The funds 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 available for service providers and other stakeholders to carry out projects aiming for a better integration of the migrant population.

Read more about integration governance in Belgium.

EU funds

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in Belgium

• The Belgian AMIF national programme over the 2021-2027 period is available with a breakdown of the budget per intervention field.

• National managing authority: The integration aspect of AMIF in Belgium is coordinated by the Public Planning Service - Social Integration. 

European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) in Belgium

• Details: The ESF+ fund will invest about 1.26 million EUR in Belgium over the 2021-2027 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; see the ESF+ Programme 2021-2027 Brussels Capital Region (employment)
  • Flanders: Department of Work and Social Economy, section for ESF+ and Sustainable Entrepreneurship; see the ESF+ Programme Flanders 2021-2027
  • German-speaking community: Ministry of the German-Speaking Community, see the ESF+ Programme 2021-2027 German Speaking Community of Belgium
  • Wallonia and the French-speaking community: Agence FSE; see the ESF+ Programme 2021-2027 Wallonia-Brussels

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

• A 2022 survey allowed to assess the specific profiles of FEAD beneficiaries in Belgium.
• 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