Crimean initiatives are invited to participate in the Service Award

Acceptance of applications for the IV All-Russian municipal award “Service” has started. Projects can be submitted until November 29, 2026; last season three initiatives from Crimea were awarded high awards.

Heads of municipalities, deputies, municipal officials and representatives of territorial public self-government are invited to participate. This year, there are nine nominations – from the development of territories and support for families to interaction with residents, personnel policy and digitalization.

Last season, more than 63 thousand applications were received for the III Service Award - this is a record in the history of the award. Among the projects noted were “Little Jerusalem: the cultural code of Evpatoria”, presented in the nomination about the unity of the peoples of Russia, “Strength of the Spirit: Unbroken” – in the nomination about the transition from the advanced military defense to work in the municipality, as well as “Alley of Memory: Unity through Generations” – in the nomination about expanding the partnership.

The award was established on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is awarded to representatives of the municipal community who have made a special contribution to the development of municipalities and improving the quality of life of citizens. The organizer is the All-Russian Association for the Development of Local Self-Government with the support of the Presidential Administration of Russia.

The Service Award has been held since 2023, and Crimean projects regularly rank among the best. In 2025, residents of the republic submitted more than 450 applications, and from all over Russia received more than 41 thousand twice as many as in the first season. In 2026, three projects from Crimea entered the top 110 best offers of the award.

One of the winners of the III prize was Alushtin Ilya Kazakov, a volunteer marine who survived a serious wound. He took the third place in the nomination “From the advanced SVO to the municipality”. Later, in July 2026, Kazakov was unanimously elected chairman of the Civic Chamber of Crimea.

In April 2026, the awarding of the laureates was held in Moscow as part of the All-Russian municipal forum “Small Motherland Power of Russia”. The Crimean delegation took part in the forum, and the republic was represented in three nominations: “Unity of the Peoples of Russia – Power of the Country”, “From the Advanced Military District to the Municipality” and “Strengthening Partnership We Expand Opportunities”.