Service
Succession Planning Advice Grant
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Published on
Last updated on
Succession Planning Advice Grant is a scheme specifically aimed at encouraging best practice in intergenerational land transfer in order to address, among other things, significant generational imbalances in farming.
The grant is to encourage and support farmers aged 60 years and above to seek succession planning advice by contributing up to 50% of vouched legal, accounting and advisory costs, subject to a maximum payment of €1,500.
You may qualify for this grant if you are:
- a farmer aged 60 years and above who is currently not in a succession partnership
- farming at least a minimum of 3 hectares of land at the time of the application
- farming for a minimum of 2 years prior to application
50% of vouched legal, accounting and advisory costs, ex VAT, subject to a maximum payment of €1,500.
Applications may be submitted all year round, but payments will be made in Tranches. This year’s application will open on 19 September 2023 and closes on 31 December 2023.
Tranche 1 payment will be in the first quarter of 2024.
Payments will issue in Quarter 1 of the following year after application up till 2027.
Only fully completed applications with the following documents will be processed. The following must be submitted:
- completed checklist
- completed application form
- proof of age
- proof of address
- copies of all invoices claimed
- proof of payment for all invoices
Read the terms and conditions for details of eligible expenses.
Succession Planning Advice Grant: Terms and conditions
Download link for
Download
View the file
View
The Succession Planning Advice Grant is part of the Registered Farm Partnership Section, and can be contacted as follows:
Succession Planning Advice Grant
Phone number: