the payment of the subsidy, any of the requirements demanded to obtain the status of beneficiary.
In particular, the loss of registration in the Municipal Register of Associations of the Torrevieja City Council may lead, after processing the appropriate procedure and hearing the interested entity, to the denial of the subsidy or to the loss of the right to collect it, as appropriate.

5.3. Specific exclusions
The following are expressly excluded from this call for applications:
• The Sports Federations and therefore, their territorial delegations.
• Public Limited Sports Companies.
• Sports Promotion and Recreation Entities
• Clubs that participate in professional competitions or leagues.
• Sports clubs that receive municipal funding through a nominative agreement or similar instrument for the financing of the same teams, categories, activities or expenses included in this call.
• Sports Entities belonging to or integrated into public or private Universities.

Second. Purpose and objective of the call:

1. The purpose of these rules is to regulate the granting, under a competitive bidding system, of subsidies intended to support the sporting activity carried out by the clubs and sports entities of the municipality of Torrevieja during the 2026 financial year or the 2025/2026 sports season, in the field of official federated sports competitions and the promotion of grassroots sport.
2. Sports activities carried out in the Benjamin, Alevín, Infantil, Cadete, Juvenil/Junior and Senior/Veterano categories will be eligible for subsidies, in accordance with the organizational and competitive structure of the respective sports federations.
3. The inclusion of expenses corresponding to the 2025/2026 sports season is justified by the very nature of federated sports competitions, whose planning, development and execution are usually structured by sports seasons that cover different budget years, generating expenses necessary for the sports activity prior to the economic year of imputation.
4. The purpose of these subsidies is to promote federated sports practice and grassroots sports in the municipality of Torrevieja, to encourage participation in official competitions, to promote healthy lifestyle habits and to contribute to the strengthening of the local sports association fabric as an instrument of integration, social cohesion and citizen participation.

Third. Regulatory bases:

Decree of the Councillor for Economy and Finance of the Torrevieja City Council dated June 19, 2026, approving the terms and conditions for the call for applications for grants to Sports Clubs in Torrevieja for the year 2024.
Terms and conditions published at:
• https://torrevieja.sedelectronica.es/board
• https://www.pap.hacienda.gob.es/bdnstrans/ge/es/convocatorias

Fourth. Amount:

The financing of the grants awarded under these Terms and Conditions will be carried out using budget line item 341.48001 of the 2026 budget, for a total amount of 400,000 euros.

Fifth. Deadline for submitting applications.

According to article 20.8 of the General Subsidies Law, these rules will be published in the National Database of Subsidies and subsequently published in the Official Gazette of the province.

The deadline for submitting the applications referred to in this call will be 15 working days from the day after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Province.

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PENDING PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF ALICANTE

GRANT AWARDED BY THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF ALICANTE

The Torrevieja City Council, in compliance with the provisions of article 18 of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Law on Subsidies, makes public the granting of the following aid awarded by the Provincial Council of Alicante within the Aid Plan to City Councils and EATIM for the performance of sports activities or for the operation of Municipal Sports Schools – Annual Year 2026 .

Beneficiary entity:

Torrevieja City Council

Subsidized activity:

Municipal School of Rhythmic Gymnastics (October 2025 – May 2026)

Amount of the grant awarded:

€8,876.00

Granting body:

Alicante Provincial Council – Sports Department

Purpose of the aid:

To support the development and operation of municipal sports activities, promoting sports practice and citizen participation in training and sports promotion programs.

Extract from the Resolution of June 5, 2026 of the Councillor for Economy and Finance, approving the call for applications for grants for Sports Events and Activities in Torrevieja for the year 2026.

First. Beneficiaries:

Entities applying for a grant may only apply for one grant program.

5.1 Grant recipients:

The following may be beneficiaries:

1. Legally constituted non-profit associations and entities, with their own legal personality, with registered office in the municipality of Torrevieja and registered in the Register of Neighborhood Associations of Torrevieja, that carry out sports activities in the municipal area and meet the requirements established in this call.

2. Sports Federations, at the National or Regional level, that organize official championships in the city of Torrevieja.

The entities described in point 5.1.a. may submit a maximum of two applications corresponding to different sporting events, which will be assessed independently.

5.2 Requirements for the sporting activity:

The sports activities eligible for subsidies must meet the following requirements:

1. It will be carried out in person in the municipality of Torrevieja, excluding virtual tests.

2. It must be of a one-off or concentrated nature in a limited period of time, and cannot be integrated into a complete sports season. As a guideline, the duration of the activity will not exceed 25 days, unless sufficiently justified in the technical report.

3. Regarding the minimum age for participation, comply with the federation or regulatory rules applicable to each sport and, failing that, do not provide for regulated competitive participation below the age of 6.

4. The event must have a majority of athletes from outside the organizing entity, and the technical report must demonstrate the open nature of the event and its ability to attract external participants.

5. Have the mandatory insurance required by current regulations.

The above requirements are based on:

1. To ensure that the economic impact of the activity (sports tourism, overnight stays and consumption) benefits the local economy, as well as to facilitate citizens' access to viewing sporting events.

2. Ensure that subsidies are allocated to one-off sporting events, avoiding the funding of structural or full-season activities.

3. Adapt participation to technical criteria and recommendations of sports federations, guaranteeing the protection of minors.

4. To promote open participation and the external projection of the city, avoiding internal or restricted activities.

5.3 Exclusions:

5.3.1 General exclusions

The following will not be eligible for beneficiary status:

1. Entities in which any of the circumstances provided for in sections 2 and 3 of article 13 of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Law on Subsidies, occur.

2. Entities that are not up to date with their tax obligations, Social Security obligations or obligations to the Torrevieja City Council.

3. Entities that have outstanding justifications for subsidies previously granted by the Torrevieja City Council or are not up to date with the payment of repayment obligations, under the terms provided for in the applicable regulations.

5.3.2 Specific exclusions

In general, projects that fit the following profiles will be excluded:

1. Sports schools or continuing education activities.

2. Activities aimed at school age that take place during school hours.

3. Projects subsidized through an agreement by the Department of Sports.

4. Training courses, talks and conferences.

5. Exhibition sports activities without active participation.

6. Campuses, training camps or similar activities, especially when they take place in municipal facilities of the Department of Sports.

7. Activities that have been fully or partially funded by other grants from the Torrevieja City Council for the same purpose.

Second. Purpose and objective of the call

The purpose of this call is to promote the organization of sporting events and activities held in the municipality of Torrevieja that have taken place or will take place between November 1, 2025 and October 31, 2026 , charged to the municipal budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

The inclusion of expenses accrued prior to the 2026 financial year is justified by the need to cover preparatory and organizational expenses essential for holding the subsidized events, in accordance with the municipal sports planning and the competitive calendar of the different modalities, all in compliance with the applicable regulations on subsidies.

The purpose of these subsidies is to encourage and promote sports practice , promote healthy lifestyle habits and contribute to projecting the city's image abroad at the national level through the celebration of sporting events of special social, economic and tourist interest.

Third. Regulatory bases:

Decree of the Councillor for Economy and Finance of the Torrevieja City Council dated June 5, 2026, approving the terms and conditions for the call for applications for grants for Sports Events and Activities in Torrevieja for the year 2026.

Terms and conditions published at:

1. https://torrevieja.sedelectronica.es/board/975b37c8-f59b-11de-b600-0023…

2. http://www.pap.minhap.gob.es/bdnstrans/index

The Torrevieja City Council has approved the regulatory framework for the 2026 Municipal Employment Program “Torrevieja Ocupa-T”, an initiative aimed at promoting employability through the temporary hiring of 27 unemployed people for various municipal services.

The program includes contracts of up to twelve months duration, full-time of 35 hours per week, through the modalities of "contract for the improvement of employability and labor market integration" and "training contract to acquire an appropriate professional practice".

The positions offered include administrative assistants, orderlies, construction workers, lawyers, social workers, microcomputer systems technicians, network analysts, and business consultants.

Unemployed people registered as job seekers at Espai Labora Torrevieja on the date of publication of the call and who meet the requirements established in the rules may participate in this call.

For contracts aimed at improving employability and facilitating employment, applicants must be at least 30 years old. For apprenticeship contracts, applicants must be under 30 years old and also meet the specific requirements stipulated in labor legislation for this type of contract.

Likewise, it will be mandatory to have the qualification required for each position advertised and to maintain all the requirements both on the date of publication of the call for applications and at the time of formalization of the contract.

The application period will be ten working days, starting the day after the publication of the call for applications in the Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante. Applications may be submitted preferably electronically through the municipal website or in person at the Town Hall's General Registry.

The City Council especially reminds everyone that each person may only apply for one place .

The required documentation will include, among other documents, the signed standardized application, identification document, DARDE, LABORA registration certificate and the qualification required for the position.

Furthermore, it is important to expressly emphasize that all supporting documentation of merits must necessarily be submitted along with the application and within the established submission period .

In this regard, the rules clearly state that merits that have not been documented within the application period will not be considered, and that the subsequent submission of supporting documentation will not be accepted, except to correct formal defects in documentation already submitted within the deadline.

Among the merits that can be taken into account are professional experience, additional training, knowledge of Valencian and community languages, unemployment without benefits, long-term unemployment, functional diversity, situation or risk of social exclusion, being over 45 years of age and single-parent or single-mother families.

The selection process will be conducted through a competition with a semi-structured interview, and the maximum total score will be 27 points.

All information relating to the call for applications, application form and official publications will be available on the electronic headquarters of the Torrevieja City Council and on the municipal website ( www.torrevieja.es ).