Subsidies to municipalities for the hiring of cultural managers 2026

Official description of the call

and on the website of the Provincial Council of Palencia (http://www.diputaciondepalencia.es) in the “subsidies and aid” section [CULTURE-“Call for subsidies to town councils for the hiring of cultural managers”] First.- Beneficiaries All town councils of municipalities in the province of Palencia with a population of less than 20,000 inhabitants and more than 500 inhabitants may apply for this aid: a) Town councils that do not have in their functional staff a culture technician or cultural manager, in charge of organizing, planning and managing all cultural activities carried out in their municipality. b) Town councils that, having a part-time worker on staff, and wishing to increase their hours of service, want to complete their work day with a full-time contract, provided that it is clearly and explicitly allocated to managing and planning cultural activities. Municipalities that, jointly and in anticipation of making costs and services profitable due to geographical proximity, may also benefit from this call can jointly hire a technician or cultural manager who will allow them to attend to the organization and monitoring of the cultural activities planned in their respective municipalities. In this case, the total population of the group of municipalities must be greater than 1,200 inhabitants. Second.- Purpose Subsidies are called for the 2026 financial year to city councils of municipalities in the province of Palencia with a population of less than 20,000 inhabitants and more than 500 inhabitants, for the hiring of cultural managers, who stimulate and coordinate the cultural activities developed in their municipality. This subsidy is included within the measures to achieve Goal 11.4 “Protection of cultural and natural heritage” of the Sustainable Development Goals. Third.- Amount The total amount of the subsidies may not exceed the amount of 50,000 euros. It will be subsidized until the budget limit is exhausted, in accordance with the specified assessment criteria, and the subsidy cannot exceed 50% of the total expense of the activity for which the subsidy was requested, with the city council committing to contribute the remaining amount of the cost. Fourth.- Deadline for submitting applications Applications will be submitted within a period of 15 business days, counting from the day following the publication of the call in the Official Gazette of the Province, extending said deadline until the first following business day, when the last day is a Saturday or holiday. Fifth.- The annexes and other documentation corresponding to this call will be available to interested parties at the electronic headquarters of the Provincial Council of Palencia https://sede.diputaciondepalencia.es in the Public information-Subsidies and aid section.

Issuing agency

PROV. DEPUTATION FROM PALENCIA — PROVINCIAL DEPUTATION OF PALENCIA

Scope

Palencia

Category

Recipients

LEGAL PERSONS THAT DO NOT DEVELOP ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

More information

• Official BDNS portal (infosubvenciones.es) ↗
• Governing rules ↗
• Electronic office ↗

Deadlines

Full information

Who can apply for this grant?

• LEGAL PERSONS THAT DO NOT DEVELOP ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

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The full requirements may vary. Check the governing rules and the official portal to confirm all requirements.

Financial information

Documents

• Call document in Spanish ↗
• Extract from the Decree dated March 4, 2026 of the President of the Provincial Council of Palencia, which calls for subsidies to municipalities in the province of Palencia for the hiring of cultural managers ↗

Governing rules

GENERAL ORDINANCE OF SUBSIDIES OF THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF PALENCIA

Governing rules ↗