650 Grant Applications Submitted for Moscow Nonprofits
Around 650 applications were submitted to the Moscow Mayor's grant competition for social non-profit organizations, with the most popular categories being 'Youth of Moscow' and 'Health and Sports'. Winners will be announced in September.
Consensus
- Around 650 applications were submitted for the Moscow Mayor's grant competition this year.
- Nearly one-third of the applicants submitted their applications for the first time.
- The most popular categories were 'Youth of Moscow' and 'Health and Sport'.
- Experts will evaluate projects in 12 nominations, and the city will support their implementation.
- Organizations operating for over a year can receive grants up to 5 million rubles.
- New organizations operating for at least six months can receive up to 500,000 rubles.
- Winners will be announced in September.
- Since 2002, over 3,800 social initiatives have received support through the program.
- The Russian Red Cross organized a large-scale run in summer related to World Blood Donor Day.
- The All-Russian Center for Social and Legal Assistance to Veterans of Wars produced a documentary on wartime workers.
- The 'Road of Life' foundation provides systemic support to children undergoing treatment away from parents.
- Since January 2026, the 'Road of Life' foundation has trained 30 nannies to accompany young patients.
Points of divergence
- The 'Road of Life' foundation prepared 30 nannies for accompanying children since the beginning of the year. — vm
- The 'Road of Life' foundation trained 30 nannies since January 2026. — m24
- The Moscow government signed several dozen agreements on supporting entrepreneurs, focusing on technology sector development, innovation, and strengthening regional and international partnerships. — vm
- Moscow has city co-working centers where NGOs can book space, hold events, receive information support, and print materials. — m24
- The 'Mos.ru' charitable service unites 104 funds supporting children with serious illnesses, people with disabilities, the poor, and others in difficult situations. — m24
- The 'City of Indifference' festival was held on July 4–5 as part of the 'Summer in Moscow' project, featuring a market with handmade goods from over 40 Moscow NGOs. — m24
- The 'Knowledge Base' digital project provides access to current training for NGO staff and social entrepreneurs. — m24
Coverage (3 sources)
- Seruginina: About 650 Moscow-based NGOs submitted grant applications to the Mayor's competition — Вечерняя Москва
- Seruginina concludes the application campaign for the grant competition for Moscow NGOs — Москва 24
- How Moscow Residents Support Inhabitants of New and Border Regions of Russia — Вечерняя Москва