Grants for social and labor integration of people in prostitution: who can apply in 2026

Key data

Organizations working with victims of sexual exploitation have had, since September 1, 2026, a clear regulatory framework to access public funding. The Order IGD/911/2026 approves the regulatory bases that will regulate the granting of these grants, aimed at financing comprehensive care and social-labor integration plans for people who express a willingness to abandon prostitution.

The approach of the regulation is explicitly abolitionist: it conceives prostitution as a form of structural gender-based violence, not as a labor activity. This conditions both the type of entities that can opt for the grants and the design of financeable projects.

What does this regulation establish?

Order IGD/911/2026 does not directly convene the grants: it approves the regulatory bases, that is, the regulation that will set the conditions applicable to all future calls that are published under this order. It is the necessary prior step before specific application periods are opened.

The key elements established by the regulation are as follows:

• Purpose of the grants: to finance comprehensive care and social-labor integration plans aimed at people in prostitution, mostly women, who express a willingness to abandon that situation.
• Ideological and legal approach: prostitution is defined as structural gender-based violence, in line with the abolitionist framework. Financeable projects must offer real socio-labor alternatives, not normalize the activity.
• Potential beneficiaries: third-sector entities specialized in care for victims of sexual exploitation.
• International framework: the regulation is based on three binding international instruments for Spain: the Istanbul Convention (violence against women), CEDAW (elimination of discrimination against women), and the Warsaw Convention (human trafficking).
• Context data: the Ministry of Equality estimates 114,576 women in prostitution in Spain, a figure that justifies the scale of public intervention.

Economic and operational impact

The Order establishes the regulatory bases, but does not set specific grant amounts: those details will be determined in each specific call that is published later. However, the approval of the bases has immediate operational consequences for interested entities:

• Legal certainty: organizations already know the framework of requirements and can prepare their projects in advance of the opening of calls.
• Project design: plans must include both comprehensive care (psychological, social, legal) and effective social-labor integration. Projects that do not include both dimensions will be outside the financeable scope.
• Voluntariness condition: only people who express a willingness to abandon prostitution are eligible. This implies that entities must demonstrate mechanisms for detection and voluntary support.
• Alignment with international conventions: projects must be consistent with the standards of the Istanbul Convention, CEDAW, and the Warsaw Convention, which may require specific staff training.

Who does it affect?

• NGOs and associations specialized in care for women in prostitution or victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation.
• Third-sector foundations with social-labor integration programs for vulnerable groups, especially women.
• Social economy entities that develop employment pathways for women in situations of exclusion.
• Organizations with accredited experience in intervention with victims of sexual exploitation, which will be better able to justify compliance with the requirements of the bases.
• Public or private entities that want to develop comprehensive care plans with public funding in this area.

For-profit private companies and individuals are, in principle, outside the typical beneficiary profile in this type of third-sector regulatory bases, although each call will specify the eligibility requirements.

Practical example

A non-profit association based in Madrid that has been managing a psychological care and job guidance program for women leaving prostitution for five years can, as of September 1, 2026, prepare its application for the next calls published under Order IGD/911/2026.

To maximize its chances, the entity must ensure that its project includes the two required dimensions: comprehensive care (psychological, legal, and social support) and social-labor integration (training, job placement, employment support). Additionally, it must document that participants voluntarily express their desire to abandon prostitution, a condition required by the bases. Alignment of the project with the standards of the Istanbul Convention and the Warsaw Convention will strengthen the technical soundness of the application.

What should organizations do now?

1. Review the complete regulatory bases published in the BOE on September 1, 2026 to identify eligibility requirements, required documentation, and assessment criteria that will be applied in the calls.
2. Audit current programs to verify that they include both comprehensive care and social-labor integration, the two dimensions required by the regulation.
3. Document voluntariness of participants: establish or strengthen internal mechanisms that demonstrate that people served express their desire to abandon prostitution.
4. Update team training on the standards of the Istanbul Convention, CEDAW, and the Warsaw Convention, which are the technical reference framework of the regulation.
5. Monitor specific calls that are published under these bases, as these will set specific amounts, application deadlines, and scoring criteria.

Official source

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Notice: This article is for informational purposes only 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-2026-18422