Grants for Research, Development & Innovation (“RD&I”) is part of Ireland’s R&D support program aimed at developing and significantly increasing company engagement in RD&I activity in Ireland.
Companies establishing or substantially expanding their existing Irish R&D function can avail of this financial incentive to carry out in-house R&D projects and collaborative projects with third-level institutes and industrial partners.
It is intended that, through this financial support, companies will be encouraged to grow competitively by increasing their research, development and technical innovation activities and that the quality and quantity of R&D linkages between companies both nationally and internationally will be increased.
The level of funding for RD&I grants is determined on a case by case basis, based on the quality of the application. We often find that the senior leadership and subject matter experts within organisations do not have the bandwidth or time to complete a high-quality application or prepare the drawdown documentation.
Applying for and drawing down on an RD&I grant can be a time-consuming process, including determining applicant eligibility, defining the R&D project, completing the application forms, technical assessment, tracking of activities and preparation of drawdown documents.
KPMG helps organisations overcome the challenges of preparing and managing an RD&I applications and drawdowns. We are actively involved in positioning the Irish operations to optimise their R&D funding through RD&I grants, R&D tax credits and the Knowledge Development Box.
