“ORT-SPb” Vocational Training Centre became one of the winners of the contest for subsidies

“ORT-SPb” Vocational Training Centre was one of the winners of the contest  organized by Social Policy Committee of St. Petersburg for providing socially oriented non-profit organizations the right to receive a 2013 support grant from the means received by St. Petersburg from the federal budget.

There are 86 public organizations of St. Petersburg among the winners of the contest. Sum of subsidies provided is more than 44 million rubles.

Applications of NGOs submitted to the contest were considered by competent independent jury - the number of experts included representatives of Administration and key figures of the "third sector".

According to results of the voting finalists’ applications were rated according their importance. "ORT -SPb" Vocational Training Centre won  the 12th  of the 86 possible locations  and received one of the highest ratings of importance on a par with such recognized leaders of the NGO sector  as the "Parents Bridge" Foundation, St Petersburg Association of Societies of Parents of Disabled Children "GAOORDI", NGO Development Center (St Petersburg) CRNO and Hesed Avraham.

Elena Makarova, PR-Manager, "ORT-SPb"