The Government authorizes the CSD the call of grants to spanish sports federations

Madrid, 24 march 2020.The council of ministers has authorized the council this morning for sports (CSD) the announcement of aid to the sports federations in spain for the year 2020.

The final amount of aid exceeds eur 50 million, of which, more than 1.3 stationed directly sportsmen by its results during this season. With this decision, the executive has sought to speed up procedures for granting work permits in a particularly sensitive time for associations, first for the present budgetary constraints, and then by the crisis illegality generally occurs in the fight against COVID-19.

Annually, through public solicitation may seek the CSD provides grants and subsidies for states in order to optimize the sports training and the outcome of the teams and athletes representing España in international sporting competitions. This year, although the crisis the coronavirus that has paralysed the activity of sport, it is the wish of the government that the federal machinery continue with the greatest functioned normally as possible.

Other of its purposes are the promotion of quantitative and qualitative national and international competitions; training and technical refinement of sports and judges, Arbitrators or equivalent; enhancing the participation of women in all areas of sport; the canoe sport programmes to promote the development of sport in competition; as well as aid to promote the adequate representation of directors of Spain in international sports federations.

This also includes other lines specifically designed to grant aid for spanish athletes by sports results obtained in the previous year and to headquarters of international federations in spain and to presidents spaniards or members of executive committees of international sports federations.