The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland that over 5,800 farmers applied for tranche 5 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3).
This is similar to the number of applications made by farmers under tranche 4 of the scheme (5,864).
There were 3,802 applications under tranche 3, 9,110 submitted for tranche 2, and 8,203 applied in the initial round of 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.
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The data from the department shows that a total of 5,823 applications were submitted under tranche 5 of TAMS 3, which closed for applications on Friday, December 6.
The Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme (FSCIS) was the most popular scheme in this tranche with 2,112 applications.
This was followed by the Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS) with 1,409 applications and the Low Emissions Slurry Spreading (LESS) with 516 submissions.
The following table provides a full breakdown of the applications made for each scheme by farmers under all tranches of TAMS 3 to date:
TAMS Scheme Tranche 1 applications Tranche 2 applications Tranche 3 applications Tranche 4 applications Tranche 5 applications Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme 2,494 2,200 998 1,598 1,409 Dairy Equipment Scheme 235 217 89 104 115 Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme 2,050 3,113 1,055 1,570 2,112 Low Emission Slurry Spreading 551 756 318 429 516 Organic Capital Investment Scheme 928 634 321 637 359 Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme 49 46 38 27 32 Solar Capital Investment Scheme 751 738 329 645 513 Tillage Capital Investment Scheme 445 444 216 267 203 Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme 259 438 170 246 225 Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme 441 524 268 341 339 Total 8,203 9,110 3,802 5,864 5,823
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.