Built Environment Technology Alliance Catalyst Funding Programme

Who qualifies

• Must be registered in Singapore.
• Projects must be led by an alliance of at least 2 BE-related companies working with public research performers (local universities or research institutes).
• Projects must address at least one BE Industry Transformation Map area, align with participating firms’ business goals, demonstrate commercialisation potential at TRL 4–7, and uplift the sector or innovation ecosystem.
• Project duration must not exceed 3 years.
• Participating firms must be business entities registered in Singapore that have undertaken or participated in construction and building-related projects in Singapore in the past 3 years.
• There is no limit on the number of applications, but project scope must not overlap with the team's other funded projects.
• Project teams must enter into a Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA) setting IP and commercial arrangements; the Singapore government retains a free-of-charge right to use the IP for statutory, non-commercial, R&D and/or educational purposes.

What it funds

• R&D, product development, prototyping, IP
• Automation, robotics, equipment upgrades for productivity
• Adopting digital tools, software, e-commerce, cybersecurity
• Energy efficiency, decarbonisation, green certification, waste reduction

Costs covered: Hardware, machinery, IT equipment; Software licences and SaaS; Physical materials and consumables consumed by the funded project (e.g. construction materials, prototypes); Third-party consultant or professional service fees; IP registration and licensing costs; Audit, testing, certification, standards fees.

Maximum support: up to 50%.

Up to 50% co-funding; capped at 30% for projects involving non-Singaporean private entities as research performers.

Payment: Not stated on official pages.

How to apply

Contact BCA for more information and submit a proposal for peer review, proposal presentation to an evaluation panel, and budget scrubbing if successful.

1. Form an eligible BE-company and public-research alliance.
2. Contact BCA for funding guidance and proposal requirements.
3. Submit the proposal for peer review.
4. Present the proposal to the evaluation panel.
5. Complete budget scrubbing if the proposal is successful.

Documents

• Proposal — The page and FAQs refer to a proposal submitted for peer review but do not state a format or attachment checklist.

Processing time: Each application typically takes four to six months from proposal submission to issuance of the Letter of Award (LOA).

Contact: Arnold Leong (arnold_leong@bca.gov.sg) or Kushalappa Malachira Poonacha (kushalappa_malachira_poonacha@bca.gov.sg); the FAQs direct applicants to BCA's BETA Project Office

Application window: Applications are accepted all year round.