FEMP and ANAR Grants 2026: What They Finance and Who They Affect

Key data

FEMP and the ANAR Foundation receive direct public funding to execute specific programs for prevention and care in matters of gender-based violence. Royal Decree 931/2026, published in the BOE on October 29, 2026, regulates this direct grant—without competitive bidding—justifying it based on the unique and irreplaceable position of both entities within the Spanish protection system.

The regulation is framed within the State Pact against Gender-Based Violence, renewed in 2025, and the obligations derived from Organic Law 1/2004 and Organic Law 10/2022 on sexual freedom.

What does this regulation establish?

The Royal Decree regulates the direct grant—that is, without public call or competition—of subsidies to two specific entities, each with differentiated actions:

The choice of direct grant—rather than an open call—responds to the fact that no other entity meets the objective conditions of territorial coverage and specialization that justify assignment to these two specific organizations.

Economic and operational impact

This regulation does not generate costs or economic obligations for companies, self-employed workers, or citizens. Its impact is budgetary in nature: the State allocates funds directly to two entities to execute policies from the State Pact against Gender-Based Violence.

From an operational perspective, the impact translates into:

• Greater availability of online training for professionals from local entities (social workers, municipal technicians, equality agents) through FEMP.
• Continuity of ANAR's telephone service for minors who are victims of violence, guaranteeing the financing of an immediate care resource.
• Update of educational materials that can be used by municipalities and provincial councils in their local prevention programs.
• Institutional recognition of local best practices through the Local Best Practices Competition, which can provide visibility and reference for municipalities with their own programs.

The Royal Decree does not include specific amounts of the subsidies in the published information, so it is not possible to break down figures by entity or action.

Who does it affect?

• Local entities (municipalities, provincial councils, island councils): indirectly benefit from the training resources and educational tools that FEMP will develop with these funds.
• Professionals in the local sphere: social workers, equality technicians, local police officers, and other municipal professionals who will be able to access the funded online training.
• Minors who are victims of gender-based violence: direct users of the ANAR Foundation's telephone care service, whose financing is guaranteed.
• Companies and citizens in general: are not directly affected. This regulation does not impose obligations, fees, or requirements on the private sector.

Practical example

A medium-sized municipality integrated into FEMP—such as any municipality with between 20,000 and 100,000 inhabitants—can benefit in the following way:

• Its equality technicians and social workers will have access to online training funded by FEMP, at no additional cost to the municipal budget.
• If the municipality has its own gender-based violence prevention program, it can apply to the Local Best Practices Competition organized by FEMP, obtaining institutional recognition and visibility.
• The educational tools updated by FEMP will be available for use in municipal campaigns and programs, reducing the effort of developing them internally.

In parallel, any minor in a risk situation or victim of violence in that municipality will continue to have access to the ANAR Foundation's telephone service, whose financing is assured by this Royal Decree.

What should entities do now?

1. Local entities that are FEMP members: stay alert to internal calls for online training and the opening of the Local Best Practices Competition that FEMP will launch with these funds.
2. Managers of equality and municipal social services: review the updated educational tools that FEMP will make available to municipalities, and integrate them into local prevention programs.
3. Teams providing care to minors: communicate to frontline professionals the guaranteed continuity of ANAR's telephone service as a referral resource for minors who are victims.
4. Companies and self-employed workers: no action is required. This regulation does not generate obligations for the private sector.

Official source

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Notice: This article is purely informational in nature and does not constitute legal advice. For specific decisions, consult a qualified professional. Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-22619