Hromada for All 100: community project competition with a USD 100,000 prize (2024)
Verified by the editorial team 29 September 2026
Updated Clarified: a completed 2024 competition; deadline 13 Oct 2024, prize USD 100,000; source is the co-organiser's page
Summary
A past 2024 competition: the winning community received USD 100,000 for its project. Communities of up to 100,000 residents that are not oblast centres could take part; applications ran from 2 September to 13 October 2024.
About the call
Hromada for All 100 was a competition for territorial communities run by Starlight Media and the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre with support from the USAID DOBRE Program. Communities submitted projects in social initiatives and local economic development: energy security, veteran policy and rehabilitation, environment, sport and social services.
Applications ran from 2 September to 13 October 2024, followed by online voting from 14 October to 10 November. Of 261 communities, 40 reached the final: 20 by public vote and 20 chosen by the jury. Finalists then submitted extended applications and the jury picked a winner to receive USD 100,000 for its project.
The competition has ended and the organisers have not announced a new season.
Who can apply
- Territorial communities with up to 100,000 residents
- Communities that are not oblast centres
Who cannot apply
- Oblast centres and communities over 100,000 residents
- NGOs as standalone applicants
What the funds are for
- Community social initiatives
- Local economic development
- Energy security, veteran policy, environment, sport
How to apply
- 1Review the call conditions via the official link
- 2Prepare the application and budget according to the requirements
- 3Submit the application in the specified manner and within the deadline
Questions and answers
- Could oblast centres take part in Hromada for All 100?
- No. Territorial communities with up to 100,000 residents that are not oblast centres could take part; NGOs were not standalone applicants.
- How was the winner of the competition chosen?
- Of 261 communities, 40 reached the final: 20 by public vote and 20 chosen by the jury. Finalists then submitted extended applications and the jury picked a winner.
Change history
- Updated: Clarified: a completed 2024 competition; deadline 13 Oct 2024, prize USD 100,000; source is the co-organiser's page
