Restart Grant for Small Businesses

Update as at 06/08/2020

In the July Stimulus package the Restart Grant, which had originally been allocated €250m, has been expanded to include certain businesses which were not eligible under the original scheme and further grant funding of €300m has been allocated to the fund. Read more about the updates here.

A €250m Restart Grant fund for small businesses, which was announced by Government at the beginning of this month, will go live from this Friday May 22nd.

All eligible business are being asked to apply online through your local authority from this date.

Given the expected large volume of applications it is expected businesses which are due to reopen in the earlier phases of the Roadmap for Reopening Ireland will have their applications processed first.

The grant will give direct aid to micro and small businesses to help them with the costs associated with reopening and reemploying workers following COVID-19 closures.

For example, the grant can be used for ongoing fixed costs, for replenishing stock and for measures needed to ensure employee and customer safety.

The amount you can receive from the grant will be equivalent to the rates bill of your business in 2019, with a minimum payment of €2,000 and a maximum payment of €10,000.