Feasibility grants (LEO)

Local Enterprise Offices (LEO) are Irish government organizations that administer Feasibility Grants to help entrepreneurs and startups assess the viability of new business ideas. With 31 offices throughout Ireland, LEOs provide financial support, advice, and information to small businesses in their early stages. These grants specifically help founders conduct market research and feasibility studies before launching or expanding their ventures.

Feasibility Grants are one of the various funding programs for entrepreneurs and startups made available by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEO).

What Are Local Enterprise Offices (LEO)?
Local Enterprise Offices are local government organisations in Ireland that provide support for small businesses.

In total, there are 31 LEOs throughout the country. Each provides entrepreneurs advice, information and financial support to help them start and grow their business.

Feasibility Grants are grants that aims to assist early-stage businesses with researching market demand for a product or service.

Therefore, the funds must be spend against expenses incurred for feasibility analyses. For example they can be spent for market research, 3rd party consultancy costs, technical development and prototype, etc.

In total, businesses can claim a maximum of €15,000 and must cover 50% of the expenses themselves.