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Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

Aviation Development Fund

Historical CAAS funding programme for aviation-sector productivity, airport innovation, manpower development and projects with significant industry benefits.

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Facts last checked on , confirm on the agency site before applying.

Recorded status: No longer accepting applications; kept for history/adjacency — The fetched official material describes the five-year renewal from 1 April 2015; no current application route was found on CAAS’s current industry pages.

Who qualifies

  • The 2015 announcement described company-level and sector-wide programmes for the Singapore aviation industry.
  • CAAS said it would make thematic grant calls to encourage companies to take on projects.

What it funds

  • R&D, product development, prototyping, IP
  • Automation, robotics, equipment upgrades for productivity
  • Core capabilities — strategy, HR, finance, branding, processes
  • Employee training, upskilling, course fees

Recorded cap: S$5,000,000.

The 2015 official announcement said companies could receive up to S$5 million per project with up to a five-year implementation timeline, up from S$2 million and two years. The renewed fund was S$160 million in total: S$140 million for airport productivity, airport innovation and supporting manpower development, and S$20 million for other projects with significant benefits for the industry. The ADF was established in 2010 at S$100 million.

Payment: Not stated on official pages.

How to apply

Application instructions are not recorded. Check the agency sources below for the current application route.

Application window: The historical announcement states a five-year renewal from 1 April 2015 and does not state an end date; CAAS also said the first thematic grant call would be launched later in 2015.

Opens: 2015-04-01

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