Non-profit organisations and local authorities in Portugal can apply for financing through several EU funds. In addition, national public 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 Portugal.

EU funds

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in Portugal

• Details: The allocation for Portugal under AMIF is €75,860,651 over the 2014-2020 period. National integration priorities for the fund mainly aim at preventing the social exclusion of TCNs, facilitating and streamlining the interaction between TCNs, society and public administration, fostering the exercise of citizenship and civic participation, and deepening the empowerment of the descendants of TCN communities. Learn more about the Portuguese AMIF programme.
• National managing authority: AMIF is coordinated jointly by the General Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ delegated authority for AMIF, the High Commission for Migration, and the Immigration and Borders Service.

European Social Fund (ESF) in Portugal

• Details: The ESF contributes over €7.3 billion to Portugal during the 2014-2020 period. Of this amount, nearly €1.8 billion is devoted to operational programme Social Inclusion and Employment, which promotes social inclusion and combats poverty and discrimination.
• National managing authority: The national managing authority for ESF in Portugal is the Agency for Development and Cohesion, I.P.

Other EU funds for integration available in Portugal

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

National managing authority: Erasmus+ Education and Training National Agency

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

National managing authority: Agency for Development and Cohesion, I.P.

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

National managing authority: Programa Operacional de Apoio às Pessoas Mais Carenciadas em Portugal (POAPMC)

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

National managing authorities: PDR 2020 Managing Authority (mainland), PRODERAM 2020 Managing Authority (Madeira), PRORURAL+ Managing Authority (Azores)

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

National managing authority: Agency for Development and Cohesion, I.P.; 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 Portugal

• High Commission for Migration
• FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
• Portuguese Refugee Council
• Santa Casa da Misericórdia
• Universities and Research Units
• Municipalities

Private funding in Portugal

• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
• Fundação Aga Khan
• Luso-American Development Foundation
• Jesuit Refugee Service
• Catholic Work for Migration in Portugal