27 winners of the "Young Nizhny" competition were awarded in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin.

      In the last three years, the competition has been held twice a year, and its prize fund has been increased to 15 million rubles.

      Photo: Department of Information Policy of the Administration of Nizhny Novgorod. 27 winners of the second city competition for youth projects "Young Nizhny" - 2025 (12+), aimed at unlocking the potential of socially active youth in the city and implementing the projects they developed in the territory of Nizhny Novgorod, were awarded in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin. Meeting participants shared their plans and expectations for their initiatives. This was reported by the Department of Social Communications and Youth Policy of the Administration of Nizhny Novgorod. "Every year, with the support of Mayor Yuri Vladimirovich Shalabaev, the competition 'Young Nizhny' becomes a platform for the implementation of ambitious youth initiatives that make a significant contribution to the development of Nizhny Novgorod. Your enthusiasm, creative approach, and inexhaustible energy truly inspire!" said Deputy Head of the City Administration Vladimir Anisimov, welcoming the participants. Director of the City Department of Social Communications and Youth Policy Arthur Stoyan noted that in the last three years, by the decision of the city head, the competition has been held twice a year, and its prize fund has been increased to 15 million rubles. "The list of nominations has also been expanded. Now there are eight: 'Young Patriots', 'Good in Nizhny', 'Comfortable Nizhny', 'Development in Nizhny', 'Family Nizhny', 'Media in Nizhny', 'Cultural Nizhny', and 'Healthy Nizhny'. A total of 258 applications were submitted for the competition in 2025, of which 68 projects won," noted Arthur Stoyan. Department specialists noted that in 2026, the acceptance of applications for the competition will start on April 1. Winners will be able to claim support of up to 500,000 rubles for the implementation of their idea. Applications for participation can be submitted until April 15 inclusive. Competition participants are young citizens of the Russian Federation aged 14 to 35.

      Competition nominations:

      'Young Patriots' - projects aimed at patriotic education of youth, preserving historical memory, promoting the development of civic identity, countering the ideology of extremism and terrorism in the youth environment, preventing negative deviant behavior, and socializing youth, civic-patriotic actions and forums; 'Good in Nizhny' - projects aimed at developing and supporting volunteering, promoting charitable and volunteer activities, collecting humanitarian aid, supporting special military operations, volunteer movements, social volunteer actions and events; 'Comfortable Nizhny' - projects aimed at environmental education, preserving the natural heritage of Nizhny Novgorod, protecting the environment, including activities aimed at preserving well-maintained urban areas and raising environmental awareness among youth; 'Development in Nizhny' - projects aimed at developing personal and professional competencies of youth, involving youth in the field of science and technology, popularizing scientific activities and informal education, sharing successful experiences with youth, and developing mentoring in the youth environment; 'Family Nizhny' - projects aimed at forming, preserving, and promoting family values, enhancing the role and prestige of the institution of young families in society, continuity of the best family traditions, as well as supporting young families, including schools for young families and family training; 'Media in Nizhny' - projects aimed at developing youth media, developing youth journalism, digital media literacy, and popularizing digital tools, socially significant projects in the media and the Internet, as well as media forums and educational projects in the digital sphere; 'Cultural Nizhny' - projects aimed at supporting creative initiatives and developing the cultural environment of Nizhny Novgorod, supporting intercultural dialogue, socially significant projects to engage youth in creative activities, projects for the development of music, choreography, visual arts, literature, theater, and cinema; 'Healthy Nizhny' - projects aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle, developing and popularizing physical culture and sports among youth, working with people with disabilities, and assisting in their socialization and adaptation.

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      27 winners of the second city competition for youth projects "Young Nizhny" - 2025 were awarded in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin.

      In the last three years, the competition has been held twice a year, and its prize fund has been increased to 15 million rubles.

      News from neighboring regions on the topic:

      Youth presented initiatives for the new People's Program of "United Russia". The party held the third district reporting and program forum in Nizhny Novgorod.

      In Ingushetia, a network of youth centers will be created with the support of a federal project. Ingushetia will receive 200 million rubles for the development of youth infrastructure. Funds will be allocated as part of the federal competition "Region for Youth", implemented under the project "Russia - a Land of Opportunities".

      Youth in Gus-Khrustalny can submit their proposals for the comprehensive development program of youth policy in the Vladimir region for 2027. The Ministry of Youth Policy of the Vladimir region announced the start.

      The competition for youth initiatives has started. The Youth Policy Department of the Bryansk region announced the beginning of the competition for youth initiative projects in the Bryansk region!

      Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov: "We invest in the future of the youth of Ingushetia". Ingushetia received federal support for the implementation of a large-scale project for the development of youth infrastructure, becoming the winner of the All-Russian competition "Region for Youth".

      Initiatives of residents of Karelia have found support. In Karelia, the results of the competition for the program to support local initiatives were summed up. 36 projects participating in the competition for the program to support local initiatives were recognized as winners this year.

      Youth in Novocherkassk are invited to participate in the drawing competition. On March 23, a drawing competition "Youth Chooses Health" started in Novocherkassk.