The EU provides funding for a broad range of projects and programmes covering various areas, from education, research, employment, regional development to the environment, humanitarian aid, agriculture, and the marine, among many others. Significant support is available to small and medium-sized businesses, non-governmental and civil society non-profit organisations, young people, researchers, farmers, and public bodies, to name a few.
If you are a civil society organisation and need support or information on accessing EU funding check out Access Europe.
Each year the ESF+ helps millions of Europeans improve their lives by learning new skills and finding better jobs.
The ERDF aims to strengthen economic and social cohesion across the EU by correcting imbalances between its regions.
Revitalising life in coastal communities by supporting fisheries, inland waters, aquaculture and maritime sectors.
Supporting workers made redundant and self-employed whose activity has ceased.
Providing economic, environmental and social supports for rural areas.
The FEAD helps people take their first steps out of poverty and social exclusion.
Promising more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market.
The JTF will assist communities and regions that have challenges in decarbonising their economies and industries.
Providing opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, and gain experience abroad.
Helping to create a more prosperous and sustainable cross-border region.
Strengthening the common asylum policy, and promoting socio-economic inclusion of migrants and refugees.
A new EU funding programme designed to support peace and prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland, building upon the work of the previous PEACE and INTERREG Programmes.
Support to counter the adverse consequences of Brexit.
Mitigating the economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Supporting peace and reconciliation across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland.
A full list of European Funds can be found on the Commission’s website: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes/overview-funding-programmes_en.
