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Enterprise Support Grant for businesses impacted by COVID-19
From Department of Social Protection
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From Department of Social Protection
Published on
Last updated on
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:
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:
This payment is closed to new applicants and you can no longer apply.