📋 Tender Overview
The Portuguese Government has announced a set of structural and financial measures to promote sports development in the country between 2024 and 2028. This effort aims to increase sports participation and also inclusion, innovation and improvement of infrastructure. The measures cover essential areas such as sports infrastructure, science and innovation, inclusion, high performance and training, with a focus on increasing sports practice, gender equality and improving conditions for athletes and clubs throughout the national territory.
Four Objectives for Sport in Portugal:
1. Increase the population’s participation in sports.
2. Reduce the difference in sports practice between men and women.
3. Bring direct investment in sport and sporting activity indicators closer to the European Union average.
4. Reduce the level of childhood obesity and overweight.
65 million euros for 5 measures and 14 programs
The Government will invest a total of 65 million euros in 5 major areas of activity, with the aim of strengthening sports practice, training and sports infrastructure in the country.
1. Sports Infrastructure & High Performance Centres (Total value: €27M)
Requalification and equipping of the network of high-performance centers.
Paralympic innovation, research and development center.
Construction and/or requalification of sports infrastructures.
2. Sports Development, Science and Innovation (Total value: €15M)
Hiring 100 qualified professionals for sports federations, the Brazilian Olympic Committee and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.
Creation of the Sports Observatory.
Update of the sport satellite account.
Publication of the national sports charter.
Creation of 10 grants for research projects in the sports area.
3. Inclusion and Sport for All (Total value: R$12 million)
Support for 400 sports club projects that promote sports for people with disabilities.
Support for 560 projects to increase the availability of female sports.
4. High Sports Performance and Dual Career (Total value: €6M)
Support program for Olympic, Paralympic and Deaf Olympic hopefuls.
Support for reconciling studies and sports for student-athletes (UAARE and UAARE Superior).
5. Training and Certification (Total value: €5M)
Certification of sports training entities (clubs) and a sports governance program (federations).
Advanced training program (postgraduate and master's degrees) in partnership with higher education institutions, to qualify human resources in federations and sports training.
With these measures, the Government intends to guarantee a balanced and inclusive development of sport in Portugal, with investments focused on key areas that will contribute to improving practice conditions, gender equality and sporting excellence in the country.
