{"id":7060,"date":"2025-11-17T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/?p=7060"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:42:26","slug":"sotsiaalvaldkonnas-tegutsevad-mittetulundusuhingud-saavad-taotleda-tegevustoetust-2026-aastaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/sotsiaalvaldkonnas-tegutsevad-mittetulundusuhingud-saavad-taotleda-tegevustoetust-2026-aastaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Social non-profit organisations can apply for operating grants for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valga Municipality announces that between 17 November and 1 December 2025, social non-profit organisations have the opportunity to apply for an operating grant for 2026. This year, applications will only be accepted via the SPOKU environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operating grants are paid to non-profit-making organisations providing social services or representing target groups in the social field, whose statutory activities relate to the social field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support is foreseen for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to cover the management and staffing costs of the buildings occupied by the non-profit-making organisation (in part, if not financed from other sources);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>organising social events and campaigns;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>other expenditure accepted by the social committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications must be submitted by 1 December 2025 at the latest, together with the budget and justification of the need for support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operating grant will be awarded for the following financial year. The decision to grant the subsidy will be taken by the municipality on a proposal from the Social Affairs Committee, at the latest one month after the adoption of the municipal budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"bell\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-bell\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M224 0c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32l0 19.2C119 66 64 130.6 64 208l0 18.8c0 47-17.3 92.4-48.5 127.6l-7.4 8.3c-8.4 9.4-10.4 22.9-5.3 34.4S19.4 416 32 416l384 0c12.6 0 24-7.4 29.2-18.9s3.1-25-5.3-34.4l-7.4-8.3C401.3 319.2 384 273.9 384 226.8l0-18.8c0-77.4-55-142-128-156.8L256 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32zm45.3 493.3c12-12 18.7-28.3 18.7-45.3l-64 0-64 0c0 17 6.7 33.3 18.7 45.3s28.3 18.7 45.3 18.7s33.3-6.7 45.3-18.7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>The conditions for applying for an operating grant are set out in the Valga Municipality Council Regulation No 89 of 25 October 2019 \u201eProcedure for granting social welfare assistance\u02ee\". According to it, the applicant must have its registered office in Valga municipality, provide services to the municipality's residents or represent the interests of the municipality's socially vulnerable target groups. The association must have submitted its annual accounts on time, must not be in arrears with national taxes and interest and must not have a notice of cancellation in the commercial register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"circle-info\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-circle-info\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M256 512A256 256 0 1 0 256 0a256 256 0 1 0 0 512zM216 336l24 0 0-64-24 0c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24s10.7-24 24-24l48 0c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24l0 88 8 0c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24s-10.7 24-24 24l-80 0c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24s10.7-24 24-24zm40-208a32 32 0 1 1 0 64 32 32 0 1 1 0-64z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Further information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sirje Puusepp<br>lead specialist in social work<br>phone 766 9941; 5883 5451<br>e-mail sirje.puusepp@valga.ee<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operating grants are paid to non-profit-making organisations providing social services or representing target groups in the social field, whose statutory activities relate to the social field.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Social non-profit organisations can apply for operating grants for 2026","description":"Operating grants are paid to non-profit-making organisations providing social services or representing target groups in the social field, whose statutory activities relate to the social field.","facebook_image":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sotsprojektidkoduleht.png"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uudised-ja-teated"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7060"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7237,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7060\/revisions\/7237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valga.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}