The Executive will also grant 16 million to the social protection of the DAN and maintenance of the ADO scholarships
MADRID, 31 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Council of Ministers has approved this Tuesday the agreement by which the Higher Sports Council (CSD) is authorized to call for a new aid system for Sports Federations worth 186,710,250 euros for 2022, 2023 and 2024 to guarantee its stability
economy and the continuity of its sports programs for the Olympic and Paralympic cycle of the 2024 Paris Games.
In this way, with guaranteed budgets until 2024 regardless of the economic cycle, the Government grants sports federations the ability to work with more certainty on the resources they have, which can help plan and execute their budgets with greater efficiency and
effectiveness in the coming years, and to prepare athletes more adequately.
The current Sports Law considers sports to be of high interest to the State as an essential factor in sports development, promotion of grassroots sports and because of its role as representative of Spain in
official international sporting events or competitions.
A representative function that is especially evident in events such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games and other competitions
that do not have an annual periodization and that require sports planning with sufficient foresight and anticipation.
For this reason, the bulk of the subsidies – a total of 173,660,250 euros, 57.8 million per year for 2022, 2023 and 2024 – will go to support and subsidize sports programs and activities
of the Federations so that Spanish athletes achieve the best possible sporting results in World and European Championships and the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The goal is to equal or exceed the medal table obtained by Spain in Barcelona 92 in the next Games in Paris. Throughout its history, Spain has obtained 175 Olympic medals, but the 22 medals of the Games in Barcelona have not been exceeded.
Likewise, and apart from this aid, the multi-year economic processing for the next three years includes the rest of the usual CSD subsidies for the National Technification Program
Sports and Sports Promotion, for 6.75 million euros; 4.5 million for expenses in high performance Specialized Centers and CAR de León; 1.5 million for sports facilities and equipment in High Performance Specialized Centers; and €300,000 for
promote the presence of Spain in international Federations.
SOCIAL PROTECTION OF ATHLETES
Another of the points approved by the Council of Ministers is the agreement that authorizes the CSD to call for 2022 aid for the social protection of High-Level Athletes
(DAN) and support for Spanish athletes who participate in international competitions for 16 million euros.
This amount comes from the income obtained from the exploitation rights of audiovisual content of professional football competitions, in application of the Royal Decree of May April 2015, which establishes that the clubs of LaLiga Santander and SmartBank will deliver to the CSD up to 1 % of your income.
Of the 16 million budgeted, 8 million will be used to cover the scholarships of the ADO Program for Olympic preparation for 2022; 4 million to athletes who participate in international competitions with the aim of improving their performance in the Olympic and Paralympic Games; 1 million in aid to athletes for sports results; and 3 million for Social Security contributions for DAN athletes.