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To discover talents, promote a healthy lifestyle, and preserve the memory of generations—the capital's non-profit organizations (NPOs) care for children and adolescents, people with disabilities, special military operation (SMO) participants, and their families. They host creative events and sporting activities, and share stories about our country's achievements and family values.
Such projects receive support annually Moscow Mayor's grant competition for socially oriented non-profit organizations.
"Over the past five years alone, the competition has received more than 4,300 applications. The authors of 1,135 initiatives have won. The most popular categories are 'Youth of Moscow,' 'Our Heritage,' and 'Healthy Lifestyle and Sports,'" she noted.
Natalia Sergunina, Deputy Mayor of Moscow.
Just recently, at the end of September, it was announced results for 2025: 229 of the best were selected from more than 700 applications. Almost a third of the winners received grants for the first time.
After the competition results were announced, a mos.ru correspondent spoke with the project authors and learned what ideas they will bring to life.
Football in every yard
The autonomous non-profit organization (ANO) "Youth Initiative" will use a grant to give Moscow residents the opportunity to make their everyday lives more active. This year, it won the "Healthy Lifestyle and Sports" category with its "Football in Every Yard" project and will begin hosting open matches as early as spring 2026. Muscovites aged 16 to 35 are invited to participate.
From April to June, we will hold matches at district stadiums and courtyard football fields, and at the end of all the games, we will organize a final tournament. Our main goal is to show Muscovites that sport is accessible to everyone, and thanks to the capital's well-developed infrastructure, it's possible to play close to home. The tournaments will also allow you to master the ball game, spend time outdoors, make friends, and perhaps even make sport a regular part of your life and pursue it professionally. Denis Uvarkin, CEO of the ANO "Youth Initiative"
Pre-registration will be available for participation in the competition. Registration will open on the project's social media in March 2026. The competition will be held in seven administrative districts of the capital. Invited referees will explain the rules of the game to participants and monitor their compliance. The grant will be used to purchase sports uniforms, protective equipment, balls, and bibs—bright vests that allow players from different teams to be identified by color on the field. The grant will also be used to purchase gift sets and souvenirs for future match winners.
"Thanks to grants from the Moscow Mayor, even the most charitable projects can be made more vibrant and ambitious, attracting more participants. This is a tremendous support. At the same time, the capital has created all the conditions for the development of public initiatives. NGOs receive financial support from the city, space for work, and assistance in creating platforms for sharing experiences—coworking spaces," Denis Uvarkin emphasizes.
Bringing generations together
The "Cultural Codes of Young Moscow" project, run by the "Happy Family" counseling center, also received a grant. The funds will be used to organize events commemorating memorable dates and supporting family values.
In 2025, our center will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Throughout this time, we've regularly participated in competitions and have won several, which motivates and inspires us, giving us the strength to invent and create. Without grants, we wouldn't have achieved such a scale and been able to realize all our ideas. This year, we won in the "Youth of Moscow" category, and as part of the "Cultural Codes of Young Moscow" project, we'll be holding online lectures, quizzes, and quests, inviting young Moscow residents to talk about their libraries, schools, and courtyards—the little corners of the great capital they know. This will allow others to learn something new about the city. Irina Korchagina, Creative Director of the "Happy Family" Consulting Center
For example, a major event awaits project participants this summer. For Russian National Flag Day, celebrated on August 22, online lectures will be prepared for them about statesmen who influenced the course of history. To participate, please contact the organizers atthe project's social networks.
"People of all ages will be able to participate in the events. This will bring together generations, introduce children and adults to our country's culture and folk traditions, and help them delve deeper into history," adds the mos.ru source.
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About the heroes of the SVO
Another winner of this year's competition is the ANO "Directorate of Sports and Entertainment Events 'Vsport'." The team will use the grant funds to implement the project "Moscow Remembers: Stories of the Heroes of the SVO."
We won the "Our Heritage" category. We want to preserve the memory of the defenders and support their families, so we decided to create a digital platform featuring video interviews, biographies, and photographs of SVO participants from Moscow. To do this, we'll interview them and their loved ones: we'll learn about the childhood and development of our heroes, their character and qualities, and how they distinguished themselves in battle. Alina Vorobyova, Director of the ANO "Directorate of Sports and Entertainment Events 'Vsport'"
Volunteers—schoolchildren in grades 8–11, and university and college students—will interview the subjects and their families. A preparatory course will be organized to teach the students how to conduct interviews.
"Over 500 volunteers will participate in the project. Thanks to the grant, we'll purchase voice recorders and microphones, branded folders, and badges for them. We'll also organize meetings where we'll explain how to conduct interviews, take high-quality photos, and digitize photographs from the subjects' family archives. After each interview, a video version, along with photographs and the subject's biography, will be uploaded to the platform," emphasizes Alina Vorobyova.
In addition to the digital archive, the project's creators will create paper albums and half-meter-long plasterboard panels. They will feature photographs and biographies of Moscow soldiers who defended their homeland with their lives and never returned home. The albums will be given to the families of the fallen, and the panels will be donated to Moscow school museums.
Find support in creativity
The "Gift of Sunlight" charitable foundation is implementing a project to support the families of SVO participants. It won a grant competition in the "Family Moscow" category.
Thanks to the grant, we're implementing an educational project for the wives of SVO participants, "Workshop for Development and Growth." We've already run programs for the families of our defenders. While speaking with mothers—the spouses of special operations soldiers—we learned that they wanted to learn new skills. We decided to create a creative handicraft course for women, where they can learn sewing and knitting. The grant funds will be used to purchase modern sewing machines and steamers, mannequins, thread, fabric, and other materials. Svetlana Myshkina, project coordinator at the "Give Sunlight" charitable foundation.
The team plans to launch the project in March. Free classes will be held on weekends at the charity's family center on Otkrytoye Shosse (Building 23, Block 5) until the end of December. The final event will be a fashion show: the project participants will walk the red carpet in outfits they sewed during the classes.
The handicraft course will be complemented by short lectures from invited speakers on a variety of topics. Experts will reveal makeup and self-care secrets and explain how to monetize a hobby. Our goal is to create a space for participants where they can learn new things, unleash their creative potential, and take a break from worries and anxieties. We are grateful to the city for its support. Grants are a great help to charitable foundations. They allow us to grow and help those in need. Gulnara Shvedova, Vice President of the "Gift of Sunlight" charitable foundation and project curator
Support the work of the fund Give me some sunshine Any user of the charity service canmos.ruAnyone can also make a donation and help those in need: select one or more nonprofits and make a transfer. For those who find it difficult to choose, the "Help All" option is available: in this case, the payment will be divided equally among the charitable programs in the category. You can also make regular donations to selected organizations: simply log in to the portal and click "Enable Autopayment" after your first transfer. This form of support allows nonprofits to plan their activities, increase the number of beneficiaries, and launch long-term assistance programs.
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