Farmers are being reminded that the deadline to submit applications under tranche 5 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) is fast approaching.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that the closing date for applications under this tranche will fall on Friday, December 6, 2024.
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 department previously confirmed that 5,864 farmers applied for tranche 4 of TAMS 3.
This marked a 35% increase on the 3,802 applications made by farmers under tranche 3 of the scheme.
Some 9,110 applications were submitted under tranche 2, while 8,203 farmers applied under the initial round of TAMS 3.
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According to the latest figures published by DAFM, there are now 247 remaining to be processed under tranche 3 of the new TAMS.
3,215 (85%) out of the 3,799 applications made under this tranche have been given the green light by department officials.
251 applications have been rejected and 86 were withdrawn by the applicants.
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TAMS 3 scheme Applications Rejected Withdrawn In progress Approved Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme 1,000 55 32 80 830 Dairy Equipment Scheme 88 2 3 7 76 Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme 1,055 100 14 54 887 Low Emission Slurry Spreading 314 5 5 1 303 Organic Capital Investment Scheme 320 15 8 10 287 Pig & Poultry Investment Scheme 37 2 1 5 29 Solar Capital Investment Scheme 326 20 4 44 258 Tillage Capital Investment Scheme 219 9 8 4 198 Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme 170 16 5 12 137 Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme 270 24 6 30 210 Total 3,799 251 86 247 3,215
The department has also confirmed that 126 applications made under tranche 2 of TAMS 3 are still being processed.
8,119 approvals (89%) have been granted out of the 9,110 applications submitted as part of this tranche.
There are also 45 applications still outstanding under tranche 1 of the scheme. 7,274 (89%) out of 8,203 applications have been approved in the initial round of the scheme.
The department is yet to provide an update on the status of the applications made by farmers under tranche 4.