Non-profit organisations and local authorities can apply for financing through several EU funds; however, funds administered by the government are not open for integration-related projects.

In addition, national and private funds are made available for service providers and other stakeholders to carry out projects dedicated to the integration of migrants. In recent years, UNHCR has become the only funder of direct integration services to beneficiaries of international protection. Occasionally, the government provides funding for the integration of particular groups of immigrants such as Venezuelans of Hungarian origin, as well as persecuted Christian families relocated from Middle-Eastern and South-Asian countries.

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

EU funds

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in Hungary

• Details: The allocation for Hungary under AMIF for the 2014-2020 period is €34,5 million.  National integration priorities include developing a national integration strategy and local integration plans aimed at facilitating TCN’s access to the labour market, improving their image and promoting intercultural dialogue. However, due to a partial suspension of the AMIF national programme, integration-related funding has not been available since July 2018. Hungarian AMIF programme.
• National managing authority: The national managing authority for AMIF in Hungary is the interior ministry’s Department of Support Coordination.

European Social Fund (ESF) in Hungary

• Details: The ESF is contributing over €4.6 billion to Hungary over the 2014-2020 period through 5 different operational programmes, 4 of which prioritise social inclusion.
• National managing authority: The national managing authorities for ESF in Hungary are:
• Operational Programme Human Resources Development: the Ministry of Human Capacities State Secretariat for European Union Development Policy
• Operational Programme Competitive Central Hungary: Ministry of Finance
• Operational Programme Economic Development and Innovation: Ministry of Finance
• Operational Programme Public Administration and Civil Service Development: Ministry of Innovation and Technology
• Operational Programme Territorial and Settlement Development: Hungarian State Treasury

Other EU funds for integration available in Hungary

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

National managing authority: TEMPUS Közalapítvány

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

National managing authority: the Ministry of Finance’s State Secretariat for the Use of European Union Resources

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

National managing authority: the Ministry of Human Capacities’s State Secretariat for European Union Development Policy

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

National managing authority: State Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development

Other funds

• Tempus Public Foundation
• National Employment Public Foundation
• Bemutatkozás (civil.info.hu)
• UNHCR Regional Representation for Central Europe
• International Visegrad Fund