Traditional Farm Building Grant Scheme

The grant amounts varied between €4,000 and €30,000. A grant award will not be for more than 75% of the cost of the works with a maximum available grant of €30,000.

The principal objective of this scheme is to ensure that traditional farm buildings and other related structures that contribute to the character of the landscape and are of significant heritage value, are conserved for active agricultural use.

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine confirmed that participants in the following Department schemes are eligible to apply for this grant scheme:

 Approved participants in ACRES

Approved participants of the Organic Farming Scheme
and

Are the owner of the building/other related structure for which funding is sought or are acting with the permission of the owner (in which case the owner must provide consent).

The overall evaluation approach is built on four main pillars:

• Research: This included a literature review, development of a logical framework, review of programme mechanics, analysis of project commitments, and identification of international comparators.
• Consultation: This entailed interviews with commissioning stakeholders, farm surveys and three expert focus groups.
• Analysis: In-depth examination of the consultations to identify common themes and to help quantify the impact of the TFB scheme.
• Evaluation: This included several elements including a ‘Systems Review and Process Analysis’, an ‘Impact Evaluation’ and an assessment of the ‘Value-for-Money’ of the scheme. An integrated Capital Approach was also employed, looking at the return in terms of Human, Intellectual, Financial, Social, Natural, and Manufactured capital.

For further information check Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme

Contact:

Anna Meenan
Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme Programme Manager
ameenan@heritagecouncil.ie