Yongsan-gu, 2021 Village Community Contest...Up to 7 Million KRW Support per Group

Promoting 50 Projects Across 6 Areas to Strengthen Resident Communication and Cooperation... Supporting 1 Million to 7 Million KRW per Group with a Total Budget of 130 Million KRW

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Yongsan-gu (District Mayor Seong Chang-hyun) is promoting the ‘2021 Village Community Contest Project’ to strengthen communication and cooperation among residents.

The project period is from May (contract date) to November, and resident groups or organizations with three or more members whose address or living area is in Yongsan-gu can participate. A total of 130 million KRW will be invested in 50 projects across six categories.

The project types are divided into ▲Making Neighbors (Seed Stage) ▲Making Our Village (Sprout Stage) ▲Activity Support (Growth Stage) ▲Dong Resident Participation ▲Resident Activity Space Support ▲Alley Creation, and the content can be freely selected.

The district supports a budget ranging from 1 million to 7 million KRW per project (group). It can be used for activity expenses, promotional printing costs, consumable supplies purchase, short-term rental fees, (intercity) travel expenses, meeting expenses (food and refreshments, etc.), manuscript fees, meeting fees, instructor fees, and more. A portion of the budget (at least 5%) must be self-funded (except for the Making Neighbors category).

The district will hold a project briefing session on the 4th at 2 p.m. via Yongsan-gu Village Autonomy Center’s YouTube channel. Anyone interested can watch it.

Applications are accepted from February 22 to March 11. Online applications are submitted through the ‘Support Projects’ section on the Seoul Village Community Comprehensive Support Center website. Applicants must submit the project proposal, project plan, list of participants and work assignment table, consent form for personal information processing, and other documents together.

Related forms are posted in the announcement/notice section on the district website.

The district selects support targets through document and field evaluation (1st round), Village Community Committee evaluation (2nd round), and Local Subsidy Deliberation Committee evaluation (3rd round). The selection results will be announced in May.

A district official said, “Due to the COVID-19 situation, projects in a non-face-to-face format are more likely to be selected,” and added, “Residents who wish to participate are encouraged to receive pre-consultation at the district Village Autonomy Center from February 15 to March 11.”

Last year, the district enhanced residents’ capabilities by selecting and implementing 59 village community contest projects. The number of projects by category was 21 for Making Neighbors (Seed Stage), 17 for Making Our Village (Sprout Stage), 6 for Activity Support (Growth Stage), 13 for Dong Resident Participation, 1 for Resident Activity Hub Space Support, and 1 for Alley-based Community Creation.

Seong Chang-hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “We are conducting the contest project to create a village community led by residents,” and added, “We hope you will renew your village with fresh and creative ideas.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.