Seoul City Calls for Participants in the '2022 Green Seoul Practice Contest'... Total Support of 400 Million KRW

Online Applications Open Until the 17th... 23 Projects in 5 Categories and General Projects Eligible

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Green Seoul Citizens Committee announced on the 4th that they will carry out the ‘2022 Green Seoul Practice Contest Project,’ where citizens directly solve environmental problems in daily life. Up to 30 million KRW per project will be supported, with a total of 400 million KRW provided.

The contest targets nonprofit private organizations, nonprofit corporations, and social cooperatives located in Seoul. Applicants can choose from five designated projects?climate and air quality, resource circulation, ecology, environmental health, environmental education?or general projects. Seoul plans to focus support on citizen practice projects linked to greenhouse gas reduction and resource circulation.

The designated projects include 23 initiatives such as ‘Greenhouse gas reduction practices in daily life like building energy efficiency,’ ‘Climate activities in transportation such as personal mobility devices (PM), bicycles, and electric vehicles,’ and ‘Spreading zero-waste culture and community-based citizen participation in resource circulation awareness and practice.’ Detailed information can be found in the announcement.

Applications can be submitted online from the 14th to the 17th through the Seoul City Subsidy Integrated Management System. The evaluation will be fairly conducted by the Green Seoul Citizens Committee’s ‘Contest Project Management Committee’ based on criteria such as the suitability of the project purpose and content, the capability of the executing organization, and the appropriateness of the budget plan. The selection results will be announced on the Seoul City website in March and will also be individually notified.

Accordingly, on the 7th, Seoul will hold a project briefing session and a 2021 best practice presentation via the ‘Seoul Climate Environment Headquarters’ YouTube channel. The briefing will provide detailed guidance on project content, how to write the project plan, and standards for budgeting and accounting to ensure organizations face no difficulties in applying.

Seoul will provide multifaceted support to ensure smooth project execution by the implementing organizations. Additionally, to enhance fairness, transparency, and publicity effects, the selection details, project execution plans, and final performance reports will be disclosed online to citizens during the process.

Yoon Jae-sam, Director of the Environmental Policy Division, said, “We expect great interest and participation in the ‘2022 Green Seoul Practice Contest Project,’ where citizens will proactively improve various environmental issues both online and offline.”

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