Údarás na Gaeltachta
Digital Process Innovation
The Digital Process Innovation grant incentivises and supports companies to invest in the implementation of new or significantly improved digital production methods, digital service delivery, or organisational methods that increase operational effectiveness, leading to greater productivity and competitiveness. The grant is payable at a rate of 50% of eligible costs, up to a maximum grant of €150,000.
- Grant range
- Up to €150,000
- Funding level
- 50%
- Support type
- Grant
- Last checked
- 3 Sept 2026
About this scheme
Digital Process Innovation, part of Údarás na Gaeltachta's Digitalisation Supports, encourages companies to invest in new or significantly improved digital production methods, digital service delivery, or organisational methods that boost operational effectiveness, productivity and competitiveness. Eligible activities include staff time spent on designing, specifying, developing, configuring or implementing new production, delivery or organisational methods; consultancy time for the design, specification or implementation of process innovations; and specialised (non-routine) staff training as part of implementation, covering both technical and non-technical staff. The grant covers 50% of eligible costs up to a maximum of €150,000, paid on receipt of a valid claim supported by documentation confirming that all grant conditions were met and approved expenditure was paid.
Who can apply
- Open to SMEs and/or large companies engaged in, or proposing to engage in, manufacturing or in eligible internationally traded services
- Must be in business for a minimum of 2 years
- Must employ a minimum of 10 full-time staff
- Eligible costs may include: salary costs for staff time working on the project; overheads calculated at 30% of those salary costs; reasonable external consultancy costs; and materials costs for materials used only for the project
How to apply
- Contact the relevant Údarás na Gaeltachta regional office (Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Kerry, Cork, Waterford or Meath) for advice and support.
- Complete a grant application form, available at www.udaras.ie or from any regional office.
- Submit the completed application form to the appropriate regional office.
- If approved, financial support applies from the date of issue of the Letter of Acknowledgement of receipt of application; grant aid cannot be approved retrospectively for expenditure incurred before this date.
- As a condition of funding, implement a language plan to promote the use of Irish in the business.
- Claim the grant by submitting a valid claim with supporting documentation confirming that all grant conditions were met and that all approved expenditure has been paid.