Key points
- The Ministry of Youth and Sports has selected 37 projects by civic organisations that will receive state funding in 2026.
- The total amount of support is UAH 18 million, twice as much as last year.
- A single project can receive up to UAH 600,000, with implementation running until December 2026.
- The competition attracted 170 applications.
- The supported projects cover youth training camps, media literacy courses, historical reenactments, and cultural and cyber initiatives.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has announced the winners of the competition for projects working on Ukrainian national and civic identity. In 2026, 37 initiatives by civic organisations will receive state financial support, with a total funding pool of UAH 18 million.
The supported projects cover various areas of work on identity, including:
- tented camps, training courses and field games for young people, which build civic resilience, leadership and readiness to act in crisis situations;
- courses in pre-medical care, critical thinking and media literacy;
- historical reenactments, travelling camps and programmes about the Ukrainian military and the struggle for independence;
- cultural initiatives – the creation of digital content, video courses and platforms that promote Ukrainian traditions, language and art;
- educational cyber projects, video libraries of stories, and tools to strengthen online safety.
These projects help people better understand who we are, what we rely on and what unites us. Through education, culture and work in communities, they foster a sense of togetherness and responsibility for the country. The state supports these initiatives so that such changes happen not in isolated cases, but across the whole country.
– Matvii Bidnyi, Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.
A total of 170 applications were submitted to the competition. They first underwent a technical review, were then assessed on content, and finally organisations defended their ideas before the commission.
The competition was held as part of the State Targeted Social Programme for Affirming Ukrainian National and Civic Identity until 2028, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 864 of 30 July 2024. Its aim is to support projects that work with values, history, culture and civic resilience.
In 2025, the state supported 21 projects with total funding of UAH 9 million. Eighteen initiatives were actually implemented, reaching around 268,000 people. This year, funding has been doubled to UAH 18 million, and the maximum support for a single project amounts to UAH 600,000.
The initiatives will run until December 2026. The list of winners was approved by Order No. 2421 of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of 27 April 2026.
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