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1. **Essence of the law:**
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 170 of February 11, 2026, amends the procedure and conditions for granting a subvention from the state budget to local budgets for the implementation of the project “New Ukrainian School” in 2026. The document defines the directions of subvention use, criteria for project selection, and conditions for providing educational institutions with the necessary equipment. The resolution also defines the mechanism for distributing the subvention amount among local budgets.
2. **Structure and main provisions:**
The resolution amends the Procedure and conditions for granting a subvention, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1554 of December 31, 2024, and the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 527 of February 28, 2025. The changes concern:
* Clarification of the definition of “pilot educational institutions.”
* Specification of the directions of subvention use, including the creation of a modern educational space, and the arrangement of centers for teaching the subject “Defense of Ukraine.”
* Establishment of criteria for preliminary verification of projects for compliance with directions, funding amounts, and other requirements.
* Clarification of the conditions for directing the subvention to create a modern educational space, in particular, requirements for the availability of protective structures.
* Amendments to the reporting forms on the use of the subvention.
3. **Main provisions for use:**
* The subvention is directed to projects included in the sectoral (sectoral) project portfolio of the state.
* A mandatory condition for creating a modern educational space is the availability of facilities of the civil defense fund of protective structures.
* Regional and Kyiv city state administrations (military administrations) form lists of projects and conduct their preliminary verification.
* Purchases at the expense of the subvention can be carried out by a centralized purchasing organization.
* Equipment requirements are determined by the relevant standard lists approved by the Ministry of Education and Science.
* Managers of budget funds must enter information into the Unified Information System monthly.
* An important condition is to ensure the current and/or capital repair of study rooms (laboratories) in which the purchased equipment will be placed, at the expense of local budgets.
* The act amends budget legislation, which is important for controlling the financing of education.
