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The article examines the role of regional development institutions in the infrastructure support of the socio-economic development of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Changes are revealed at the meso-economic level that are possible in the post-industrial development of the economy of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. As a result of the study, it was concluded that 48 percent of the total funds available from regional development institutions accounted for the five leading regions: the Republic of Tatarstan, Moscow and Moscow Regions, Lipetsk, Kaluga Regions and St. Petersburg. By the share of gross regional product (GRP), the list of regions was headed by the Kaluga and Lipetsk regions, which is explained by the large volumes of investments attracted through development institutions and the relatively small size of the regional product and the population of these regions. The authors summarize the experience of managing regional development institutions, conclude that it is necessary to increase the degree of influence on the development of the economic and social infrastructure of the regions of the Russian Federation as a whole, as well as to eliminate Written by: Andrey E. Plakhin ORCID: 0000-0003-1379-0497 Ekaterina S. Ogorodnikova ORCID: 0000-0002-8299-6934 Tatiana V. Kochergina ORCID: 0000-0002-9042-8128 Tatiana I. Guseva ORCID: 0000-0003-3942-5519 Maria V. Selezneva ORCID: 0000-0002-0597-6331