LEO Grow Digital Voucher

The Grow Digital Voucher provides 50% grant aid, from €500 to €5,000, toward new off-the-shelf business software identified by a completed Digital for Business project. It covers software subscriptions for up to one year plus related configuration and training. Bespoke website development, custom software, SEO and advertising are excluded. Small enterprises with 1 to 50 employees adopting their first CRM, stock, booking or AI-enabled off-the-shelf platform.

What this scheme funds

50% toward new business software plus its configuration and training. Requires a completed Digital for Business project first.

  • New off-the-shelf software subscriptions for up to one year
  • CRM, workflow, stock control, accounting, payroll and e-invoicing platforms
  • Analytics and AI software that is new to the business
  • Online booking, payment, appointment and e-commerce software
  • Configuration and training related to the new system, within the 50% cap

What it does not fund

These costs are routinely ruled ineligible under this scheme.

  • Bespoke website development
  • Custom software written specifically for you
  • SEO, advertising and general digital marketing
  • Software the business already uses
  • Anything spent before the LEO receives the application

Who is eligible

Eligibility is decided by Local Enterprise Office, not by Digital Bridge.

  • Registered enterprise with 1 to 50 paid employees
  • Trading for at least six months
  • Current Revenue tax clearance and evidence of solvency
  • Not currently a client of Enterprise Ireland or IDA Ireland
  • A Digital for Business project completed within the previous two years
  • Turnover or balance-sheet total of €10 million or less

How to apply

Typical end-to-end timeline: The Digital for Business project itself usually takes several weeks to schedule and complete. Voucher processing then varies by office — ask yours for its current turnaround, because the LEO network does not run to one national clock.

  • Contact the Local Enterprise Office covering where your business operates
  • Complete a Digital for Business project and receive the report
  • Identify the new software and the eligible configuration or training in that report
  • Submit the application and supporting documents to the LEO
  • Incur no expenditure until the LEO confirms it has received the application
  • Proceed once the LEO confirms approval and the process to follow

Evidence you will need

Applications are usually delayed by missing paperwork rather than by weak projects.

  • Digital for Business report
  • Quotations for the software and for the configuration or training
  • Tax clearance access number
  • Recent financial statements or management accounts

Why applications get rejected

The recurring reasons assessors give under this scheme.

  • No completed Digital for Business project
  • The spend is bespoke development rather than off-the-shelf software
  • Costs were incurred before the application landed
  • The business is already an Enterprise Ireland or IDA client
  • The cumulative €5,000 ceiling has already been reached

What Digital Bridge delivers under this scheme

Illustrative net cost applies the published rate (50% of eligible cost) to our published engagement bands. It is arithmetic, not an offer of funding.

  • Configuration & integration of new business software — list From €1,295, illustrative net cost ≈ from €648 at 50% co-funding, where the LEO accepts the cost line
  • Team training on the new system — list From €295, illustrative net cost ≈ from €148 at 50% co-funding

Can the Grow Digital Voucher pay for an AI integration build?

Not for bespoke development. It can cover a new AI-enabled off-the-shelf platform plus the configuration and training around it, which is a legitimate first step. If what you actually need is a system built around your process, this is the wrong scheme and the honest answer is to look at the Enterprise Ireland route instead.

Is this the same as the old Trading Online Voucher?

No. Grow Digital is a separate digitalisation support focused on new business software. Do not assume the older Trading Online Voucher rules still apply to your application.

Does using Digital Bridge improve my chances?

It should improve the quality of the quotation and the clarity of what is being configured, which helps any assessor. It does not influence the decision. Only your Local Enterprise Office can determine eligibility.

Source and last review

Scheme parameters checked against Local Enterprise Office — supports (https://www.localenterprise.ie/) on 2026-08-18. Reviewed quarterly. Next scheduled review: November 2026. Digital Bridge is a supplier, not the awarding body. Eligibility, approval and payment are decided solely by the funding body named on each scheme. Figures below are the published scheme parameters as at the review date shown, and net costs are arithmetic illustrations of the published rate applied to our published prices. Always confirm current rules with the funder before you commit to any spend, because expenditure incurred before an application is received is almost always ineligible.