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DECISION of the Expert Commission on awarding a state grant to the participant ranked fourth

In accordance with paragraph 35 of the Rules for the formation, allocation, monitoring, and evaluation of the effectiveness of state grants, approved by the Order of the Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 26 September 2022 № 406 (hereinafter – the Rules) (valid in the version prior to 1 July 2025), and on the basis of the letter of the Youth Public Association of the Debaters Association of Zhambyl Region “Erkin Pikír” № 01/023 dated 10 September 2025, it is hereby decided to award a state grant to the Public Foundation “Komek Komandasy”, which ranked fourth in the competition announced on 30 June 2025, approved by the Order...

10.09.2025

NCJSC “Civil Initiatives Support Center”: Results of the Monitoring of Grant Projects in Mangystau Region

The Civil Initiatives Support Center has received appeals concerning the quality of implementation of certain grant projects in Mangystau Region. In order to ensure an objective review of the information received, the Center initiated an inspection in accordance with the terms of the concluded agreements. Following the monitoring of the project “Preservation and Timely Assistance to Wild Birds,” implemented by the Public Foundation “Environmental Fund of Kazakhstan,” the Center initiated the procedure for termination of the agreement with the grant recipient in order to optimize the further implementation of social projects and ensure the effective allocation of grant funds. The...

09.09.2025

All information about the projects is available at the link below!

All Information About the Projects – Available via the Link Below! The Civil Initiatives Support Center continues to inform the public about projects being implemented within the framework of grant funding. All up-to-date information on ongoing projects is now available in one place, including project descriptions, objectives, tasks, and expected results. You can review with the full list of projects via the following...

04.09.2025

The Civil Initiatives Support Center, as a state operator of grant funding for non-governmental organizations, provides clarification in connection with the public response surrounding one of the projects in the Mangystau Region

The Civil Initiatives Support Center, as a state operator of grant funding for non-governmental organizations, provides clarification in connection with the public concern surrounding one of the projects in the Mangystau Region. Our primary role as an operator is to ensure the transparency of competitive procedures, monitor project implementation, and safeguard the effective use of budgetary funds. This remains our key priority. In 2025, the project “Implementation of a set of measures for the rescue and timely assistance of wild birds” is being implemented in the Mangystau Region, with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management of the region acting as the...

03.09.2025

Protocol № 36 dated 02 September 2025 of the meeting of the Competition Commission on the results of independent evaluation of applications for selecting a grant winner among applicants, within the framework of the competition announced on 22 July 2025, approved by the Order of the Head of the State Institution “Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan” dated 10 July 2025 № 311-NK “On Approval of the Additional List of Priority Areas for State Grants for NGOs for 2025”

Protocol №36 of the meeting of the Competition Commission on the results of the independent evaluation of applications for selecting a grant winner among applicants, within the framework of the competition announced on 22 July 2025, approved by the Order of the Head of the State Institution “Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan” dated 10 July 2025 №311-NK “On Approval of the Additional List of Priority Areas for State Grants for Non-Governmental Organizations for 2025”. In accordance with paragraph 32 of the Rules for the formation, allocation, monitoring, and evaluation of the effectiveness of state grants, approved by the Order of the Minister of...

THE NON-COMMERCIAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY “CIVIL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CENTER” COMMISSIONED BY THE STATE INSTITUTION “DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL POLICY OF THE CITY OF ASTANA,” ANNOUNCES A COMPETITION FOR THE PROVISION OF STATE GRANTS FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

THE NON-COMMERCIAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY “CIVIL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CENTER” COMMISSIONED BY THE STATE INSTITUTION “DEPARTAMENT OF INTERNAL POLICY OF THE CITY OF ASTANA” ANNOUNCES A COMPETITION FOR THE PROVISION OF STATE GRANTS FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 1. About the Competition The Non-Commercial Joint-Stock Company “Civil Initiatives Support Center” (hereinafter – the Operator) announces a competition for the provision of state grants for non-governmental organizations (hereinafter – NGOs) within the framework of the Order of the Head of the State Institution “Department of Internal Policy of the City of Astana” dated August 7, 2025, No. 48 “On Approval of the...

19.08.2025

THE NON-COMMERCIAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY “CIVIL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CENTER” ANNOUNCES THAT THE COMPETITION FOR THE PROVISION OF STATE GRANTS TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMISSIONED BY THE STATE INSTITUTION “DEPARTMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TRADE OF THE MANGYSTAU REGION” HAS BEEN DECLARED INVALID

The Operator announces that the competition for the provision of state grants to non-governmental organizations for 2025 commissioned by the State Institution “Department of Entrepreneurship and Trade of the Mangystau Region” (dated June 27, 2025, No. 01-14/31) in the area of “Protection of the Rights and Legitimate Interests of Citizens and Organizations” has been declared invalid in accordance with paragraph 31 of the Rules for the Formation, Provision, Monitoring, and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of State Grants approved by Order No. 406 of the Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 26,...

18.08.2025

THE NON-COMMERCIAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY “CIVIL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CENTER” EXTENDS THE COMPETITION FOR THE PROVISION OF STATE GRANTS FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.

Non-Commercial Joint-Stock Company “Civil Initiatives Support Center,” due to technical issues on the website cisc.kz and the email address kdr_grants25@cisc.kz on August 12, 2025, extends the deadline for submission of applications for state grants for non-governmental organizations commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in accordance with Order No. 311-NҚ dated July 10, 2025 “On Approval of the Additional List of Priority Areas of State Grants for Non-Governmental Organizations for 2025,” until 18:30 on August 13,...

13.08.2025

By the Order of the Acting Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Alikhan Aidarkhanovich Shakenov has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of the NCJSC “Civil Initiatives Support Center” under the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan

By the Order of the Acting Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Alikhan Aidarkhanovich Shakenov has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of the NCJSC “Civil Initiatives Support Center” under the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He was born in 1985 in the North Kazakhstan Region. He graduated from M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan State University and the University of Glasgow (United Kingdom) under the Bolashak International Scholarship Program. 2007 – Statistician at the State Institution “Office of the Akim of Petropavlovsk”, North Kazakhstan Region. 2008–2011 – Chief Specialist of the Department...

06.08.2025

The Unified Grant Operator will hold a reporting event for representatives of non-governmental organizations and publicly present its report for 2024

The NCJSC “Civil Initiatives Support Center” announces the holding of a public reporting event for representatives of non-governmental organizations. Within the framework of the event, the Center’s staff will provide clarifications on participation in competitions for state grant funding. The Unified Grant Operator will summarize the results of 2024, covering 190 projects implemented by 117 non-governmental organizations, and will also answer all questions related to the grant mechanism. The meeting will bring together more than 200 NGO representatives and winners of small grants (50 participants offline and more than 150 participants online), as well as representatives of government...

03.12.2024