SINGAPORE Grants

Government Grants to:

• a nonprofit entity,
  
• educational institution,
  
• business or
  
• an individual.

Most grants are made to fund:

• a specific project and
  
• require some level of compliance and reporting.

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Summary of various government grant for businesses in Singapore

 

#	CODE	DETAILS
	CONSULTANCY
1	GST	Grant to lower the costs involved in becoming a GST-registered trader
2	INTERNATIONAL	Grant of up to S$300,000 to hire consultants to develop strategic internationalisation plans and roadmaps.
3	ISO	Grant to hire external experts to improve your management and operations.
4	IT	Grant to use IT to modernise and upgrade the maritime operations.
5	FAMILY	Grants of up to S$20,000 to make your business, products and services “pro-family” and to attain the Family Mark.
6	RISK	Grants to help to minimise workplace risks and comply with the Workplace Safety and Health Act and Workplace Safety and Health (Risk Management) regulations.
7	SME	To develop business systems and processes for business excellence
	INDUSTRY
8	RETAIL	For merchant association who wants to improve or upgrade your neighbourhood’s retail environment.
9	ENTERPRISE	For industry associations to take the lead in envisioning and shaping their industry.
10	UPGRADE	Enables businesses to tap into the technology and human resource expertise of multinational companies (MNCs) to upgrade your business.
	IP
11	INTELLECTUAL	Grant to develop a strategy to create, own, protect and exploit your intellectual property.
12	PATENT	Provides a subsidy to file a patent for your invention.
	INNOVATION
13	CREATIVE	Grant of up to S$200,000 for the Creative industries.
14	DIGITAL	Grant of up to S$150,000 to create original animation, games series or interactive media projects.
15	TECHNOLOGY	Grant of up to S$200,000 to develop original and innovative applications, services and devices for digital radio, digital television and digital cinema.
16	FILM	Grant to film a TV programme or movie featuring Singapore destinations.
17	SUSTAINABILITY	Turn your ideas into products and services that contribute to environmental sustainability.
18	DESIGN	Develop new design events that involve cross-disciplinary innovation.
19	CHALLENGE	Grant if you have an idea that will improve Singapore’s public service.
20	INNOVATION	Assistance to hire technical experts from leading local and overseas R&D institutions.
21	TOURISM	Assistance to develop innovative tourism products, create new tours and tour packages, or stage leisure.
22	TECH	Grant for technology innovation projects that lead to new products or processes for your business.
23	WATER	Fund targeted at getting companies to look into efficient ways of managing their water demand through recycling, use of alternate sources of water supply as well as initiative to promote water conservation.
	TECH GRANTS
24	INFOCOMM	Train infocomm and key non-infocomm professionals in critical, emerging and specialised infocomm technologies.
25	GST	Helps to lower the costs involved in becoming a GST-registered trader. GST traders can collect GST and claim back for GST paid to suppliers.
26	ENTERPRISE	Grant of up to S$2 Millions to deploy your existing technology solutions on a large-scale and reach out to more customers within any given industry sector.
27	ISO	Hire external experts to improve your management and operations.
28	IT	To modernise and upgrade your maritime operations.
29	OPERATION	Grant for expert help from GOV-R&D to create a technology roadmap.
30	CAPABILITY	Tap on GOV-R&D’s pool of research scientists and engineers to upgrade your technology and jumpstart your R&D department.
31	EXPERTS	Grant to hire technical experts from leading local and overseas R&D institutions.
32	PROJECTS	Grant for technology innovation projects that lead to new products or processes for your business.
33	PIONEER	Develop technology for the environment or water industry.

 

	TRAINING
34	ADVANTAGE	Grant of up to S$400,000 in incentives for recruiting new mature workers (above 40 years old), retaining workers aged 55-61 or re-employing workers aged 62 and beyond.
35	CAPABILITY	Sponsor your staff for media-related courses and overseas attachments.
36	CONSTRUCTION	For the construction industry so they can train new workers without industry experience to become trade foremen.
37	CHEFS	Subsidised course for your chefs, cooks and other kitchen staff.
38	INFOCOMM	Grant to train infocomm and key non-infocomm professionals in critical, emerging and specialised infocomm technologies.
39	EMPLOYABILITY	Grant to train your staff in any of the 10 employability skills identified by GOV.
40	INTERNATIONAL	Manpower development grant to defray the costs of training a potential employee or sending your executives for business-related training/attachment in the Asian region.
41	MARITIME	Provides partial scholarships for your employees to attend full-time postgraduate programmes at local and foreign universities in the maritime industry.
42	POSTGRADUATE	For your employees to attend part-time postgraduate programmes at local universities.
43	MARINE	Grant to re-skill workers to do tradesmen jobs in the marine industry
44	ATTACHMENT	Grant to sponsor your employees for overseas attachment.
45	CLUSTER	Grant to send your staff for endorsed training programmes.
46	RETAIL	To nominate promising existing or new employees for the National Retail Scholarship.
47	OVERSEAS	For the business so overseas trainers can be brought to conduct training for your staff.
48	NURSES	For healthcare institution
49	PROCESS	For the process industry to train new employees without industry experience.
50	PROFESSIONAL	Grant to co-sponsor your employees for the Diploma in Nursing (Accelerated) course.
51	FAMILY	Grant of up to S$20,000 to make your business, products and services “pro-family” and to attain the Pro-Family Mark.
52	TRAINEESHIP	Grant to hire and train professionals, managers and executives without retail experience.
53	SKILLS	Provides subsidised training for your employees.
54	TEACH	For preschool to train your new Mandarin preschool teachers.
54	PLAN	Provides funding incentives to help companies develop a structured proposal for training programmes to be implemented over a 12-month period.
55	ASSISTANCE	Grant for your company’s general training and development needs.
56	F&B	F&B Service subsidized course.
57	FOOD	Subsidy to train and certify your kitchen staff in Food Preparation.
58	CULINARY	Subsidies to send your cooks, chefs and kitchen staff for diploma courses.
59	HYGIENE	Food Hygiene course.
	ABROAD
60	INTERNATIONAL	A manpower development grant to defray the costs of training a potential employee or sending your executives for business-related training/attachment in the Asian region.
61	PARTNERS	An initiative to support the formation of international alliances among Singapore-based companies to raise their competitive edge for success.
62	THIRD COUNTRY	Grant for Singapore and Malaysia companies to collaborate in feasibility studies and joint missions to third countries.
63	MARKET	Travel grant of up to S$20,000 a year to market your “Made-by-Singapore” movies, TV programmes and digital content at overseas trade fairs and missions.
64	PROMOTION	For design companies for taking part in prestigious international design events
	WORK-LIFE
65	FAMILY	Grant of up to S$20,000 to make your business, products and services “pro-family” and to attain the Pro-Family Mark.
66	WORKS	Grant to implement Work-Life Strategies, which will help your employees manage their work responsibilities alongside personal and family needs.
67	HEALTH	Grant of up to S$10,000 to create health and sports programmes for your employees.