Cohesion Fund (CF)

The Cohesion Fund is available for EU Member States with a gross national per capita income below 90% of the EU-27 average, with the purpose of strengthening the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU. It supports investments in infrastructure, focused on environment and trans-European transport networks that support the EU's strategies. The available budget allocated for the 2021-2027 period is EUR 393 billion (2021 prices).

For the 2021-2027 period, the funding is available for Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

The fund is administered via Member State programmes. Relevance for the Mission will depend on the priorities within each programme. Some Member States programmes combine Cohesion Fund and ERDF resources (see the separate entry for ERDF). 

Applicants must be organisations that can benefit from regional funding: public bodies, some private sector organisations (especially small businesses), universities, associations, NGOs and voluntary organisations.

Project application must meet the selection criteria and investment priorities of the national or regional programme. To find these programes, please look at: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/in-your-country/programmes_en

Application procedures and further eligibility requirements will be set by the individual managing authorities.

Dependent on the managing authority for the programme.

Look for calls from individual programmes. You can contact the relevant managing authorities for information. Managing authorities can be found at: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/in-your-country/managing-authoriti…

https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/funding/cohesion-fund_en

For the national and regional managing authorities, see: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/in-your-country/managing-authoriti…