The Lights On! Project received its funding from the Central Baltic Interreg 2014–2020 programme of the European Union. The total budget was 1,873,669 euros.

The budget was divided between the project partners as follows:

• Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland (the lead partner, Finland, www.metsa.fi/parksandwildlifefinland):
  818,009 euros
• Humak University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Finland, lightson.humak.fi):
  337,660 euros
• State Forest Management Centre (Riigimetsa Majandamise Keskus, Estonia; www.rmk.ee):
  601,000 euros
• University of Tartu, Viljandi Culture Academy (Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia, Estonia; www.kultuur.ut.ee):
  105,000 euros