Acceptance of applications for participation in 4th contest of social and cultural projects for grants provided by RITEK and LUKOIL charity fund started today. The contest was officially opened at Tatarstan Government House.

Aide to Tatarstan President on social issues Tatyana Larionova said that the contest enables non-profit, government, municipal and budgetary organisations, local self-government bodies and media agencies to realise ideas that do not comply with budgetary funding.

Special attention will be paid to ecological projects since 2013 was announced the Year of ecological protection in Russia.

Director General of LUKOIL charity fund Igor Beketov said that 500 thousand rubles will be granted in nomination “Native land”, and 300 thousand rubles in other nominations.

However, RITEK is entitled to decide on “absolute winners” and provide extra funds for them.

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RITEK is a subsidiary company of LUKOIL group. Within three years 1851 applications have been received for participation in the contest from different Tatarstan regions. Finally, 300 projects received grants for total sum of 65 mln rubles.