Food and drink business support and funding

Funding support for food and drink businesses

Guide

If you are starting or hoping to expand your food and drink business, there are several sources of funding options available.

Invest Northern Ireland funding support

Invest NI offers a range of funding support to food and drink businesses:

Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA) funding

From time to time DAERA welcomes applications for food-specific support schemes such as the Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme(link is external).

Find out about all DAERA grants and funding(link is external).

Northern Ireland Food & Drink Association (NIFDA)

NIFDA provide a grant finder service focused specifically on the food and drink industry for their members. Find out about becoming a NIFDA member(link is external).

Business finance and support finder

The business finance and support finder is a searchable database that can help you find publicly-funded sources of assistance. Support may be available in a number of forms, including financial assistance and free or subsidised advice services. Search for available support on the business finance and support finder.