Business Expansion Grants (LEO)

Business Expansion Grants, administered by Local Enterprise Offices (LEO) in Ireland, provide up to €150,000 in funding for businesses beyond their first 18 months of operation that are entering a growth stage. The grant covers a maximum of 50% of eligible expansion costs, supporting established startups and small businesses as they scale their operations.

Business Expansion Grants are another of LEO’s funding programs for businesses and startups. Also, they are very similar to Priming Grants discussed above.

Yet, the only difference vs. Priming Grants is that this grant funding program aims to help businesses in growth stage incurred after the first 18 months of operations.

Like Priming Grants, the maximum amount that can be claimed under the Business Expansion Grants is €150,000. Again, funding cannot represent more than 50% of the costs (the rest must come from the business’ own funds).