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Village funds are funds originating from the state budget allocated for villages, transferred through the Regency / City APBD and prioritized for the implementation of development and empowerment of village communities. The use of village funds in the field of village development is directed at the procurement, construction, development, and maintenance of village facilities and infrastructure, basic social services, village economic enterprises, and environmental preservation. Whereas for the empowerment of village communities, for example, to develop community capacity, develop intervillage cooperation and village cooperation with third parties etc. This village fund is very important for improving public services in the village, alleviating poverty, advancing the village economy, overcoming disparities between villages, and strengthening rural communities as subjects of development. From this, village funds need to identify their use and management strategies as a form of village learning in Indonesia in managing village funds. The implementation of village funds in Ponggok Village is mostly used for the construction of basic infrastructures such as drainage, roads, health facilities, and educational facilities that reach a budget value of Rp. 636,399,000, -. Not only that, with the existence of BUMDes Tirta Mandiri which was established through village fund support in the form of Umbul Ponggok tourism management, village shops, and agricultural cultivation, the income achievement of this village reached 10.3 billion in 2016. The hope is from proper village fund management the target and making the appropriate village income pilot in Ponggok Village can be developed and as learning in villages in Indonesia