Tardes con Plan 2026: changes in the FSE+ call for social entities

Key data

Entities working in child inclusion and accessing European funds through the Tardes con Plan program have an immediate obligation: to review the changes introduced by the Order SND/384/2026 before submitting or managing their applications. This order, published on April 27, 2026, modifies the original call approved in June 2025 through the Order SND/716/2025.

The Tardes con Plan program is part of the Social Inclusion, Child Guarantee and Fight Against Poverty Program, co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus (FSE+). Its objective is to finance operations aimed at vulnerable minors through extracurricular and educational leisure activities in the afternoon. Any modification to its regulatory bases has a direct impact on entities that have already submitted an application or plan to do so.

What does this regulation establish?

Order SND/384/2026 is a modification regulation: it does not create a new call, but rather alters specific aspects of the current call approved by Order SND/716/2025. According to available data, the changes may affect one or more of the following elements:

• Eligibility requirements of the applying entities or the operations presented.
• Deadlines for submitting applications or justifications.
• Selection criteria for the operations to be financed.
• Financing conditions applicable to the selected operations.

The original call (Order SND/716/2025) established the regulatory bases for the selection of Tardes con Plan operations within the FSE+ framework. This modification updates those bases to adapt them to new circumstances or correct aspects of the initial call.

Economic and operational impact

For third sector entities and public administrations participating in Tardes con Plan, this modification has direct operational consequences. Managing European FSE+ funds involves complying with strict eligibility and justification requirements: any change in the bases could invalidate operations already submitted or require additional documentation.

The specific operational risks are:

• Applications in progress that might not meet the new eligibility requirements if not reviewed and adapted.
• Modified deadlines that may shorten the time available to submit documentation or justifications.
• Altered selection criteria that may change the score or priority of submitted operations.
• New financing conditions that affect the co-financing percentage, eligible expenses or monitoring obligations.

Non-compliance with the new terms may result in exclusion from the call or in the return of funds already received, with the administrative and financial costs that this entails.

Who does it affect?

• Third sector entities that participate or will participate in the Tardes con Plan call.
• NGOs working in child social inclusion and accessing FSE+ financing.
• Public administrations (municipalities, provincial councils, autonomous communities) that submit operations within the framework of this call.
• Child social inclusion organizations that develop extracurricular or educational leisure activity programs in the afternoon for vulnerable minors.
• Managers and European project coordinators in social entities who must adapt the documentation of their operations.

Practical example

An NGO working in child inclusion in a medium-sized city submitted its application for the Tardes con Plan call in the second half of 2025, under the terms of Order SND/716/2025. Its program includes extracurricular activities in the afternoon for 80 vulnerable minors.

With the publication of Order SND/384/2026, the entity's European projects manager must:

1. Download and read the full text of the modification published in the BOE (BOE-A-2026-9179).
2. Compare the new terms with those of the original call to identify which aspects of their application are affected.
3. If eligibility criteria have changed, verify that their program continues to meet the requirements.
4. If deadlines have been modified, update their internal project management schedule.
5. Contact the managing body (Ministry of Health, through the State Secretariat for Social Rights) if they have doubts about how the modification affects their specific file.

What should entities do now?

1. Read the full text of Order SND/384/2026 published in the BOE on April 27, 2026. Summaries are not sufficient: changes in regulatory bases for European funds require direct reading of the official text.
2. Identify what specific aspects change with respect to Order SND/716/2025: eligibility requirements, deadlines, selection criteria or financing conditions.
3. Review applications in progress to verify that they continue to meet the new terms. If there are misalignments, act before the corresponding deadline expires.
4. Update the project management schedule if deadlines have been modified.
5. Consult with the managing body (State Secretariat for Social Rights / Ministry of Health) any doubts about how the modification affects specific files already submitted.
6. Document internally the changes applied to the application or project management, to ensure the traceability required in FSE+ fund justification.