Overview of the 2021-2027 ESF Plus funding programmes

People who want to improve their opportunities in the labour market, as well as SMEs and the solo self-employed can receive support through the individual ESF Plus funding programmes at federal or state level.

If you would like to receive funding through a specific funding programme, you have to contact a local ESF Plus project directly. An overview of ESF Plus projects and responsible institutions can be found in the respective ESF Plus programme descriptions.

An overview of the federal government’s ESF Plus funding programmes can also be found in the ESF Plus programme brochure.

Programme filtern:

Ministry responsible
Target group
Funding priority
Still accepting applications?
Programme active?

Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community

Click a fed­er­al state to go di­rect­ly to the ESF web­site of this state. Here you can find in­for­ma­tion about the Op­er­a­tional Pro­gramme and the in­di­vid­u­al ESF fund­ing pro­grammes of the se­lect­ed fed­er­al state. Click a fed­er­al state to go di­rect­ly to the ESF web­site of this state. Here you can find in­for­ma­tion about the Op­er­a­tional Pro­gramme and the in­di­vid­u­al ESF fund­ing pro­grammes of the se­lect­ed fed­er­al state.

Programmes of the federalstates