Application for Designation as a Disability Activity Support Agency — Eligibility, Open Call Procedure and Review Criteria

Procedure

1. 1. Check eligibility to apply

   Non-profit corporations and organizations that have obtained permission as a corporation or organization or completed registration or reporting, social welfare corporations and public institutions may apply. A for-profit corporation must first check whether there is no non-profit agency in the area and whether it has obtained social enterprise certification.

2. 2. Check the local government's open call plan

   Applications for designation are not accepted year-round; designation proceeds through an open call announced by the city, county or district (si/gun/gu). First check the application period, the documents to be submitted and the evaluation items in the open call plan, and prepare according to the schedule.

3. 3. Submit documents and undergo the on-site inspection

   After you submit the designation application, the business plan, the operating rules and other documents, the department in charge conducts an on-site inspection. It checks whether the counseling and training space, the office and the training space for activity support workers are actually in place.

4. 4. Review by the review committee and designation

   The review committee evaluates the documents, and agencies scoring 80 points or more are designated in order of score. After designation, the business cannot be transferred to another entity, so if the operating entity changes, a new designation must be obtained.

Required documents

• Designation application
• Articles of incorporation; certificate of registered matters of the corporation (or organization registration documents)
• Business plan and operating rules
• Proof of meeting the facility and staffing standards (space drawings and photos, staffing status)
• Budget
• Materials on business performance

Fees

In the industry, fees for drafting and preparing designation application documents generally run from several hundred thousand won to the 1,000,000 won range and vary depending on the status of the corporation and the volume of the business plan. We will advise after reviewing the open call requirements and your state of preparation in a consultation.

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Legal basis and review date

• Act on Activity Assistant Services for Persons with Disabilities, Article 20
• Enforcement Rule of the Act on Activity Assistant Services for Persons with Disabilities, Article 17
• Enforcement Rule of the Act on Activity Assistant Services for Persons with Disabilities, Article 18
• Public Notice on the Designation of Activity Support Agencies for Persons with Disabilities, etc., Article 3
• Public Notice on the Designation of Activity Support Agencies for Persons with Disabilities, etc., Article 4

Checked against the statutes on 2026-09-30

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• If you miss the application period of the open call, you have to wait until the next open call.
• A for-profit corporation should first check whether it has social enterprise certification.

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