The Government of Aragon, through the Aragonese Water Institute (IAA), partner of the Ebro Resilience Strategy and the LIFE Ebro Resilience P1 Project, has opened on November 25 a new call for grants addressed to local entities of Aragon. The objective is to improve the preparedness and adaptation of the municipalities to the risk of floods, reinforcing the safety of the population and the protection of the fluvial environments of the Ebro riverbanks.
The call for proposals contemplates two lines of action:
- Line 1: Drafting and approval of municipal flood risk action plans. Maximum subsidy: €6,000 per municipality, with 100% financing.
- Line 2: Preventive actions against flood hazards on municipally owned land. Maximum grant: €50,000 per application, with 80% financing.
In this line 2, enter:
- Cleaning and collection of materials, removal of trunks, dead branches, clearing and pruning of vegetation that obstructs water flow.
- Acquisition of goods and equipment for this purpose
- Repair of damages caused by floods.
- Conditioning and restoration of the public hydraulic and forestry domains on the riverbanks, providing them with greater safety and environmental quality.
- Removal of sediments that obstruct water flow.
The implementation period of the grants is 2026-2027, with a total budget of 600,000 € (200,000 € for plans and 400,000 € for preventive actions).
All the information and the application form are available on the official website of the Government of Aragon at this link.
The IAA has managed 8 previous calls on floods, benefiting 119 Aragonese municipalities, which demonstrates a consolidated track record of support for adaptation and prevention against flood risk.