Gapyeong County Pursues National Fund Projects Vigorously… All-Out Effort to Secure Finances

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Gapyeong County is launching a major push to attract national fund project competitions to overcome its low fiscal self-reliance and drive regional development.

The county recently established a '2025 Comprehensive Project Competition Plan' and announced on the 10th that it has begun taking systematic action to secure national funds.

This plan focuses on proactively responding to project competitions by central government departments to secure stable finances and enhance regional competitiveness, while avoiding indiscriminate project recruitment and concentrating on discovering projects linked to the county's future strategy for substantive implementation.

To this end, the county will pursue △establishment of a continuous project discovery system △preparation of phased response strategies △capacity-building training for all staff, and plans to introduce a systematic management system to ensure project sustainability beyond short-term support.

The county will particularly carefully review △whether projects can have tangible effects on the region △whether financial burdens such as operational costs do not increase excessively, to enhance substantive results.

County Governor Seo Tae-won said, "We must carefully analyze business trends by central government departments, appropriately utilize policy opportunities, and efficiently execute budget securing and administrative procedures. Each department should review websites of relevant central government departments and national policy tasks, and respond swiftly to projects linked with the county's future strategy," and added, "Through systematic response strategies, we will focus on supplementing the county's strained finances and improving residents' quality of life."