Mealhada Council opens applications for youth association support program

The Program for the Support of Cultural, Recreational, and Youth Associations (PAACRJ) will financially support youth associations in the municipality until November 20th.

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The Mealhada Municipal Council has opened applications for the Program for the Support of Cultural, Recreational, and Youth Associations (PAACRJ), aimed at financially supporting youth associations in the municipality.

Applications can be submitted digitally via the PAACRJ platform (https://participacaopublica.cm-mealhada.pt/paacrj/) or in paper format, delivered to the Municipal Council's Secretariat. The submission deadline is 9:59 AM on November 20th.
Applications must be accompanied by a copy of the previous year's activity report, the respective approval minutes, a photocopy of the valid Collective Entity Card, and a photocopy of the Statutes.
The program's regulations, which establish support allocation criteria based on a scoring system considering the activity developed in the previous calendar year, can be consulted on the municipality's website: https://www.cm-mealhada.pt/public//ficheiros//menu/318/norm_apfinassjuv23.pdf.
Through this program, the Mealhada Municipal Council aims to support and value the youth associative movement, recognizing its contribution to the community's dynamism and the municipality's social development.
Based on information from the official source: Câmara Municipal de Mealhada (04/11/2026)