Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme (FSCIS) (TAMS 3)

This scheme provides investments to improve safety. Equine specific items funded include handling stocks and loading bays. Other items which may be of interest to equine holders are replacing hinged doors on existing buildings with roller doors or sliding doors; wiring / rewiring an existing building; yard lights (200w/metal halide/LED); or livestock monitoring cameras.

Eligible persons

The scheme is open to farmers who have a minimum of 5 hectares declared under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) or the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) or equivalent in the year of application or preceding year, or, generate a minimum of 20 production units from farming For Equine Investments only have a minimum of 3 equines declared on the Equine Census or equivalent in the year preceding.

Refer also to TAMS 3 eligibility which can be found here. 

Grant rate

Grant aid is paid at the rate of 60% up to a maximum of €90,000 per holding. Multiple applications per tranche are allowed however the minimum amount of investment which is eligible for approval under this scheme is €2,000 per application.

Applicants who receive approval and payment for investment works at the maximum ceiling of €90,000 under this Scheme shall not be eligible to apply for grants under any other TAMS 3 Scheme
operated by the Department under the 2023 – 2025 RDP with the exception of the applications under the Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme (LESS) and Solar Capital Investment Scheme (SCIS) which is not subject to the ceiling.

In the case of an application by two or more eligible partners, the maximum increases to €160,000.

Further information on the Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme