Smolny will distribute 166 million rubles for NGOs in the field of culture

non-profit organizations in the cultural sphere in St. Petersburg will receive from the city additional financial support totaling to $ 166.5 million. About it on air of TV channel «Saint-Petersburg» said the first Deputy Chairman of Committee on culture Alexander Voronko. A resolution was recently signed by the Governor Alexander Beglov.

«In our list of approximately 100 non-profit organizations with which it collaborates, for example, festivals of the arts «access Point», «Without intermission». In the registry, about 60 non-governmental theatres, last year half of them got subsidies from the city, and this year we will support,» said the funnel.

to Apply for a grant until June 22, every socially oriented non-profit organization in the field of culture — including the formulation and display of drama performances. The changes will help organizations to recover costs of activities for staff salaries and utilities.

«At the end of the month will be formed a Commission of experts headed by Konstantin Sukhenko, the head of our Committee. Commission will be 25 people — famous figures of culture, deputies of the legislative Assembly and representatives of Executive authorities. The result of 166,5 million rubles will be played,» explained Voronenko.

He said that now the list of documents that must be submitted to the Committee, reduced, and amended form of application in the direction of simplification. All information can be viewed on the Agency’s website.

Earlier, the «Rosbalt» reported that the financing of housing and urban programs in Petersburg will not recover.

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