Non-profit organisations and local authorities can apply for financing through several EU funds in Lithuania. 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 Lithuania.

EU funds

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in Lithuania

• Details: The basic national allocation for Lithuania under AMIF is €68.4 million. The national integration priorities presented in the Lithuanian AMIF programme include the development of the national integration strategy itself, the provision of information and services through three integration centres and websites, and efforts to promote tolerance, monitor the integration process and to enhance cooperation among the competent institutions and organisations. 
• National managing authority: The national managing authority for AMIF in Lithuania is the the European Social Fund Agency under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour. In 2020, it launched a website dedicated to AMIF's programme and projects in Lithuania. 

European Social Fund (ESF) in Lithuania

• Details: The Lithuanian multi-fund operational programme aims to boost Lithuania's economic development, as well as to tackle a number of issues including social exclusion. The ESF contributes with over €1 billion, of which close to 10% is dedicated to facilitating social inclusion with focus on the educational system.
• National managing authority: The national managing authority for ESF in Lithuania is the European Social Fund Agency under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour

Other EU funds for integration available in Lithuania 

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

National managing authority: the national agency Education Exchanges Support Foundation

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

National managing authority: Central Project Management Agency

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

National managing authority: European Social Fund Agency under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour

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

National managing authority: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

National managing authority: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania; EMFF supports coastal communities in diversifying their economies and finances projects that create jobs and improve quality of life along European coasts

Other funds

• The Education Exchanges Support Foundation, in addition to ERASMUS+, manages state scholarships, Nordplus and sport programmes
• Grant programs of the Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania
• Programmes under the EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021, managed by the Central Project Management Agency