Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Tillage Capital Investment Scheme
The Tillage Capital Investment Scheme (TCIS), part of TAMS 3, provides capital grants to help tillage farmers improve competitiveness, efficiency, growth and environmental performance. Grant aid is paid at 40% of eligible costs up to a €90,000 investment ceiling per holding (€160,000 for registered farm partnerships).
- Grant range
- €800 - €64,000
- Funding level
- 40%
- Support type
- Grant
- Last checked
- 3 Sept 2026
About this scheme
TCIS supports a targeted and precise approach to developing Ireland's tillage sector, focusing on environmental dividends, efficiency and growth, and helping farmers achieve improved competitiveness. Grant aid is paid at 40% of approved, completed and eligible expenditure, up to a maximum investment ceiling of €90,000 per holding; where two or more eligible partners in a Department-registered Farm Partnership apply jointly, the ceiling rises to €160,000. The minimum eligible investment per application is €2,000, and applicants may submit multiple applications within a single tranche, subject to their remaining ceiling. To qualify, an applicant must have at least 15 hectares of land declared under BISS (or BPS/equivalent) in the year of application or the preceding year — a notably higher land threshold than the 5-hectare baseline used by most other TAMS 3 schemes, reflecting the scheme's tillage-sector focus. As with other TAMS 3 schemes, applications are made online via agfood.ie and are assessed and ranked against published selection criteria each tranche, with approved works needing to be completed and claimed within set timeframes.
Who can apply
- Applicant must have a minimum of 15 hectares of owned, leased or rented land declared under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) or Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS), or equivalent, in the year of application or the preceding year (a higher threshold than the 5-hectare baseline used by most other TAMS 3 schemes)
- Minimum eligible investment per application is €2,000
- Multiple applications per tranche are permitted, subject to the applicant's remaining investment ceiling
How to apply
- Register for the Department's online services at agfood.ie if not already registered.
- Submit the application online via agfood.ie, either yourself or through an authorised agent; multiple applications per tranche are allowed, each subject to the €2,000 minimum investment threshold.
- Applications received in a tranche are assessed and ranked against the scheme's published selection/marking criteria.
- On approval, complete the works within the timeframe specified in the approval letter, notifying the Department in advance of key construction stages where required for certain investments.
- Submit the payment claim online with all required supporting documentation (receipts/invoices, tax clearance, relevant quality certificates, etc.); grant aid is paid at 40% of the lowest of the reference cost, invoiced cost, or proposed cost, up to the relevant ceiling.