Technical Assistance for Micro Exporters’Grant Funding Guidelines
The provision of Technical Assistance for Micro Exporters’ Grant will enableclients to explore and develop new market opportunities.
Technical Assistance for Micro Exporters’ Grants will part-fund the costs that can beincurred in investigating and researching export markets, e.g. exhibiting atTrade Fairs, preparing marketing material and developing websites specificallytargeting overseas markets. These grants should increase the numbers of LEOclients developing new export opportunities.
Grant Terms:
Projects eligible for support include:
Eligible Expenditure categories
*Note - Economy Flight Costs are eligible with othertravel and subsistence costs subject to the Local Enterprise Office maximum limits.
Schedule of Planned Expenditure;
Export AssistanceGrants are designed to assist business promoter(s) with exporting to newmarkets. The Grant covers 50% of qualifying expenses (excluding VAT), subjectto a maximum of €2,500
PLEASE NOTE:
After you submit your application
Your LEO will acknowledge your application, and an executive from the LEO will meet with you to discuss the application. You may be asked to provide additional information.
When the LEO receives all the information they need, your application will be evaluated at the next available meeting of the LEO’s Evaluation and Approvals Committee. You will then be informed of the decision. Please note that you cannot use your grant to pay for any expenditure incurred before you make the application.
Also note that your submission of an application or the official acknowledgement of your application is not an indication that the application is eligible or will be awarded grant aid. The final decision on grant assistance is with the Evaluation and Approvals Committee of the Local Enterprise Office.
For more information on financial supports available from the LEO including information on eligibility, please see www.localenterprise.ie
When can I access the grant funds?
If your application is approved, you can draw down your funding after you submit evidence of the expenditure detailed in your letter of offer. Also, any funding approved must be claimed within the time period on the letter of offer.
To claim any financial assistance approved, you must submit the following:
Please note that you cannot use your grant to pay for any expenditure incurred before you make the application.
What is ‘De Minimis’ aid?
Technical and Market Assistance grants are provided under the European Commission Regulation on ‘De Minimis’ aid. De Minimis aid is limited amounts of State aid – up to €200,000 in any three-year period to any one enterprise. De Minimis aid is regarded as too small to significantly affect trade or competition in the common market. The amounts of grants are regarded as falling outside the category of State aid which is banned by the EC Treaty and, therefore, they can be awarded without reference to the European Commission.
However, a Member State must track De Minimis aid and make sure that combined aid payments from all sources to one enterprise in any three-year period respect the €200,000 ceiling.
Therefore, you need to provide details of all other grant aid that has been awarded to you or your company within the past three years. Please note that a false declaration to show a figure under the threshold of €200,000 could later mean that you would have to pay back the grant aid with interest.
LEOs can assist in the establishment and/or development of new and existing enterprises (limited company, individuals/sole trader, cooperatives and partnerships) provided that such enterprises/projects are capable of attaining commercial viability and subject to the following eligibility criteria:
Within the above eligibility criteria there are certain priorities and restrictions:
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