What is the Digital Discovery Grant?

An Enterprise Ireland grant that covers 80% of the cost of a strategic consultancy engagement (up to seven days at a €900/day cap, a maximum grant of €5,000), aimed at figuring out where digital or AI tools could help before committing to a bigger spend. It's a close match to rev.B's AI Audit stage, but requires the applicant company to have 10+ full-time staff (or 5+ for Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start-Ups).

What is the Grow Digital Voucher?

A Local Enterprise Office (LEO) grant covering 50% of eligible costs (minimum €500, maximum €5,000) for implementing digital tools and software — off-the-shelf subscriptions, training, and IT setup. It's for the Build stage, not the audit, and requires the business to have already completed a free LEO 'Digital for Business' consultation within the previous two years.

How much does an AI audit cost after grants?

rev.B's AI Audit starts at €3,000–5,000 as a fixed fee agreed before work begins. For eligible companies (10+ full-time staff), the Digital Discovery Grant can cover 80% of a consultancy engagement up to a €5,000 grant cap, meaning the company's own contribution can be a fraction of the full fee. Eligibility and figures should always be confirmed directly with Enterprise Ireland or your Local Enterprise Office before being relied on.

00Grant funding

Two grants that can help pay for an AI audit.

Two separate schemes, from two separate government bodies, map cleanly onto rev.B's two-stage engagement — but they're not interchangeable, and each has its own eligibility gate. Here's how they actually work, in plain terms.

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01The two schemes

Audit money and build money come from different places.

The Digital Discovery Grant funds the audit stage. The Grow Digital Voucher funds the build stage. Neither covers the other.

Digital Discovery Grant

Grow Digital Voucher

Administered by

Enterprise Ireland

Local Enterprise Office (LEO)

Maps to

The AI Audit stage

The Build / implementation stage

Funding

80% of cost, up to €5,000 (on a €6,300 project, capped at €900/day)

50% of eligible costs, min €500 / max €5,000

Who qualifies

10+ full-time staff (or 5+ for EI High Potential Start-Ups)

1–50 employees, trading 6+ months, not an EI/IDA client

Gate

None beyond eligibility and EI approval of the provider

Must have completed a free LEO "Digital for Business" review in the last 2 years

Covers

Strategic consultancy days only — audit, roadmap

Off-the-shelf software, training, IT setup — not custom/bespoke build work

Figures current as of the source research date — grant terms, caps and eligibility rules change without much notice. Always worth a quick confirm with Enterprise Ireland or your LEO before it's written into a quote.

02How each one actually works

The mechanics, not just the headline numbers.

Digital Discovery Grant (Enterprise Ireland)

Covers strategic consultancy across five areas: skills/digital-mindset assessment, operational process efficiency, new digital product/service opportunities, digital data systems for decision-making, and cyber-security review. The output is a 12–18 month digital roadmap plus a 4–6 month action plan — a close match to what an AI Audit deliverable already looks like.

The business identifies its own consultant — there's no approved-provider list, Enterprise Ireland just assesses the provider's suitability.
The business applies via EI's online portal; EI aims to process within roughly two weeks.
On approval, EI issues a signed Letter of Offer before any engagement work starts.
Consultancy work happens, invoiced against the agreed scope, and the business claims the 80% grant against those costs.

Does not cover: implementation, product/website development, technology purchases, or training — this is audit-only money.

Grow Digital Voucher (Local Enterprise Office)

Funds the tools and setup a business has already identified it needs. A business can draw down up to two vouchers, but the combined value is still capped at €5,000 total.

First, a free LEO "Digital for Business" review — an LEO-matched consultant (not freely chosen) identifies digital gaps and recommends tools. This report is what unlocks voucher eligibility.
The business then chooses its own supplier for the recommended tools or setup — this is where rev.B fits, as the implementation partner.
Quotes go to the LEO alongside the Digital for Business report, and the LEO must give written approval before any spend happens — no pre-approval spend gets reimbursed.
The business pays the supplier directly, keeps the invoices, then claims 50% back from the LEO. The LEO does not pay the supplier directly — it's reimbursement, not upfront funding.

Does not cover: custom or bespoke software, regulatory compliance systems, or expanding existing licences.

03What this means for the audit fee

The audit starts at €3,000–5,000, fixed.

That's the fee before any grant is applied. For companies with 10+ full-time staff, the Digital Discovery Grant can cover 80% of a consultancy engagement (capped at a €5,000 grant), which can bring the business's own contribution down to a fraction of the full fee — the exact split depends on how the engagement is scoped and priced against the grant's €900/day cap.

HONEST CAVEATS

Sub-10-employee businesses don't qualify for the Digital Discovery Grant at all — for those, the audit isn't grant-eligible, but the Grow Digital Voucher can still offset some of the build-stage tooling cost once the free LEO consultation is done.

The Grow Digital Voucher reimburses after the business pays first — it's cash-flow help, not money upfront. And neither scheme is guaranteed; approval sits with Enterprise Ireland or your LEO, not with rev.B.

04Next step

Not sure which one applies to you?

A free 30-minute call is enough to work out your headcount, where you sit against each scheme, and whether it's worth pursuing before we scope anything.

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