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The Russian Information Technology Development Foundation is preparing to launch a marketing grant support programme for Russian IT developers. The planned amount of funds for this and next year will be 1.5 billion roubles, Adviser to the Director General of the Foundation Mikhail Azovtsev said.

The Russian Foundation for the Development of Information Technologies announces the start of accepting applications for grant contests for IT projects and companies implementing digital solutions, held under the federal project "Digital Technologies" of Digital Economy of the Russian Federation national programme. This year, the total amount of support is 3.8 billion roubles, and the conditions for receiving grants have become much simpler and take into account the wishes of companies.

The Fund for the Promotion of Innovations announced the start of the selection of IT projects for the programmes "Start-1-AI", "Start-2-AI" and "Development". The contests are held under the federal project "Artificial Intelligence" of the Digital Economy national programme.

The Innovation Promotion Fund summed up the results of the competitive selection of IT projects under the Start-1 programme. As many as 160 startups received grant support for digital development, including four projects from Tatarstan.

Authors of the best youth initiatives will receive grants for the development of the project in the amount of 2.5 million to 15 million roubles. Applications for the contest are accepted until April 7. To participate, it is necessary to register on the website – https://grants.myrosmol.ru/auth/login

The Russian Foundation for Information Technology Development (RFRIT), one of the operators of support measures under the national project «Digital Economy», summed up the results of the contest for grants for the implementation of domestic digital solutions. Three IT companies from Tatarstan are among the winners of 2020.

Since September 1, schoolchildren with special achievements in mathematics, computer science and digital technologies will have an opportunity to apply for a grant amounting to 125,000 roubles at the Portal of State Services of the republic.

The acceptance of applications for participation in the contest "Socium-CT" - SOCIAL DISTANCING, Study and Medicine continues until August 31. The winners of the contest will receive a grant of up to 20 million roubles. You can fill out the application form for participation in the contest at the link - http://online.fasie.ru.

The Skolkovo Foundation announces the start of accepting applications for participation in the competitive selection of projects in the areas of development of remote services, diagnostic systems and health monitoring.

On March 23, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation informed about the start of the competitive selection for grants for the establishment and development of world-class research centres.