This fund sponsors measures for the reception and integration of refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection. As a central contact and service point for applicants and other interested persons, the ÖIF is responsible for evaluating, managing, and monitoring submitted projects. 

Target Groups and Areas of Action

Target Groups

• Asylum seekers
• People granted subsidiary protection
• People granted asylum

Unlike its predecessor, ERF II, voluntary returnees are not a target group of the ERF III. Overlapping return measures can also no longer be funded as a result of the separation into four different funds.

Areas of Action

• Measure 1: Psychological and psychotherapeutic care
• Measure 2: Support in implementation of the Dublin Regulation
• Measure 3: Projects on information for the resident population
• Measure 4: Counseling in asylum procedure
• Measure 5: Initial aid for integration
• Measure 6: Development of linguistic competence
• Measure 7: Job market integration
• Measure 8: Quality assurance and structural improvement of asylum administrative practice
• Measure 9: Collection of Country of Origin Information to support asylum procedure

Application Guidelines

Information on application guidelines for European Fund projects can be found here.

Staff Members

The European Funds Team can be found here