The European integration represents the process of a continuous expansion of cooperation and help. We can definitely add drawing of the financial support from EU funds among the ways of help. The paper discusses this issue and also focuses on evaluating the contribution of funds and their use in the wood processing industry as the way of economic growth support. It describes the theoretical knowledge and the options of the structural funds drawing directed into this area and at the same time it analyzes the significance of marketing communication as an inseparable part of the projects submission process and their consecutive implementation.