Russians will be able to distribute state budget funds through Gosuslugi – Kommersant

General Director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) Svetlana Chupsheva told “Izvestia”that Russian citizens, using the State Services portal, can now propose projects in their localities, which will be initiated at the expense of budget funds. According to her, such a proposal arose due to the difficulties that arise with collecting signatures and putting forward project ideas through territorial self-government bodies.

“By simplifying the process of submitting applications, discussing them and raising funds as much as possible, we can implement more public initiatives and improve city spaces and courtyards exactly as the residents themselves want,” explained Ms. Chupsheva.

Now the pilot project has started in three regions – Krasnoyarsk Territory, Ivanovo and Kaliningrad Regions. If the project is successfully implemented in these regions, the project will be extended to other regions, Izvestia clarifies.