With the purpose of strengthening the Russian Federation’s international ties and cooperation in humanitarian and other fields, the President has resolved to establish the International Fund ‘International Projects of the Presidential Grants Foundation.’
The Fond’s core mission is to develop, implement, and support international projects across a wide spectrum of areas. These include social welfare (including assistance to vulnerable groups), healthcare, culture, the arts, science, education, public awareness, preservation of historical memory, physical fitness, sports, tourism, environmental protection, and the development of non-profit organisations, charities, and volunteer initiatives. Its key functions will be to design and execute such international programmes, provide them with comprehensive support, monitoring, and evaluation, and to participate in the development and implementation of international programmes and projects, as well as in international cooperation in humanitarian, environmental, cultural, and other fields, as directed by the President of the Russian Federation.