The Day Activities subsidy is intended for organizing activities for vulnerable Hilversum residents aged 18 and older. These day activities contribute to people's health by adding structure to daily life, improving self-confidence, and fostering social connections. A requirement is that the activity is organized in the neighborhood and takes place under supervision. Examples of activities include cooking together, DIY projects, or gardening.
Attention! Some changes in the subsidy scheme
A new subsidy scheme applies to subsidy applications for 2026. Please read the new subsidy scheme carefully. Please note: the deadline for submitting subsidy applications for 2026 has been moved to September 15, 2025.
What do you need to know
- You must apply for the subsidy for 2026 no later than September 15, 2025
- The target group of these activities are residents of the municipality of Hilversum with a disability and/or chronic and/or psychosocial problems and who (potentially) need support in participating in society and/or in remaining or becoming self-reliant and for whom a general provision is sufficiently appropriate
- The subsidy is intended for activities that replace the light form of daytime activities that are currently still used as indicated by the WMO.
- Activities that fall under Meeting and Participating must match the support needs of the resident. And the activity must promote, maintain or compensate for self-reliance and control
- For the Participate activity, the activity provides guidance and support towards (volunteer) work
- This arrangement has a subsidy ceiling
The subsidy can be used for:
- Arranging and carrying out day activities
- Deploying professionals who supervise, organize and coordinate daily activities
- Training, education and improving the knowledge of professionals and volunteers who participate in the activity for which a subsidy is requested
- Rent or other direct costs of the space required for daytime activities
- Costs for transporting participants to and from activities, if they cannot arrange this themselves
- Other costs are listed in Article 6 of the subsidy scheme
Result
- Your application must meet the General subsidy regulation 2021
- The municipality will assess your application based on the Subsidy scheme for day activities in Hilversum
- The municipality checks whether your application fits in with the established policy in the social domain, including:
What do you have to do
- Download the application and activity form (PDF, 230 KB)) and fill in the form
- Budget showing only the costs associated with offering the activity, including a coverage plan. A sample can be requested via dayactivities@hilversum.nl.
- If the subsidy is given per financial year, you must indicate the size of the equalization reserve at the time of the application. An equalization reserve is intended to cover costs that you incur once in a while. For example, maintenance of your building
First request
If you are applying for a subsidy for the first time, we ask you to send the following attachments:
- Copy of the deed of incorporation and the articles of association of the legal entity (foundation or association) submitting the application
- Annual report and annual accounts with balance sheet of the previous financial year
After your request
- As soon as you have submitted all documents and information, we will process your application
- You will receive a decision within 13 weeks of the application deadline. The decision period can be extended by 13 weeks if there is reason to do so.
- You will receive the municipality's decision (decision) by e-mail
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact the subsidy coordinator at subsidies@hilversum.nll or call 14 035.
