Agriculture & Food Business Grants
UK agriculture and food businesses access funding through DEFRA schemes, devolved nation programmes, and rural development grants. Support covers farming productivity, food innovation, and rural enterprise development.
Agricultural Support
Environmental Land Management schemes, productivity grants, and farming equipment funding support the agricultural sector's transition to sustainable and efficient practices.
Food Production & Innovation
Food manufacturing and processing businesses can access innovation grants, capital funding, and export support. Agritech development is also supported through specific programmes.
Rural Enterprise
Rural businesses beyond farming can access enterprise development grants, broadband schemes, and diversification funding through LEADER-style local programmes.
Irish Agriculture & Food Grants
50 grants found
Access Advice Small Strategic Consultancy
Irish-owned businesses operating in the manufacturing or internationally traded services
Access Advice: LeanStart
Start your digital journey with lean tools and techniques
Access Advice: GreenStart
Start your sustainability journey
St Patrick’s Street Shopfront Grant Scheme
The scheme will promote the upgrade and remediation of eligible shopfronts at street level and encourage businesses to revert to traditional shopfronts.
St Patrick’s Street Painting Grant Scheme
The programme will target the enhancement of building façades by grant aiding painting, cleaning, power washing & minor works to the external of buildings.
St Patrick's Street Shopfront Grant Scheme 2026
Cork City Council is committed to supporting local businesses. The new City Centre Façade Improvement Grant aims to revitalise our city’s core retail area and strengthen the visual appeal and local economy of Cork by providing financial support to businesses to enhance their building frontage.
St Patrick's Street Painting Grant 2026
Cork City Council is committed to supporting local businesses. The City Centre Façade Improvement Grant aims to revitalise our city’s core retail area and strengthen the visual appeal and local economy of Cork by providing financial support to businesses to enhance their building frontage.
Employment Funding Support
Against a development plan to increase employment
Innovation Vouchers
The Innovation Voucher initiative was developed to build links between Ireland's public knowledge providers (i.e. higher education institutes, public research bodies) and small businesses. Innovation Vouchers worth €5,000 are available to assist a company or companies to explore a business opportunity or problem with a registered knowledge provider.
Business Development Programme
Grant funding for consultancy costs
Market Explorer Grant
The amount of the grant is to a maximum of €10,000 or 50% of eligible costs. Support for the Market Explorer for Business grant applies when eligible companies seek to explore either a new geographic market for an existing product/service or an existing geographic market for a new product/service.
Innovative HPSU Fund
Accelerate your international business plan with co-funded equity investment of up to €800,000 for high potential start-ups that are developing new technologies
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Irish agriculture & food grants