Strategic Consultancy

Strategic Consultancy: consultancy grant to support companies with digitalisation or digital transformation issues or opportunities.

Funding: Grant rate of up to 50% of eligible costs. Typical maximum support of €35k. Available to SMEs only.

Under Strategic Consultancy include:

Administered by: Údarás na Gaeltachta

What is it?: A strategy consultant can provide your business with unbiased insights to help you adapt to change, unearth new opportunities and develop a competitive advantage. This grant can support the cost of hiring a strategic consultant to help with the development and/or implementation of strategic initiatives.

What costs are eligible and what is the maximum funding available?

Strategic Consultancy Grant

Up to 50% of the costs incurred in hiring a consultant to a maximum grant amount of €35,000. Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis and the level of funding will be determined following assessment of:

  • the merits of providing grant support to the activity set out in the application
  • the need for financial support
  • previous funding provided to the company
  • potential for employment and sales growth


Maximum Limits and Notes – Consultancy Fees

  • Costs of hiring a specialist consultant to input into or undertake the proposed project
  • Maximum consultancy rate is €900 per day
  • Daily rate to include travel and subsistence and all out-of-pocket expenses
  • Where more than one consultant is being used from the same firm, the daily rate applies to the firm
  • Where there is more than one consultancy firm involved on the project, the rate applies to each firm separately


Acumen Consultancy: Support of up to 50% of the cost of the consultancy at a maximum daily rate of €900 and up to a maximum grant of €5,000. The consultancy period can be spread over a six to twelve month period.

Acumen Prospector: Support of up to 50% of the cost of the consultancy at a maximum daily rate of €900 and up to a maximum grant of €10,000. The Prospector consultancy period can be spread over a six to twelve month period.

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