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National Arts Council

Sustain the Arts (stART) Fund

Private-sector-supported fund that gives short-term funding and capability-development support to small arts organisations.

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Recorded status: No longer accepting applications; kept for history/adjacency — The 2026 stART Fund open call cycle has closed; the next open call is not dated.

Who qualifies

  • Organisation types: Registered charity or Institution of a Public Character; Registered society.
  • Registered with the Commissioner of Charities (COC), ACRA or the Registry of Societies (ROS)
  • Total Operating Expenditure (TOE) of less than SGD1 million
  • stART recipients are not eligible for other NAC funding schemes during the same grant period; projects already supported by NAC grants are not eligible for stART support

What it funds

  • Core capabilities — strategy, HR, finance, branding, processes
  • Community, arts, heritage, sports, social-good projects

FAQ: grant quantum per programme/organisation estimated at $20,000 to $50,000.

Payment: Not stated on official pages.

How to apply

Submit via the OurSG Grants (OSG) Portal during an open call, per the Open Call Guidelines.

  1. Read the Open Call Guidelines.
  2. Submit the proposal via the OurSG Grants Portal during an open call window.
  3. For applications from 15 August 2026, indicate in OSG whether the proposal intends to use the Audience Development Playbook.

Claiming support

For applications from 15 August 2026, indicate eventual use of the Audience Development Playbook at reporting. Organisation funding to scale toward Charity/IPC status is paid in two tranches based on milestones; other payment mechanics are not stated.

Contact: stART@nac.gov.sg

Application window: The 2026 stART Fund open call cycle has closed; next Open Call not yet dated on the page.

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