Grants Directory
Irish Business Grants Directory
Plain-English summaries of Irish grants, vouchers, tax reliefs and loans that fund software, digital transformation and growth investment. Every entry links to the funding body's own application page.
15 schemes covered, last reviewed 2026. Vendors.ie does not administer grants - confirm current rates and eligibility on the funder's site before applying.
Startup Formation
Schemes that put cash, tax refunds or patient credit into a founder's hand at incorporation or in the first three years of trading.
Microfinance Ireland
Microfinance Ireland Business Loan
Unsecured business loans of EUR2,000 to EUR50,000 for microenterprises that have been declined credit by a bank.
EUR2,000 to EUR50,000 unsecured loan
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Revenue Commissioners
Section 486C Start-Up Corporation Tax Relief
Up to three years' relief from corporation tax for new companies, scaled by the employer's PRSI paid on staff salaries.
Up to EUR40,000 of CT relief per year for three years (linked to employer PRSI paid)
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Revenue Commissioners
Start-Up Refunds for Entrepreneurs (SURE)
Income tax refund of up to 41% on cash invested into a new Irish company, claimed back from PAYE paid in the previous six years.
Refund of income tax paid (typically 41% of qualifying investment, capped by past PAYE)
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Digital Transformation
LEO-administered vouchers and grants that part-fund an SME's move online and the structured digital action plans that follow.
Local Enterprise Office
Digital for Business
Mentor-led digital transformation programme for businesses with 11-50 employees, with a follow-on grant of up to EUR9,000 (50:50 cofunded) for implementation.
Free mentor + up to EUR9,000 implementation grant (50:50 cofunded)
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Local Enterprise Office
Trading Online Voucher
Up to EUR2,500 on a 50:50 cofunded basis to build or enhance an e-commerce website, run digital marketing, or migrate to a new online platform.
Up to EUR2,500 (50:50 cofunded)
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Expansion & Growth
Capital and equity-style supports for microenterprises and HPSU candidates investing in headcount, new products and exports.
Local Enterprise Office
Business Expansion Grant
Match funding for established microenterprises (trading over 18 months) investing in growth, capped at EUR150,000.
Up to EUR150,000 (50:50 cofunded, max EUR15,000 per job)
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Enterprise Ireland
High Potential Start-Up (HPSU) Funding
Equity-style investment from Enterprise Ireland into export-led start-ups with the potential to reach EUR1m in sales and 10 employees within three years.
Equity investment, amount per round agreed with EI Development Adviser
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Enterprise Ireland
Pre-Seed Start Fund
Convertible loan note investment of up to EUR100,000 for early-stage HPSU candidates and innovative female-founder businesses.
Up to EUR100,000 (convertible loan note)
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Local Enterprise Office
Priming Grant
Capital and salary support for a new microenterprise in its first 18 months of trading, up to EUR150,000 toward eligible costs.
Up to EUR150,000 (50:50 cofunded, max EUR15,000 per job)
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R&D & Innovation
Refundable tax credits, university partnerships and accelerator stipends for businesses doing genuinely novel work.
Enterprise Ireland
Innovation Voucher
EUR5,000 voucher that funds a small business to work with a registered higher-education or research institution on an innovation question.
EUR5,000 standard voucher (or EUR10,000 cofunded follow-on)
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Enterprise Ireland
New Frontiers Programme
Six-month entrepreneur development programme delivered through Institutes of Technology and Technological Universities, including a tax-free stipend of EUR15,000 in Phase 2.
EUR15,000 tax-free stipend (Phase 2) plus programme support
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Revenue Commissioners
R&D Tax Credit
30% refundable tax credit on qualifying research and development expenditure, claimed via the company's annual corporation tax return.
30% refundable credit on qualifying R&D spend
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Green & Sustainability
SEAI and LEO supports for energy efficiency, sustainability planning and the capital cost of going beyond business-as-usual.
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
EXEED Certified Grant
SEAI capital grant of up to EUR1m per project for organisations applying the I.S. 399 Energy Efficient Design standard to new investments.
Up to EUR1,000,000 per project (subject to state-aid limits)
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Local Enterprise Office
Green for Micro
Free two-day mentoring programme to help microenterprises reduce energy use, cut waste and develop a basic sustainability plan.
Up to two days of free consultancy (no cash element)
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Training & Skills
Subsidised, industry-led training delivered through Skillnet networks - the cheapest way to upskill a team on a new software platform.
Vendors.ie is not a grant adviser.
We summarise public information to help you decide which schemes are worth investigating. Eligibility rules, rates and ceilings change. Always confirm details on the funder's own site, and engage a qualified adviser (your Local Enterprise Office, an Enterprise Ireland Development Adviser, or an accountant) before committing time or cash to an application.