The key facts
- The first presidential grants competition of 2027 received 9,323 projects from 8,294 NGOs from all 89 regions
- 18% of the participating organizations are applying for the first time
- The winners will be announced at the end of January 2027, with implementation starting in February
More than 9.3 thousand applications submitted for the anniversary competition
The first presidential grants competition of 2027 received 9,323 projects from 8,294 non-profit organizations representing all 89 regions of Russia. This was reported by the press service of the Presidential Grants Fund. The competition is an anniversary one — the 25th in a row, and 18% of the participating NGOs are applying for presidential support for the first time.
Where the applications are directed and how much funding is requested
The largest number of projects is devoted to social assistance and protection of citizens — 1,681 applications (18% of the total). They are followed by initiatives in healthcare and healthy lifestyles — 1,566 projects (17%) — and support for families, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood — 1,441 applications (15%). Nearly half of the participants are seeking amounts from 1 to 5 million rubles (4,314 projects), while another 4,065 initiatives are requesting up to one million rubles; together these two categories account for 90% of all applications.
Selection timeline and the fund's track record
The next selection stage is scheduled for November 19: the joint expert council will review applications submitted in violation of the competition requirements. The winners will be announced at the end of January 2027, and as early as February they will be able to begin implementing their projects. According to the fund, since April 2017 the competition has received 216,694 projects, of which 36,651 received funding totaling 85 billion rubles; another 11 billion rubles were allocated in 2021–2026 to regional competitions for socially oriented NGOs.
Context: support for Year of Unity projects
Earlier, the fund allocated 509 million rubles to support 156 projects as part of the Year of the Unity of the Peoples of Russia — the funds are aimed at preserving national languages, traditions and cultural heritage. Among the recipients are the organizers of the 'Folk Games' festival in Yekaterinburg, bone-carving masters from Krasnoyarsk Krai, and the creators of a project teaching children the Buryat language in Irkutsk Oblast.
