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Feasibility Study Grant

The Feasibility Study Grant assists promoters — community groups, organisations, businesses and/or individuals — who wish to assess the viability of a business idea, including innovation consultancy, third-level expertise, private specialists, design costs and prototype development. Grant rates vary by applicant type: 50% of total investment (max €15,000) for a business/private promoter, 70% (max €30,000) for a High Potential Start-Up, and a blended 75%/50% structure (overall max €15,000) for community/voluntary sector projects.

Grant range
Up to €30,000
Funding level
50–75%
Support type
Grant
Last checked
3 Sept 2026
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About this scheme

The Feasibility Study Grant, part of Údarás na Gaeltachta's Pre-Startup & Early Phase Development Supports, helps promoters assess the viability of a business idea, covering own labour, consultancy fees (design and legal), technical development/prototype/innovation costs, market research to validate the proposition, and miscellaneous costs such as travel and subsistence. Grants range from €15,000 up to €30,000 depending on applicant type, across three tiers: a standard business/private promoter rate, a higher rate for High Potential Start-Ups, and a blended rate for community/voluntary sector projects. Unlike most other schemes in this document, it is open broadly to community groups, organisations, businesses and individuals, with no stated sector, staff, or turnover restriction. As with other schemes, the grant is 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

  • Available to community groups, organisations, businesses and/or individuals
  • Eligible expenditure: own labour; consultancy fees (including design and legal fees); technical development/prototype/innovation costs; market research to validate the business proposition; and miscellaneous costs (travel, airfares, subsistence)
  • Business/private promoter rate: 50% of total investment, up to a maximum grant of €15,000
  • High Potential Start-Up (HPSU) rate: 70% of total investment, up to a maximum grant of €30,000 (HPSU status subject to Enterprise Ireland approval; defined as a new business venture capable of developing an innovative product/service for international markets, able to demonstrate capacity to generate at least €1 million in sales and create 10 jobs within 3 years of the start of operations)
  • Community/voluntary sector rate: 75% of eligible expenditure up to a maximum grant of €6,350, plus 50% of remaining eligible expenditure, to an overall maximum grant of €15,000

How to apply

  1. Contact the relevant Údarás na Gaeltachta regional office (Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Kerry, Cork, Waterford or Meath) for advice and support.
  2. Complete a grant application form, available at www.udaras.ie or from any regional office.
  3. Submit the completed application form to the appropriate regional office.
  4. 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.
  5. As a condition of funding, implement a language plan to promote the use of Irish in the business.
  6. 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.