Technical Development Incentive (TDI)
Funding of up to £25,000 for Northern Ireland businesses to cover costs of expert technical services that support innovative projects.
Who it is for
This support is available to Invest Northern Ireland clients, which are manufacturing and/or tradeable services businesses with the potential to both:
- achieve at least 25% of sales outside Northern Ireland (or at least £250,000, whichever is lower)
- employ at least ten staff within five years
Other eligibility criteria may apply.
Projects could include but are not limited to:
- intellectual property protection and exploitation
- product, service or process development, variation and improvement
- management systems development and certification
- product and process approval and certification (e.g. CE marking, fire certification)
Internal costs such as training, buying or hiring equipment, materials purchases or labour are not eligible for TDI support.
Support you can get
Invest NI can support 50% of the external provider's costs for projects between £1,000 and £50,000. Projects of up to £60,000 can also be supported but the maximum TDI grant amount is capped at £25,000.
Please note there are some limits on maximum grant amount and number of TDI supported projects running concurrently.
The proposed innovative solution must add value by increasing competitiveness.
How to apply
Contact your Invest NI client executive to find out more.
Support organisers
- Invest Northern Ireland