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Building and Construction Authority

Accessibility Fund

Co-funds accessibility and universal-design upgrades in older privately owned buildings.

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Recorded status: Accepting applications now

Who qualifies

  • Targeted at private owners of existing buildings.
  • Pre-1990 buildings may receive basic accessibility and universal-design co-funding; pre-2013 buildings may receive universal-design co-funding.
  • Landed houses, buildings undergoing addition and alteration works, government-owned buildings, individual apartments or units, and buildings involved in collective sale are not eligible.
  • Detailed funding eligibility is set out in the Accessibility Fund Terms and Conditions.

What it funds

  • Meeting regulatory, licensing or standards requirements

Costs covered: Hardware, machinery, IT equipment; Physical materials and consumables consumed by the funded project (e.g. construction materials, prototypes).

Maximum support: up to 80%.

Up to 80% of construction cost for pre-1990 buildings and up to 60% of construction costs for pre-2013 buildings that already have basic accessibility features.

Recorded cap: S$300,000.

S$300,000 per pre-1990 building, up to 2 applications; S$100,000 per pre-2013 building, 1 application only.

Payment: Paid after the company incurs the cost and files a claim.

How to apply

Prepare the required documents and mail the completed application package to the Accessibility Fund Secretariat, Building Plan and Universal Design Department, Building and Construction Authority, 52 Jurong Gateway Road

  1. Prepare the application documents.
  2. Mail all documents to the Accessibility Fund Secretariat.
  3. Await processing of the complete and correct application.

Documents

  • Completed application form — The page does not state a file format.
  • Short write-up on your project's purpose
  • Drawings (plans and details) of proposed works
  • Schedule of proposed upgrading works
  • Accessibility route plan
  • Letter of undertaking to complete works on time
  • Photographs of areas to be upgraded
  • Detailed cost estimates with breakdown

Processing time: Applications are processed within 3 weeks upon receipt of all complete and correct documents.

Contact: https://go.gov.sg/bca-accessibility-fund-enquiry

Application window: No closing date stated on the scheme page.

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