EU Funds

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in the Czech Republic

• Details: The national integration priorities under AMIF reflect the Czech integration policy and include language education, social orientation and support to regional integration centres and other service providers. The allocation for Czechia for the 2021-2027 period is €69 983 153. See the full Czech AMIF programme here.
• National managing authority: The national managing authority for AMIF is the interior ministry's Department for Home Affairs EU Funds.

European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) in the Czech Republic

• Details: For the 2021-2027 period, ESF+ is contributing €2.4 billion through two operational programmes that collectively provide €4 billion in funding. Social inclusion is the thematic priority of both operational programmes.
• National managing authority: The national managing authorities for the European Social Fund (ESF+) in the Czech Republic are the Operational Programme Employment Plus (OPZ+) at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Operational Programme Jan Amos Komensky (OP VVV) at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

Other EU funds for integration available in the Czech Republic

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

National managing authority: Centre for International Cooperation in Education (DZS)

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

National managing authority: Ministry for Regional Development of the Czech Republic, Integrated Regional Operational Programme (IROP)

Other Funds

Other public funding in the Czech Republic

• EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021
• International Visegrad Fund
• The Interior Ministry’s integration grants
• The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports’ educational programmes
• The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs' social services grants for regional authorities: regional authorities are responsible for distribution of the grants to individual social service providers in the following regions:
  • City of Prague
  • Ústecký Region
  • Central Bohemian Region
  • Liberecký Region
  • Plzeňský Region
  • Jihočeský Region
  • Karlovarský Region
  • Vysočina Region
  • Pardubický Region
  • Královehradecký Region
  • Olomoucký Region
  • Zlínský Region
  • South Moravian Region

Private funding in the Czech Republic

• Open Society Fund (OSF)
• Civil Society Development Foundation
• Nadace VIA
• Česká spořitelna Foundation
• Other financial resources for integration