Direct grants of €26.4 million for social sector organizations

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1. The royal decree-lawroyal decree-law A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses. directly awards grants to state-wide social action third sector entities, without a public competition, under Article 22.2.b) of the General Subsidies Law.
2. The money is for projects of general interest considered of social interest, and for the operating expenses of the beneficiary entities.
3. Beneficiaries are the entities listed in the annex, each with a maximum amount. In federations, confederations, unions or platforms, the associated state-wide entities can also receive the grant.
4. The Secretary of State for Social Rights awards the grants, and payment is made in a single advance payment.
5. The overall maximum amount is €26,404,089.44, paid from the budget of the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030. Cruz Roja Española receives the largest amount, €2,876,208.78.
6. Unused budget funds can be carried over to the 2021 budget, and the Royal Decree-Law 7/2013 is amended so that promoting and modernizing the third sector becomes a social interest activity eligible for aid funded through personal income taxincome tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. (IRPFIRPF Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas: Spain's personal income tax.).

Who it affects

• State-wide social action third sector entities listed in the annex.: They receive direct money, without a competition, for projects and operating expenses.
• Entities associated with federations, confederations, unions or platforms.: They can be beneficiaries through the state-wide entity they belong to.
• People at risk of social exclusion and vulnerable groups.: They are the final recipients of the funded projects.

Words worth knowing

Tercer Sector de Acción Social

The group of nonprofit organizations working on social issues, such as care for older people, people with disabilities or people at risk of exclusion.

Concesión directa

Direct award: the government grants the subsidy without holding a public competition that several entities could enter.

Subvención

Grant: public money given to an entity to carry out an activity of general interest, with no obligation to repay it.

Remanentes de crédito

Budget funds that were not spent and can be carried over to the next year.

IRPF

Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas: Spain's personal income tax.

royal decree-law

A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.

decree-law

A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.

income tax

The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings.

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