The fund listed below are available to migrant integration initiatives in Sweden. Non-profit organisations and local authorities can apply for financing through several EU funds. In addition, national and private funds are made available for service providers and other stakeholders to carry out projects aiming for a better integration of the migrant population.

The information below will be updated once the 2021-2027 national programmes under the EU funds become available. Read more about integration governance in Belgium.

EU funds

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in Belgium

• Details: The total allocation for Belgium under AMIF over the 2014-2020 period is €179,2 million. Out of this amount, 32% is allocated to asylum and 29,5% to legal migration and integration. Priorities include socio-professional orientation, vocational training and language courses. Belgian AMIF programme.
• National managing authority: The integration aspect of AMIF in Belgium is coordinated by the Public Planning Service - Social Integration.

European Social Fund (ESF) in Belgium

• Details: The ESF is contributing over €973 million to Belgium over the 2014-2020 period. The funds are divided into different regional operational programmes.
• National managing authority: The managing authorities for the European Social Fund (ESF) in Belgium are:
  • Brussels-Capital Region: Actiris
  • Flanders: Department of Work and Social Economy, section for the ESF and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
  • German-speaking community: Ministry of the German-Speaking Community
  • Wallonia and the French-speaking community: Agence FSE

Other EU funds for integration available in Belgium

ERASMUS+, the EU’s programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe

• Flemish community: EPOS(Education and Training), JINT (Youth in Action)
• French-speaking community: AEF Europe (Education and Training), Bureau International Jeunesse (Youth in Action)
• German-speaking community: Jugendbüro

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the EU by correcting regional imbalances

• Brussels-Capital Region: Brussels Regional Public Service (SPRB-GOB)
• Flanders: Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO)
• Wallonia: Public Service of Wallonia – Office of Secretary General

Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), offering material assistance to the most vulnerable or in need

National managing authority: Public Planning Service - Social Integration

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), supporting the development of rural economies and communities

• Flanders: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
• Wallonia: SPW Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment

Other funds

Other public funding in Belgium

• In Brussels and Wallonia, the Social Cohesion Fund of the French Community Commission provides support to NGO projects dedicated to the fight against discrimination, exclusion and racism.
• In Flanders, the Agency for Internal Public funding publishes specific calls for projects aimed to support the regional integration policy.

Private funding in Belgium

• The Evens Foundation support projects that promote a diverse and multicultural Europe.
• The Bernheim Foundation finances projects addressing social cohesion and providing civic education to young people
• The King Baudouin Foundation provides funding for promoting social cohesion