Enterprise Support Grant for businesses impacted by COVID-19

The COVID-19 Enterprise Support Grant is no longer available.

The Enterprise Support Grant was available to assist eligible self-employed recipients who closed their COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment.

This provided business owners with a grant of up to €1,000 to restart their business which was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you claimed the grant in 2020 but found yourself back on COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment in 2021, you were able to access the €1,000 grant for a second time if you closed your COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment on or after 1 June 2021.

The COVID-19 Enterprise Support Grant is no longer available.

The Grant was awarded to self-employed people who:

• were tax and PRSI compliant
• were not liable for commercial rates
• had been in receipt of the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment and had closed their claim
• had reopened their business which was closed due to the pandemic
• employed less than 10 people
• had an annual turnover of less than €1 million
• were not eligible for similar COVID-19 business restart grants from other government departments
• could produce VAT receipts/invoices in respect of business restart costs and expenses claimed, if requested to do so by the department

Funding was awarded for eligible costs up to a maximum of €1,000 for first time application.

If you claimed the grant in 2020 but found yourself back on COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment in 2021, you were able to access the €1,000 grant for a second time if you closed your COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment on or after 1 June 2021.

The grant was awarded for costs related to reopening your business, including:

• safety measures
• business advice or mentoring
• repairs
• fuel
• wages

This payment is closed to new applicants and you can no longer apply.