Nearly 4.8 billion rubles will be allocated next year, and just over 5 billion in 2027. In 2028, the allocation will be reduced slightly to approximately 4.5 billion. All deputies unanimously supported these parameters.
Igor Barinov, head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities, stated that funding will increase slightly in 2026—approximately 228 million rubles compared to the current year, according to BUSINESS Online. The bulk of the funds—743.9 million rubles each—will be allocated to support three key areas:
Strengthening unity and developing ethnocultural traditions in Russia—funds will be allocated to 50 regions.
Assistance to indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East—funds will reach 28 regions.
The creation of cultural adaptation centers for migrants is a pilot project of the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs (FADN), for which 108.1 million rubles have been allocated. Five regions are already participating, and the Khanty-Mansiysk Okrug will join them in 2026.
Barinov noted that positive results have already been achieved in the first nine months of this year, and the program's effectiveness will be assessed by the end of the year.
The budget also increased support for the Assembly of the Peoples of Russia by 143.8 million rubles, bringing the total amount to approximately 454.7 million rubles annually. The All-Russian Cossack Society will receive an additional 67 million rubles, bringing the total to approximately 350.5 million.
Another 100 million rubles are being allocated for the Dialogue project, an autonomous nonprofit organization, to combat negative information that could destabilize interethnic relations. Funding for monitoring interethnic and interfaith relations has been reduced by approximately 60 million rubles.