From the current fiscal year, Grant Program for Community Activities in Japan is to focus upon solidly, more than ever, sustainability and development potential of not only local neighborhoods but also the entire Japanese society. Also, the Grant Program attaches importance to make maximum use of the latest information and communication technology, conducive to invent social values and structures through efforts not restricted by current systems, existing methods, and ready-made ideas.

1. Invention of Social Services and Development of Human Resources in the Entire Japanese Society The projects aiming to address the challenges exposed by COVID-19

2. Establishment and Conservation of Community-Based Platforms to Sustain the Local Neighborhoods by Co-creation

The projects intending to give birth to the new architecture of collaboration and participation to support the local neighborhoods without exclusively depending on conventional methods, practical wisdom, and tacit knowledge.