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The Community Development Support Program in the Russian Federation
The Program will be carried out in the Russian Far East, Lake Baikal Region, Northern Caucasus and in some other regions of Russia with financial support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which has provided a total of $5.65 million for the period from 2006 through 2009.
This multi-faceted community development program is aimed at assisting communities in addressing environmental, economic and social problems, and will be composed of the following components:
- Grant-making in the targeted communities
- Dissemination of best practices
- Training for development
- Creation of new community development tools and practices
Primary Program Goal is to design and disseminate both innovative and proven models of community development throughout the Russian Federation. The key Community Development Support Program objectives are as follows:
- to engage local citizens in addressing local needs and problems through a series of targeted grants focused on energy efficiency, local economic development, waste management, public health, small business development, social assistance and natural resources management;
- to develop and introduce tools for energy savings and mechanisms to allow communities to reinvest saved resources into development programs;
- to involve all interested stakeholders in selected communities in identifying priorities for community development;
- to train community leaders, government officials, and business leaders to better address community needs through collective efforts;
- to replicate best community development practices in a selected region.
Grant funding decisions shall be passed by the Program’s Advisory Committee founded to ensure transparency and equal opportunities for all organizations participating in grant contests. The main functions of the Advisory Committee are to approve funding for grant proposals, which have previously been reviewed by experts, and to oversee the targeted use of the Program’s grant funds.
The Program shall facilitate:
- an increased standard of living in Russian regions;
- an enhancement of the potential for future community development;
- citizen participation in decisions-making regarding their communities through interaction with local government and business.
Program Management:
Fund for Sustainable Development
14 Gubkina St., Office 73; POB 85, Moscow 117312
Tel.: 77 (495) 748-0552; fax: 7 (495) 748-0553
E-mail: ofokin@iscmoscow.ru; info@fund-sd.ru www.fund-sd.ru