EU funds

The information below has been updated for the 2021-2027 funding period.

The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in Germany

• Details: A total of €1.5 billion is available to Germany through AMIF for relevant projects over the 2021-2027 funding period, with €500 million for measures under the fund's thematic facility (dedicated to resettlement and admission for humanitarian reasons, and resettlement of persons in need of protection from one EU country to another). See the German AMIF Programme.
• National managing authority: The national managing authority for AMIF in Germany is the Federal Office for Migration and Beneficiaries of international protection.

The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) in Germany

• Details: The ESF, now ESF+, will continue to be the EU's most important financing instrument for investments in people. A total of around €2.3 billion will be made available in Germany - read more about ESF+ in Germany.  See the German ESF+ Programme.
• National managing authority: Several national and regional authorities oversee the implementation of ESF in Germany.

Other EU funds for integration available in Germany

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

National managing authority: There are three national authorities responsible for Erasmus+ in Germany:

• the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
• the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
• the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany

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

National managing authority: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

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

National managing authority: There are two national authorities responsible for FEAD in Germany:

• the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
• the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

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

National managing authority: EAFRD is managed by the federal states.

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

National managing authority: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (EMFF) supports coastal communities in diversifying their economies and finances projects that create jobs and improve quality of life along European coasts.

Other funds

Other public funding in Germany

• Federal Office for Migration and beneficiaries of international protection
• Federal Employment Agency
• Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
• Commissioner of the Federal Government for Migration, Beneficiaries of international protection and Integration
• The Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
• Federal Ministry of Education and Research
• Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community

Federal states

• Baden-Württemberg
• Berlin
• Bayern
• Bremen
• Brandenburg
• Hamburg
• Hessen
• Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW)
• Niedersachsen
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• Rheinland-Pfalz
• Sachsen
• Sachsen-Anhalt
• Saarland
• Schleswig-Holstein
• Thüringen

Private funding in Germany

• Mercator Foundation
• Robert Bosch Foundation
• Start Foundation
• Stiftung Integrationskultur
• Stiftung :do
• DFL Foundation
• Deutsche Bank Foundation
• IKEA Foundation
• Help and Hope Foundation
• Auerbach Foundation
• Other sources of private funding can be found at Stiftungssuche