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GreenPlus

GreenPlus helps Enterprise Ireland client companies increase environmental management and staff capabilities, funding training to build environmental management skills, hiring an external environmental service provider, external training courses, e-learning licence costs, and part of the salary cost for up to 10 staff on a company 'green team', over a typically 12-month project. It provides grant funding of 50% of eligible project costs, up to a maximum of €100,000 in eligible costs (a maximum grant of €50,000).

Grant range
Up to €50,000
Funding level
50%
Support type
Grant
Last checked
4 Sept 2026
Start this application on Enterprise Ireland's website (opens in a new tab)

About this scheme

With decarbonisation policy, rising energy costs and shifting consumer expectations putting sustainability at the top of every business agenda, GreenPlus helps Enterprise Ireland client companies prepare for a greener, more sustainable future by increasing environmental management and staff capabilities. It can fund training to build environmental management capabilities, implementing environmental best practice within the company, hiring an external environmental service provider, external training courses, e-learning digital content licence costs, and part of the salary cost for up to 10 staff working as part of a company 'green team', over a project typically lasting 12 months. It is aimed at SMEs and Large companies that are Enterprise Ireland clients (HPSU clients are excluded for 3 years after receiving Enterprise Ireland investment funding; non-clients under 50 employees should approach their Local Enterprise Office instead). It provides grant funding of 50% of eligible project costs, up to a maximum of €100,000 in eligible costs (a maximum grant of €50,000). It is also offered in parallel by Údarás na Gaeltachta to its own clients under the same terms.

Who can apply

  • Must be an SME or Large company that is an Enterprise Ireland client
  • HPSU clients in receipt of Enterprise Ireland Investment funding are not eligible for 3 years after the investment
  • Non-clients of Enterprise Ireland with fewer than 50 employees are not eligible here and should instead contact their Local Enterprise Office
  • Application and associated expenditure will not be accepted if the company has already initiated a GreenPlus project before applying
  • Company must provide its organisational carbon footprint as part of the application (via the Climate Toolkit 4 Business Carbon Calculator, GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, ISO 14064-1 Standard, or similar) and submit a completed Training Plan (emailed to green@enterprise-ireland.com)
  • Eligible costs: external training/advisory services (daily rate capped at €900, inclusive of travel, subsistence and all out-of-pocket expenses; actual market-rate costs may be higher); salary cost of up to 10 company green-team members, subject to a maximum of 20 trainee days per trainee (with up to 5 people supported for up to 40 days), at a maximum assisted rate of €200 per day, and internal project team costs must not exceed external trainer/course/material costs; training course fees for specialised external courses under 30 days' duration; and licence costs for e-learning digital content for the project period
  • Ineligible costs: training required solely for national mandatory-standard compliance (e.g. health & safety, first aid, manual handling); training that would happen anyway in normal business operations (e.g. induction, market overviews, basic internal systems training) since State Aid requires an incentive effect; use of Training Aid to subsidise normal business operations; training already supported by other State funding (e.g. Skillnet); technical feasibility studies, capital costs, general consultancy (market research, content development, IT implementation, financial review and planning, HR consulting); and legally required activities (e.g. mandatory reports/audits under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive)

How to apply

  1. Read the eligibility requirements
  2. Contact your Enterprise Ireland Client Advisor to discuss further; if you do not have a Client Advisor, you must first become an Enterprise Ireland client
  3. Once ready to apply, submit an application through the online application system; first-time applicants must register to apply, and the online application forms provide a step-by-step guide for each tab
  4. As part of the application, provide the company's organisational carbon footprint and a completed Training Plan (emailed to green@enterprise-ireland.com)
  5. If approved, receive a Letter of Offer confirming the grant, Project Number, approved expenditure and Final Claim Date, then carry out the approved GreenPlus project (external training/advisory services, green-team salary support, specialised training courses, and/or e-learning licences)
  6. Download and complete the GreenPlus Checklist, Claim Form and Director Statement (one Excel workbook), and the GreenPlus Progress Report (Excel workbook)
  7. Email the completed claim to IndustryGrantClaims@enterprise-ireland.com, including Company Name and Project Number in the subject line, with files encrypted using the company's CES ID; claims are not accepted by post
  8. A Grant Payment Officer reviews the claim; if information is missing they suspend the claim and request it, or return it as invalid if significant documentation is missing or the Final Claim Date has passed; if complete, the Payment Officer authorises the claim and submits a payment request to Finance, and a payment report issues via email confirming payment will follow by Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) to the company's bank account