Agri-Food Investment Initiative (AFII)
Supports food and drink businesses in Northern Ireland to upgrade machinery, equipment, and protected knowledge assets.
The Agri-Food Investment Initiative (AFII) provides competitive capital grants to Northern Ireland food and drink processors for transformative investments in machinery, equipment, software, patents, and IP. Grant rates range from 20% (large firms) to 35% (small firms) on minimum investments from £300,000 to £1,000,000 depending on business size. The scheme is open on a rolling basis within the scheme period. Applications begin with an online eligibility checker, followed by review by an Invest NI client executive. The programme targets rural areas and supply chains processing Annex I agricultural commodities.
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.