Grow Digital Voucher

About this scheme

The Grow Digital Voucher gives small and medium businesses (up to 50 employees) financial support to invest in digital technology, provided they have completed a Digital for Business project report within the previous two years. Funding is delivered as a grant covering 50% of eligible costs, with a minimum grant of €500 and a maximum of €5,000 per application; enterprises can receive up to two vouchers, capped at a cumulative €5,000, with a second voucher conditional on demonstrated digital progression.

Eligible costs are new, off-the-shelf software subscriptions of up to one year — e.g. e-commerce, CRM, online booking/payments, job or stock tracking, cloud accounting/payroll, cybersecurity, and analytics/AI tools — plus training and/or IT configuration support, with training and configuration together capped at 50% of the overall project cost. Custom or bespoke software and regulatory compliance systems are not eligible. Applications must be discussed with and submitted to a Local Enterprise Office before any project expenditure or activity begins.

Who can apply

• Must be a small enterprise (1 to 50 paid employees) per the EU SME definition (annual turnover or balance sheet total ≤ €10 million, applying the linked/partner companies rule)
• Must have completed a Digital for Business support Project within the previous two years
• Must not currently be a client of Enterprise Ireland or IDA
• Must be established, registered and trading for at least 6 months within the area of a Local Enterprise Office
• Must be solvent, as shown in supplied financial statements
• Must be a company, self-employed individual, or partnership whose trade/profession profits are chargeable to tax under Case I or II of Schedule D (or a PAYG customer); eligible sporting bodies and charities that would otherwise be so chargeable but for a tax exemption are also included
• Must hold current Revenue tax clearance and supply a Tax Reference Number and Tax Clearance Access Number for verification
• Enterprises can be approved for a maximum of two Grow Digital Voucher projects, up to a maximum cumulative grant of €5,000, as identified in their Digital for Business project; approval of a second voucher depends on demonstrated progression per the Digital for Business report
• Eligible costs: new (not already in use) off-the-shelf software subscriptions (max 1 year, e.g. e-commerce, CRM, booking/payments, job/order tracking, cloud accounting/payroll, cybersecurity, analytics/AI software) and training/IT configuration support (combined training and configuration costs capped at 50% of overall project cost); custom/bespoke software, bespoke website development, and regulatory compliance systems are ineligible
• Ineligible: charities/semi-state/not-for-profit bodies not meeting the above criteria, trade associations, representative bodies (e.g. Chambers of Commerce), other non-commercial bodies; coal or steel sector businesses; primary agriculture, fishery or aquaculture sector businesses; gambling/gaming, adult entertainment, tobacco, and non-medicinal cannabis-based product activities
• An application must be submitted before any project expenditure is incurred or project activity commences

How to apply

1. 1Complete a Digital for Business support project report (a prerequisite, must be within the previous two years).
2. 2Contact your Local Enterprise Office to discuss the Grow Digital Voucher and your eligibility before incurring any project expenditure or commencing any project activity.
3. 3Supply your Tax Reference Number and Tax Clearance Access Number so your tax clearance status can be verified on Revenue's online portal.
4. 4Submit your application to the Local Enterprise Office before committing to, ordering, purchasing, contracting for, or commencing any element of the project.