%A 1920021002 KIKI AMBARWATI %T DANA DESA DAN PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP INDEKS DESA MEMBANGUN DI KABUPATEN PESAWARAN %X Keberadaan dana desa bukan merupakan ?bantuan? dari Pemerintah kepada desa, melainkan ?kewajiban atau mandat? dari Undang-Undang berupa distribusi uang negara untuk menjalankan kewenangan desa. Dana desa membuktikan mampu menggerakan perubahan di desa yang digambarkan dengan naiknya tingkat kemandirian desa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis penggunaan dana desa, menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pengelolaan dana desa, menganalisis pengaruh antara dana desa dengan angka indeks desa membangun, serta menganalisis tantangan dan kendala pengelolaan dana desa. Penelitian dilakukan secara survei pada 12 desa di Kabupaten Pesawaran menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan uji regresi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dana desa lebih besar digunakan untuk kegiatan pembangunan secara fisik dan belum berfokus pada kegiatan pembangunan masyarakat berbasis sumberdaya lokal. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keberhasilan pengelolaan dana desa adalah kinerja aparat, keadaan geografis desa, dan prinsip transparansi. Adanya dana desa berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan indeks desa membangun. Kendala dalam pengelolaan dana desa di berbagai tingkat desa adalah jumlah dana yang turun secara berkala menyebabkan keterlambatan kegiatan. Sulitnya menggerakan masyarakat, tentu menjadi tantangan baik untuk aparat desa hingga tingkat pemerintah. Kata kunci: dana, desa, pembangunan. The existence of village funds is not an "assistance" from the government to the village, but an "obligation or mandate" from the law in the form of distributing state money to carry out village authority. Village funds have proven to be able to drive change in the village which is illustrated by the increasing level of village independence. This study aims to analyze the use of village funds, analyze the factors that influence the management of village funds, analyze the influence between village funds and the index number of developing villages, and analyze the challenges and constraints of managing village funds. The research was conducted in a survey in 12 villages in Pesawaran Regency using descriptive analysis and regression testing. The results of the study indicate that the larger village funds are used for physical development activities and have not focused on local resource-based community development activities. The factors that influence the success of village fund management are the performance of the apparatus, the geographical situation of the village, and the principle of transparency. The existence of village funds has an effect on increasing the index of developing villages. The obstacle in managing village funds at various village levels is the amount of funds that decreases periodically causing delays in activities. The difficulty of mobilizing the community is certainly a challenge for both village officials and the government level. Keywords: development, fund, village. %D 2022 %I UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG %L eprints67436