Apply for grant funding to further improve the sustainability of Ireland’s lobster stocks.
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Two levels of grant aid will be offered to individual or group applications for:
Solely vessels 12m or less and using non-towed gear
• Individual applications – 70%
• Group applications – 75%
In certain circumstances, agreed in advance with the managing authority, these rates may be increased to a maximum of 80%.
Vessels greater than 12m and less than 15m
• Individual applications – 50%
• Group applications – 60%
Feasibility study grant aid is available to groups, organisations, businesses or individuals to allow them assess the viability of a business idea
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Funding amounts will depend on the type of business proposed, geographical location, skills level required, and the potential employment level of the project.
Research and development grants are available to assist businesses develop innovative products, processes and services which will lead to an enhancement of their ability to perform in increasingly competitive markets.
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Funding amounts will depend on the type of business proposed, geographical location, skills level required, and the potential employment level of the project.
Údarás na Gaeltachta can provide assistance by way of capital grant to enterprises seeking aid for an initial investment for capital expenditure costs.
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Funding amounts will depend on the type of business proposed, geographical location, skills level required, and the potential employment level of the project.
Referred to as an employment grant, aid is calculated by reference to the expected wage costs over the first two years of jobs created as a result of an initial investment project.
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Diversifying and expanding your business brings with it the requirement for new skills and expertise. Under the Training Grants Scheme, Údarás na Gaeltachta provides assistance for training programmes that train or retrain employees.
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Funding amounts will depend on the type of business proposed, geographical location, skills level required, and the potential employment level of the project.
Údarás can take an equity stake in small and medium enterprises in the start-up and expansion phases where this is of strategic importance to the development of the enterprise.
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The Scottish Recycling Fund is operated by Zero Waste Scotland, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise, to develop key sorting, repair and reprocessing capacity for eligible waste materials, and additional remanufacturing capacity in Scotland.
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