The Junta de Andalucía on 20 October 2026 in the Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía announced an increase in the budget for the 2026 call for applications to support women in situations of risk and exclusion. The Instituto Andaluz de la Mujer has increased the funding allocation by 1,140,093.74 euros to a total of 3,140,093.74 euros. The original allocation was 2,000,000 euros. According to the regional government, the additional funds come from the Pacto de Estado contra la Violencia de Género as well as from the Junta de Andalucía’s own funds.
The funding scheme is open to private, non-profit organisations running programmes for particularly vulnerable women. These include, among others, victims of gender-based violence; women with disabilities facing exclusion; women in prison and formerly incarcerated women; migrant women; Roma women; and women with serious mental health conditions living in residential settings. The published resolution gives priority to programmes for victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation; relevant projects receive an additional 15 points in the assessment.
The increase does not change the call’s deadlines. No new application period is being opened, nor does it restart the calculation of deadlines already under way. Applications already received remain in the process. The basis is the call resolution of 28 April 2026, which expressly allows the available budget to be increased by up to 1,500,000 euros.
The regional government says the move responds to continuing demand for social infrastructure. In recent months, professional associations and local organisations had reported rising caseloads and higher costs for protection and support services. Andalusia has for years recorded above-average levels of poverty and social exclusion risk; at the same time, the number of registered cases of gender-based violence remains high. Regional media and the news agency Europa Press also reported the BOJA publication on 20 October.
The projects that ultimately receive funding will be determined in the forthcoming award decisions. The increase announced now raises the total amount distributed in the current round without expanding the pool of potential applicants. The published resolution names no specific grants or recipients; these will only be known once the subsequent allocation decisions are issued. Timely implementation will depend on the responsible administrative bodies awarding the grants promptly and organisations maintaining sufficient capacity.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).