- Successful applicants will be funded under the Regional Enterprise Innovation Scoping Scheme 2022 (REISS).
Ministers of State Robert Troy TD and Damien English TD announced details of the 47 projects that have been approved for a total of €3.5 million in grant support under the Regional Enterprise Innovation Scoping Scheme 2022.
Some 15 Projects have been approved for REISS Priming Grants of up to €200,000, while 32 projects have been approved for REISS Feasibility Study grants of up to €50,000.
The REISS funding supports the development of potential innovative regional projects aligned with the objectives of the nine new Regional Enterprise Plans that were launched earlier this year.
The Regional Enterprise Innovation Scoping Scheme Grant is a single grant type, but with two different grant levels depending on the scope and scale of the project:
- Feasibility Funding – A REISS Feasibility Grant with 80% grant support to cover consultancy and travel costs for smaller early stage feasibility projects, and
- Priming Funding – A REISS Priming Grant with 80% grant support to cover Consultancy and Travel, but also supporting the cost of Personnel, Promotion and the Rental of Office space for larger scale more significant scoping projects.
Successful applicants have completed a rigorous evaluation process and in general these projects have:
- strong industrial interest or connections
- strong alignment with the scheme objectives
- linkages to key regional/national stakeholders including 3rd level/HEIs
- well defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Metrics, with clear timelines for delivery
- a clearly defined and costed project plan
Successful applicants
Applications for funding were invited through a public call and 47 applicants have been approved for the scheme.
The 32 projects receiving REISS Feasibility Study Grants are:
| Applicant Name | County | Region |
|---|---|---|
| ACTION TUAM | Galway | West |
| BALLYHAUNIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Mayo | West |
| CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL | Cavan | North-East |
| COMHOIBRIU | Galway | West |
| ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND | Dublin – South | Dublin |
| ENERGY CHAMPION | Cork | South-West |
| GALWAY CITY COUNCIL | Galway | West |
| HORAN AIRPORT TRUST | Mayo | West |
| INISHOWEN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP (1) | Donegal | North-West |
| INISHOWEN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP (2) | Donegal | North-West |
| LIMERICK CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL (1) | Limerick | Mid-West |
| LIMERICK CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL (2) | Limerick | Mid-West |
| LONGFORD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY | Longford | Midlands |
| MUNSTER TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | Cork | South-West |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE CENTRES (NACEC) | Louth | North-East |
| NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND MAYNOOTH | Kildare | Mid-East |
| NORTH OFFALY DEVELOPMENT FUND | Offaly | Midlands |
| RDI HUB | Kerry | South-West |
| RECREATE SHANDON | Cork City | South-West |
| SLIGO LEITRIM ENERGY AGENCY | Sligo | North-West |
| SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL | Dublin – South | Dublin |
| SOUTH EAST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | Waterford | South-East |
| SOUTH EAST TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | Waterford | South-East |
| TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE SHANNON (1) | Westmeath | Midlands |
| TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE SHANNON (2) | Westmeath | Midlands |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN | Dublin City | Dublin |
| TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL | Tipperary | Mid-West |
| TIPPERARY TOWN REVITALISATION | Tipperary | Mid-West |
| UCD NOVA | Dublin – DLR | Dublin |
| UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK | Limerick | Mid-West |
| WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL | Waterford | South-East |
| ZE-AVIATION ALLIANCE | Clare | Mid-West |
The 15 projects receiving REISS Priming Grants are:
| Applicant Name | County | Region |
|---|---|---|
| AGRITECH CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE | Kerry | South-West |
| BIA INNOVATOR CAMPUS | Galway | West |
| BNEST SOCIAL INITIATIVE | Limerick | Mid-West |
| CARLOW COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE CENTRES | Carlow | South-East |
| CLERMONT ENTERPRISE HUB | Wicklow | Mid-East |
| FUTURE MOBILITY CAMPUS IRELAND | Clare | Mid-West |
| HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING ALLIANCE | Wexford | South-East |
| INCUPHARM | Waterford | South-East |
| INSTECH HUB IRELAND | Dublin City | Dublin |
| IRISH MANUFACTURING RESEARCH | Westmeath | Midlands |
| LIMERICK ENTERPRISE NETWORK | Limerick | Mid-West |
| NUTGROVE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE CENTRE | Dublin – DLR | Dublin |
| SOUTH EAST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | Waterford | South-East |
| THREED (DESIGN DEVELOP DISSEMINATE) | Waterford | South-East |
| WESTERN INNOVATION LIFE SCIENCE HUB | Galway | West |
