The All-Russian competition "MARCH" will identify the best PPP projects in the social sphere

Applications for the MARCH competition, aimed at selecting the best practices for the creation of social facilities based on public-private partnership (PPP) in the field of education, culture, and sports, are being accepted. The competition was organized by the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Regional Policy and Local Self-Government and the Non-Governmental Development Institute "Transproject" together with the Federal People's Council and the Public Expert Council for the Approval of Traditional Spiritual and Moral Values. Projects implemented under the PPP mechanism and contributing to the preservation and strengthening of Russian spiritual and moral values are invited to participate in the competition. The following categories of participants can apply: - public authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation and local self-government bodies (LSG) acting as a public partner or concedent in a public-private partnership/concession project aimed at creating or reconstructing social infrastructure facilities in the field of education, culture, sports; - private investors implementing social infrastructure projects in the field of education, culture, sports through the mechanism of public-private partnership/concession, as well as commercial and non-profit organizations acting as investors and participating in special project companies (SEC). Applications for participation in the competition will be considered in relation to projects that are at the stage of submitting a private initiative or after the conclusion of a COP/PPP. Terms of the competition: application period - August - September 2024; evaluation and awarding of winners - November - December 2024. Participation in the competition is a great opportunity to gain public recognition and join the practical preservation and development of important and significant values. In addition, the participants of the MARCH award can expand their professional network of contacts, share experiences and ideas with colleagues from different regions of our country, and the best projects will receive information support from the organizers. Detailed information is available on the official website of the competition: https://mart.promo/.