The Indonesian Post
Minister of Culture Fadli Zon has reopened the endowment fund program for cultural development, namely the Indonesian Fund for the 2025-2026 period. "We convey that the Indonesian Fund has now been opened with a new, more inclusive scheme," said Fadli Zon when met in Jakarta, Monday. Through a disbursement of funds of IDR 465 billion for the period, from the total endowment fund of IDR 5 trillion, it is hoped that it can be utilized by beneficiaries widely, namely from individuals, community organizations, activists working in the sector of tradition and contemporary cultural expression. "So we do not limit it to certain arts or cultural expressions unless we also have some specifically allocated," he said. He explained that the Indonesian Fund program will be carried out transparently and in it will also involve the Education Fund Management Institute (LPDP) in the management and distribution of funds. The Indonesian Fund is expected to be a stimulus for the presence of public-private partnerships in the cultural sector. In order for this program to be utilized by the target audience widely in Indonesia, Fadli said that he would utilize the Cultural Preservation Centers in 23 provinces to help promote and socialize it in addition to utilizing social media platforms. The types of services in this program include cultural facilitation for communities and cultural actors, production of cultural activities, media production and other programs that have been actively carrying out cultural activities for the past two years. Registration steps Interested communities, groups or institutions can register themselves through the danaindonesiana.kemenbud.go.id page as the initial stage. The requirements required are, for individual registrants, namely a proposal and budget plan (RAB), NPWP, KTP and KK and a domicile letter. Community registrants, namely a proposal, RAB, NPWP, KTP, KK, domicile certificate, electronic copy of the deed of establishment. And the recipient institution is required to attach a proposal and RAB, NPWP, KTP and KK, domicile certificate, electronic copy of the deed of establishment, and electronic copy of the ratification from the Ministry of Law.