In Russia, the results of a youth projects contest aimed at developing innovation, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, and project management were summed up. Among more than 12.5 thousand applications, several initiatives from the Irkutsk region also received grants, from volunteer and environmental projects to programs in health, patriotism, and digital technologies. In total, 1350 participants won, and the total grant amount was 120 million rubles.

The purpose of the competition is to increase the competitiveness of Russian youth by increasing the number of young people who possess a set of essential competencies: the ability to generate innovations, entrepreneurial skills, conscious and responsible social behavior, active civic participation in public life, and project management skills.
In total, more than 12.5 thousand applications were submitted to the competition, and about 7 thousand complete document packages were received. Following the review of applications, a grant was awarded to a representative of the youth government of the Irkutsk Region, Ekaterina Bogdanova, for the project “Bratsk City Youth Public Organization "Union of Volunteers"” in the “Volunteering” category. In the same category, two more projects from the Angara region were supported – “Dobrograd on the Angara” by Daryona Zykova and “Children’s View” by Maria Skulina. The project “Children’s View” was also supported at the International Youth Camp “Baikal-2020”.
In the “Housing and Utilities and Construction” category, the project “EcoAngarsk” by Mikhail Novikov won, and in the “Patriotism” category – the project “Camp "Scarlet Sails"” by Elena Mikhailova. In the “Public Administration” category, the project “Eco-Schools of Russia” by Tatyana Kargina was recognized as the winner. In the “Leadership” category, two projects were noted: “Career Guidance Month with School Students of the City” by Irina Varlamova and “Interregional Campaign to Prevent Forest Fires "AntiPalych"” by Ekaterina Stupina. Grants were also awarded to two projects in the “Health” category – “Healthy Lifestyle in Your City” (by Daniil Zemskov) and “Doctor DOG” (by Yulia Shakiro).
In the “Innovations” category, one of the best was the project “Digital Publishing House "St.Appler"”, authored by Vitaly Rybnikov. Earlier, the project won the regional competition of youth innovation projects in the “Best Innovative Product” category.
In total, 1,350 competition winners received grants in Russia, with the total amounting to 120 million rubles. Fifty prizes of 300 thousand rubles, 100 prizes of 200 thousand rubles, 500 prizes of 100 thousand rubles, and 700 prizes of 50 thousand rubles were awarded.
About 150 projects that did not win the competition will receive prizes from non-budgetary sources – from the competition’s partners, OJSC Vnesheconombank, the Seliger Technologies Foundation, and others.
Based on materials from the press service of the Department for Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region