MinRehion developed a list of medium-term public investment plans for regions and communities that will receive funding from the State Fund of Regional Development (SFRD) in 2026.

The Government approved this list by adopting the relevant resolution.

A total of 113 public investment projects, covering 92 medium-term plans (77 plans of communities and 15 plans of regions), will be eligible for SRDF funding. The total funding for these projects amounts to over UAH 1.8 billion.

‘SRDF has to be a tool that helps communities implement the priorities they have set for their development. To achieve this, it is important not simply to allocate funds between territories, but to assess the quality of the projects submitted, their alignment with strategies, and their ability to deliver tangible results for people,’ said the Minister for Communities, Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine Vitalii Bezgin.

In total, 291 medium-term plans and 558 public investment projects were submitted to the Ministry. Selection based on defined evaluation criteria was made by a Commission (made up of representatives from MinRehion, ministries whose sectors are involved in the projects, in particular the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Health, and local government associations). Factors taken into account included, among others, the alignment of the projects with strategic priorities for community development and their socio-economic significance for regional development.

The funded projects relate to the following areas:

• children’s education and safety: construction and repair of bomb shelters in schools and kindergartens, renovation of kitchen units and canteens, repair of educational establishments
• healthcare: renovation of hospitals, establishment of rehabilitation wards, repair of medical buildings
• water supply and sewage: renovation of water supply networks, water intakes and treatment plants; construction of water supply and sewerage networks
• energy efficiency and energy resilience: thermal insulation of buildings; installation of solar power stations for public facilities
• safety and civil protection: construction and major repair of protective structures, bomb shelters, and public safety centres.

Project implementation requires co-financing from local budgets of at least 10%.

In line with the conditions for the use of funds, if a project is not completed by the end of the year, its further funding will be provided from local budgets or other sources.

As previously reported, the allocation of funds between regions is made as follows (in line with the requirements of the Budget Code): 70% – based on the population living in the region; 30% – taking into account the tax-raising capacity of the local budget. Data on internally displaced persons is also taken into account when calculating the population.