Application for Project Grants 2026

The project gran for sports is discretionary financial support for elite sports and other significant sports activities.

Before filling out the form, you should carefully read the criteria for granting the grant you are applying for and the general principles of grants awarded by the City of Tampere. Information on the criteria for granting city grants can be found on this page: www.tampere.fi/en/targetedgrants

The application period is from 1 January to 30 November each year.

The maximum processing time is one month from the date of receipt of the application. Projects must be agreed in advance with the Director of Sport and Youth and applications must be submitted before the event or the start of project.

NOTE! In case of issues, ensure that your application is received, as late applications will be rejected.

Information about the registry collected in connection with grant applications can be found in the privacy statement: https://www.tampere.fi/sites/default/files/2023-03/tietosuojaseloste_liikunnan_projektiavustus.pdf (link opens in a new window).

For more information about the application and process, please contact:

Planning Officer Kaisa Björn
Phone: +358 40 663 6056
Email: kaisa.bjorn@tampere.fi

General information

Applicant's name ? "Enter the name of the organization or private person here. If the applicant is an private person, they are responsible for the financial transactions related to the grant through their personal bank account. If the financial transactions are carried out through an organization, the organization must be listed as the applicant. If the applicant is an unregistered working group, the contact person of the group and their personal bank account shall be entered as the applicant. Other members of the group shall be named in the application and shall be jointly responsible for the grant."

Total amount applied for (in euros) ? "Enter the amount as a whole number: no commas, periods or euro signs."

Purpose of the grant

Adult elit-level team sports

Support for international competition trips

Other significant sports activities

Purpose of use of grant, briefly (max. 180 characters). A more detailed project plan and budget will be described later in the form. ? "Briefly explain here the purpose for which you are applying for the grant. For example, performers fees, venue rental, or marketing. A more detailed project action plan and budget will be described later on the form."

Start date of project ? "Enter the starting date of the event/project here."

Closing date of project ? "Enter the ending date of the event/project here."

Adult elit-level team sports

Has the project received any other funding?

Yes

If yes, how much (in euros)? ? "Please state the amount as a whole number, without commas, periods, or euro signs."

Estimate of the audience size for 2026.” ? "Ilmoita määrä kokonaislukuna."

Number of under‑20 participants involved in the club’s activities?

	Number of participants
Girls
Boys

Sustainability programme

The team has its own sustainability programme.

We follow the league’s sustainability programme.

We follow the club’s sustainability programme.

No sustainability programme

Support for international competition trips

For the travel, accommodation and participation costs of adult athletes and athletes aged at least 15 participating in international competitions

Estimated total cost per athlete ? "Tässä kohtaa vain yhtä urheilijaa kohden kohdistuva summa. Matkojen kokonaisbudjetti tarkennetaan myöhemmin lomakkeella. "

Enter here the names of the competitions, the destination countries, the dates, and the names of the athletes participating in the competitions. ? "Voit myös toimittaa tiedot erillisenä liitteenä. "

If you are applying for a grant for a team, enter here the name of the competition, the destination country and the date, as well as the number of athletes participating in the trip. ? "Voit myös toimittaa tiedot erillisenä liitteenä. "

Other significant sports activities

Other significant sports activities (e.g., acquiring or bringing international expertise from abroad, or activities requiring exceptional training or competition conditions).

General description of project ? "Enter a general description of the project here."

How will sustainability and responsibility be addressed in the project? ? "Kerro lyhyesti miten projektissa huomioidaan niin sosiaalinen kuin ekologinen vastuullisuus. "

Is the project or event organized annually?

Yes

Estimated number of participants and audience ? "Arvioi tähän, kuinka monta kohderyhmän edustajaa aiotte tavoittaa. Kohderyhmien suuri määrä ei automaattisesti vaikuta avustuksen myöntämiseen, joten pyri mahdollisimman todenmukaiseen arvioon. Raportointivaiheessa pyydämme vielä tarkentamaan toteutuneet määrät."

Operating budget

Enter below all planned income and expenses, including the one-time grant applied for here.

If a separate budget has been prepared for the activity (e.g., a league team), you may attach it as a separate file and do not need to complete the table.

The grant is co‑funding. The grant recipient must also have their own funding to carry out the activity. In addition to monetary funding, voluntary work may be accepted as self‑financing (calculated value €10 per hour). If you include voluntary work in the breakdown, record the calculated value of the voluntary work in both income and expenses so that the total amounts match.

Income

	euros
Ticket revenue / Participation fees
Other sales revenue
Requested grant amount
Other grants
Other funding, e.g. sponsorship revenue
Estimated value of volunteer work
Other self-financing
Total income

Expences

	euros
Salaries and/or fees
Estimated value of volunteer work (also included on the expense side to balance income and expenses)
Service purchase costs
Venue rental costs
Travel and transportation expenses
Accommodation cost
Participation fees
Supplies and material costs
Advertising and marketing expenses
Equipment and tool rentals
Other expenses
Total expenses

If the grant will be used to pay salaries or wages, how will the applicant cover the compulsory employer's costs? ? "If the project grant is intended to cover expenses related to salaries or wages, the applicant must submit proof of payment of wages and salaries after the event. The receipts must show that, in addition to the payment of wages, the applicant has also paid for occupational pension contributions, unemployment insurance contributions and other compulsory incidental expenses relating to the payment of wages. The applicant always takes care of employees’ pension security by paying TyEL contributions to the employment pension company. Receipts for the payment of salaries must be submitted with the Project assessment form, even if the grant amount is less than EUR 500. In particular for individuals and teams, the Palkka.fi system is recommended for the payment of salaries and wages."

Annexes

You can supplement your application with annexes.
A maximum of five (5) annexes can be attached to the application. Please give priority to the PDF format for annexes.
Please note that in applying for a Project grants for culture grant for the publication of a history, the following documents must be provided as annexes to your application:
- manuscript of the history concerned (a grant can be applied for when the manuscript is in readable format)
- budget for the history concerned and financing plan
- presentation of project (can be written into the application form or in a separate document)

Attachments to the application ? "Choose file"

Further information

If necessary, you can use the text box below if there is information related to the grant application that you could not provide in other fields of the application.

Applicant type

Please indicate here whether the applicant is an individual or an organisation.

Note! The applicant is always the party responsible for the financial management of the project and the account to which the grant is to be paid. If the applicant is an private person, they are responsible for the financial transactions related to the grant through their personal bank account. If the financial transactions are carried out through an organization, the organization must be listed as the applicant.

Applicant type ? "Please note that companies, associations, and cooperatives that aim for profit are not eligible for grants. We also do not fund activities related to the practice of religion and to spread a religious message."

Community or organization information

Community name ? "The community name should be provided on the form exactly as it is registered in the association register."

Applicant community’s registration year and number OR Business ID (Y-tunnus) ? "A business ID is required if the applicant is an association, a non-profit cooperative, or a non-profit company."

Community's street address (Note: include any c/o person, if applicable) ? "If the community’s mail is received by a representative of the association, the name of the mail recipient should also be provided in the address field. For example, c/o Matti Mallikas, Järjestötie 1."

Postal code

City or town (postal place)

Web page (if there is)

BANK DETAILS
The granted funds will be paid to the association’s account provided in this section. IBAN is an international bank account number that most European countries have adopted. A Finnish IBAN account number is always 18 characters long and starts with the country code FI. Please ensure that the bank account number is written correctly. An incorrect account number will delay the payment of the grant.

Bank account number in IBAN format ? "A bank account number in IBAN format consists of 18 characters and always starts with the country code FI."

CONTACT DETAILS OF THE GRANT HANDLER

Enter the details of the person responsible for the association’s general grant application and who can respond to any additional questions.

Name of the community contact person handling the grant matter ? "Provide the name and contact details of the community contact person handling the grant matter. If there are any issues with the application, the first point of contact will be the person listed in this field via email or phone."

Phone number

E mail ? "An automatic confirmation of the application submission will be sent to the email address provided here."

I have a valid non-disclosure for personal safety reasons ? "If the release of your address information from the Population Information System is restricted by a protection order, we recommend registering a contact address alongside the protection order. https://dvv.fi/turvakielto. If this option is selected, the contact details will be removed from the system immediately after processing."

Sharing the contact details of the grant handler (not for commercial purposes)

	Yes	No
The contact details may be used for communication about the city's own activities and cooperation with the third sector
The contact details may be shared with the city's stakeholders (for example, other organizations in the same field)
Nimeni saa julkaista kerta-avustuksiin liittyvässä viestinnässä kaupungin verkkosivuilla, päätösteksteissä ja lehdistötiedotteissa.

Consent to electronic service and notification by e-mail

Act on Electronic Services in Public Authorities 24.1.2003/13 §19 (Laki sähköisestä asioinnista viranomaistoiminnassa 24.1.2003/13 §19)

If the field below is filled in, the electronic decision replaces the paper decision.

The decision on the grant can be sent to the following email address:

Before sending the form

I have reviewed the general principles for grants from the City of Tampere as well as the criteria for the specific grant I am applying for.

By applying for this grant, the form submitter agrees that the data controller may share information with other authorities (for example, transfer from one committee to another).

Saving the application as a draft

I wish to save the form and continue later by using the link that will be sent into the email address I gave

Email address

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