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Grants

Local Enterprise Office Priming Grant

Priming Grant

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
€150,000

Maximum 50% of the investment up to €80,000; the LEO can approve up to €150,000 in certain/exceptional situations. Salary costs are supported at a maximum of €15,000 per full-time job created, subject to the 50% limit.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Local Enterprise Office (Enterprise Ireland / local authorities)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Applications assessed by the local LEO on an ongoing basis, typically via an evaluation committee.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 50% yourself.

This is de minimis aid. It counts against the €300,000 ceiling that applies to your company across a rolling three years in this member state (Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831). If a new award would take you over, Article 3(7) disqualifies that award in full rather than reducing it — so check your headroom before you apply, not after. Check your headroom for Ireland.

Who can apply

A business start-up grant for micro enterprises employing up to 10 employees, within 18 months of starting. Eligible costs include capital items, equipment, utilities, salary costs (max €15,000 per job), consultancy, innovation and marketing. Retail, personal services, professional services, construction and local services are ineligible.

How to apply

  1. Contact your Local Enterprise Office to discuss eligibility. — link
  2. Prepare a business plan with costed investment and job creation projections.
  3. Submit the application to the LEO evaluation committee.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · What is de minimis aid?

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.localenterprise.ie/FAQs/response/What-grants-are-available-from-the-LEO-/

"The maximum Priming Grant payable must not exceed 50% of the investment up to €80,000 but the LEO can approve up to €150,000 in certain situations."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.localenterprise.ie

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