The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that 274 applications are yet to be processed across the first three tranches of Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3).
TAMS 3, which includes 10 different schemes, provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holding.
The latest data, published by the department, shows that 154 applications made under tranche 3 of the scheme are deemed to be “in progress”.
3,297 (87%) out of 3,799 applications made under tranche 3 have secured approval from department officials, 262 have been rejected and 86 were withdrawn by applicants.
All applications made under the Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) scheme have been processed under this tranche.
The following table provides the latest update on tranche 3 applications for the 10 schemes contained in TAMS 3:
TAMS 3 scheme Applications Rejected Withdrawn In progress Approved Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme 1,000 67 32 44 857 Dairy Equipment Scheme 88 3 3 4 78 Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme 1,055 101 14 37 903 Low Emission Slurry Spreading 314 5 5 0 304 Organic Capital Investment Scheme 320 15 8 7 290 Pig & Poultry Investment Scheme 37 1 1 2 33 Solar Capital Investment Scheme 326 21 4 29 272 Tillage Capital Investment Scheme 219 9 8 3 199 Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme 170 16 5 8 141 Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme 270 24 6 20 220 Total 3,799 262 86 154 3,297
The department has also confirmed that 32 applications made under tranche 1 of TAMS are still to be fully processed.
7,279 (89%) out of 8,203 applications have been approved in the initial round of the scheme.
88 applications made under tranche 2 of TAMS 3 are “in progress”. 8,149 approvals (89%) have been granted out of the 9,110 applications submitted as part of this tranche.
There has still been no update on the status of the 5,864 applications made by farmers under tranche 4.
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Meanwhile, the department has announced that tranche 6 of TAMS 3 will not open until next month.
In a update issued to approved farm advisors, DAFM has confirmed that the next tranche of the scheme will open for applications on January 9, 2025.
The department explained that this is to facilitate development work on the 60% grant aid rate for nutrient storage investments.
The closing date for submission of tranche 6 applications will take place on March 7, 2025, as had been previously advised by the department.
While the system is closed to accept application submissions, drafting of proposals including uploading documents will be available with the exception of the new nutrient storage investments.
All other functions such as queries, document upload and submitting claims will continue to be available.
The department also noted that the payment claims facility for the scheme remains open.
The closing date for the submission of applications under tranche 5 of TAMS 3 fell last Friday ( December 6).