From basketball to judo, from cycling to athletics, from fencing to volleyball, without forgetting other important disciplines: there are 73 overall projects for the promotion of physical activity and sports financed with one million euros by the Emilia-Romagna Region, which considers them a fundamental tool for physical and psychological well-being, education and social inclusion.
The two-year projects, the result in particular of the initiative of local authorities, associations and sports clubs, will be supported by the Region with contributions equal to 50% of the eligible expenditure. The final ranking was approved by the regional council as part of the activities relating to sports policies, coordinated by the head of the political secretariat of the presidency Giammaria Manghi.
“We continue our commitment to support sport, alongside public bodies, as well as the many sports associations operating in Emilia-Romagna, thanks to the passion of many volunteers. Sport is health and psychophysical well-being, it is passion and competition. But it is also an extraordinary opportunity for social inclusion and for the youngest a training ground for life, thanks to which they can learn the values of respect for the adversary and sacrifice ”, underlined the president of the Region Stefano Bonaccini.
A commitment on the part of the Region which, according to Bonaccini, “has not failed in these two years, during which we have tried to concretely help a sector that has been among the most affected by the pandemic. Now that we can look to the future with more confidence, sport can be a precious opportunity to restart, as well as for the development and promotion of the territory “.
These 73 projects are in addition to the 128 already approved and funded by the Region at the end of 2021 with over 1.4 million euros, money that went to support sporting events and competitions promoted throughout the territory by the numerous amateur associations active in Emilia. -Romagna.
Overall, therefore, the amount allocated has risen to over 2.4 million for 201 sports promotion initiatives: 4 in the province of Piacenza, with a regional contribution of 45,513 euros; 12 in the province of Parma (170,802 euros); 20 in the province of Reggio (241,892 euros); 30 in the province of Modena (320,107 euros), 72 in the metropolitan city of Bologna (882,519 euros); 8 in the province of Ferrara (90,681 euros); 17 in the province of Ravenna (185,282 euros); 20 in the province of Forlì-Cesena (€ 226,068); 11 in the province of Rimini (151,849 euros). To these must be added seven projects proposed by companies with registered offices outside Emilia-Romagna but active in the region, financed overall with 101,125 euros.
