{
  "id": 12194446,
  "title": "Culture Ministry: Tysiachovesna competition winners not funded in 2026 to receive funding from initiative's 2027 budget",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/culture-ministry-tysiachovesna-competition-winners-not-funded-in-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:45:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1214735.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Director Hanna Krasnostup of the Ministry of Culture's Department of Strategic Communications confirmed that winners of the Tysiachovesna-2026 competition, should they not receive state funding this year, will be funded from the 2027 initiative budget. Out of the 680 winners, 150 are expected to finish their projects this year. Krasnostup stated that the department is working diligently to secure contracts and make payments to ensure winners receive funding promptly. She emphasized that if funding is delayed due to force majeure, winners will retain their status and receive the necessary funds next year. The ministry has not suspended the allocated funds for Tysiachovesna, and further clarification from the government is awaited. The competition, which aims to promote Ukrainian cultural products, has received a substantial increase in its 2027 budget, totaling UAH 5.4 billion, compared to UAH 3.9 billion this year.",
  "summary": "If the winners of Tysiachovesna-2026 program to support Ukrainian cultural products do not receive funding from the state this year, they will be funded from the budget for the initiative in 2027, Director of the Department of Strategic Communications and Promotion of Ukrainian Culture at the Ministry of Culture Hanna Krasnostup said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/indonesia-sources-new-downstream-ministry-budget-from-esdm-ministry",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:21:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}