Apply yourself, step by step.

You can apply yourself (12)

• LEADER Programme 2023–2027
  You apply to your Local Action Group yourself, starting with an Expression of Interest.
• Organic Farming Scheme
  You apply on agfood.ie yourself. An advisor is optional.
• Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)
  You apply on agfood.ie yourself or through an approved FAS advisor. Closed (2023 entrants only).
• National Beef Welfare Scheme 2026
  Applications are online on agfood.ie.
• National Sheep Welfare Scheme 2026
  Applications are only online on agfood.ie.
• Sheep Improvement Scheme (Year 4 new entrants)
  Applications are online on agfood.ie.
• Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CIS-YF)
  You apply on agfood.ie yourself. An advisor is optional.
• National Reserve (Young Farmer and New Farmer categories)
  You apply on agfood.ie yourself. An advisor is optional.
• Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Eco-Scheme
  You apply on agfood.ie yourself, with the Department's step-by-step online guide.
• Collaborative Farming Grant Scheme
  You send the form and invoices to the Department yourself.
• BISS, CIS-YF and National Reserve 2027 applications
  Based on the 2026 route: you apply on agfood.ie yourself (2027 not confirmed).
• Fertiliser Exceptional Aid Scheme
  No form to fill in: it's paid from Department records. Check your Fertiliser Database records by 23 Oct 2026.

You apply yourself, but one step needs a certified pro (9)

• TAMS 3, Tranche 14 (all TAMS 3 measures)
  You apply on agfood.ie yourself. A signed cert is needed only for some jobs, like an electrician's E.T.C.I. cert, or an engineer's report in set cases.
• Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme (TAMS 3)
  You apply on agfood.ie yourself. A signed cert is needed only for some jobs, like an electrician's E.T.C.I. cert, or an engineer's report in set cases.
• Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme (TAMS 3)
  You apply on agfood.ie yourself. A signed cert is needed only for some jobs, like an electrician's E.T.C.I. cert, or an engineer's report in set cases.
• Organic Capital Investment Scheme (TAMS 3)
  You apply on agfood.ie yourself. A signed cert is needed only for some jobs, like an electrician's E.T.C.I. cert, or an engineer's report in set cases.
• Solar Capital Investment Scheme (TAMS 3)
  You apply on agfood.ie yourself. At claim stage you need the installer's commissioning certificate and an ESB Networks NC form.
• SEAI Non-Domestic Microgen Grant (solar PV)
  You apply to SEAI online yourself, but you must use an SEAI registered solar PV company.
• SEAI Support Scheme for Renewable Heat
  You apply to SEAI, but SEAI asks for qualified designers and installers.
• SEAI Support Scheme for Energy Audits
  You get the voucher online yourself. An SEAI registered auditor does the audit.
• TAMS 3 tranches in 2027
  Expected to work like TAMS 3 now: you apply on agfood.ie yourself (2027 terms unconfirmed).

Needs a registered professional to submit (2)

• Afforestation Scheme (Forestry Programme 2023–2027)
  A Registered Forester must assess the site and complete the application with you.
• ACRES (Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme)
  An approved ACRES advisor must prepare and submit it. Closed to new entrants.

Route not confirmed yet (2)

• Organic Processing Scheme (reopening)
  The Department hasn't published how to apply yet.
• Tillage supports 2027: Straw Incorporation Measure and Tillage Sustainability Support
  The Department hasn't published how to apply yet.

Based on official Department, SEAI and LEADER sources checked 2026-10-19. Where a detail isn't published we say "unconfirmed". The scheme terms are what count.