Topic: institutional development

Implementation period: January 2026 — August 2026

Client: ISAR Ednannia

Details: Ukraine has the funding functions are blended, which creates an institutional trap for cultural institutions—the entire budget is allocated to day-to-day operations, leaving no resources for institutional development, even when the need is obvious.

This brief is an analytical contribution to the process of reforming the system, as outlined in the Strategy for the Development of Culture in Ukraine through 2030. The document describes a new architecture for the funding system for cultural institutions and creative industries as an alternative to the undifferentiated funding system. It addresses funding for institutional development, as well as core, program, and project funding. The analysis explains the rationale and limitations of these funding instruments and how each can and should be combined within a single system to create a sustainable framework for funding cultural institutions, complementing rather than duplicating one another.

Document contents:

• Introduction.

• Core Funding.

• Institutional Development Funding.

• Program Funding.

• Project Funding.

• European Experience with Funding Structures for Cultural Institutions.

• Conclusions.

Authors: Anna Klipkova, policy development expert at the PPV Economic Development Agency, Volodymyr Vorobey, a key expert on the project “Support and advocacy a comprehensive reform of the network of cultural institutions” and head of the RES-POL project’s expert group.

This brief is produced as part of the project “Support and advocacy a comprehensive reform of the network of cultural institutions”, implemented by the NGO “Regional Development Center” of the PPV Economic Development Agency with the support of the Askold and Dir Fund, implemented by ISAR Ednannia, funded by Norway and Sweden. 

The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of NGO “Regional Development Center” of the PPV Economic Development Agency” and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the Government of Norway, the Government of Sweden and ISAR Ednannia.  

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