Obstacles and Opportunities of Community Based Dana Desa Management (Case Study: Kalisidi Village, West Subdistrict Ungaran, Semarang Regency)

Dana Desa are funds sourced from the State Budget (APBN) and are allocated to villages and transferred through regional budget. This fund is used to community development and empowerment of rural communities. In some places, the use of dana desa still adheres to the rules set by the government through Bappeda. However, there are several village areas that manage of dana desa by involving the community as happened in Kalisidi Village, Ungaran District, Semarang Regency. This research used qualitative research with some methods, including: interview, observation, literature studies. The results showed that (1) Dana desa utilization and management in Kalisidi Village (2) Community participation in dana desa management in Kalisidi Village (3) Barriers and opportunities in community based of dana desa management in Kalisidi Village were on dana desa management bottom up, but not involving women. Keywords—commodities; dana desa; community;