Non-profit organisations and local authorities can apply for financing through several EU funds. 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 below information will be updated once the national programmes under the EU funds for the 2021-2027 period become available. Read more about integration governance in Estonia.

EU funds

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

• Details: The national allocation for Estonia under AMIF is €15,5 million. The Estonian AMIF programme has identified four overall goals: the initial adaptation of TCNs in the Estonian society, the strengthening adaptation policies, encouraging TCNs’ increased involvement in society, as well as increasing tolerance towards TCNs.
• National managing authority: The national managing authority for AMIF in Estonia is the interior ministry.

European Social Fund (ESF) in Estonia

• Details:The amount committed to Estonia under ESF reached a total of €682.2 million by 2019 and includes funding for social inclusion.
• National managing authority: The managing authority for ESF in Estonia is the State Shared Service Centre (Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus).

Other EU funds for integration available in Estonia

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

ERASMUS+ is managed by the The Education and Youth Board (Harno) and the State Shared Service Centre (Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus).

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

National managing authority: State Shared Service Centre (Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus)

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

National managing authority: State Shared Service Centre (Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus)

Other funds

Other public funding in Estonia

• The Integration Foundation initiates public calls for proposals under both state budget and EU programmes.
• The National Foundation of Civil Society supports non-governmental organisations in developing their different capacities.

 Private funding in Estonia

The Open Estonia Foundation supports initiatives promulgating openness and tolerance.