Inje County Selected for "Excellent" Grade in 2026 Local Extinction Response Fund, Secures 3 Billion Won

Inje County, Gangwon Province, announced on December 4 that it has been awarded the highest grade, "Excellent," in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 2026 Local Extinction Response Fund investment plan evaluation, securing 3 billion won in funding for next year.

Aerial view of Inje County Office.

The Local Extinction Response Fund is allocated by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, which has evaluated investment plans since 2022 for 89 population-declining areas and 18 areas of interest, distributing funds differentially to support locally driven efforts to overcome the crisis of regional depopulation.

Among the areas of interest, where Inje County is included, regions receiving the Excellent grade (2 areas) are allocated 3 billion won each, those with an A grade (4 areas) receive 2.4 billion won each, and those with a B grade (12 areas) are given 1.8 billion won each. Inje County, having achieved the Excellent grade, has secured the maximum amount of 3 billion won.

Building on this achievement, the county will actively pursue core projects to address population decline and restore regional vitality.

The secured funds will be used for key initiatives to attract new residents and improve the local living environment, including: establishing a living hub from Inje to Wontong (creation of Wontong Square); the "Experience Living in Inje" program (operating the Inje Living Experience, Rural Ecological Study Center, and programs to generate relational population); and the "Youth Village Gwidoon-ri Project" (building a water supply facility in Gwidoon-ri).

Kim Jangwoong, Director of Regional Development, stated, "We will do our utmost to implement projects that can generate tangible population inflow effects and create a vibrant Inje."

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