Heritage Grants Scheme - Major Project Grant

Who qualifies

• Organisation types: Natural person (worker, trainee, founder); Registered charity or Institution of a Public Character; Registered society; Company limited by guarantee.
• Eligible: Singapore Citizens/PRs aged 18+ residing in Singapore; locally registered non-profits, interest groups, clans/associations; MOE schools; informal groups with a nominated individual or legally constituted organisation. Individuals applying for the Major Project Grant must apply with a co-applicant and a confirmed partnership with a registered non-profit organisation/society.
• Not eligible: public agencies/institutions receiving government operational funding (MOE schools excepted); existing Heritage Grants recipients or those with outstanding grant repayments; for-profit organisations; applicants not in direct ownership of the project.
• Only one application per applicant per grant cycle; the project must be completed within 24 months from the date of award.

What it funds

• Community, arts, heritage, sports, social-good projects

Maximum support: up to 80%.

Raised from 50% to 80% for applications submitted from April 2026 onwards, per NHB notice dated 15 December 2025.

Recorded cap: S$150,000.

S$150,000 is the Major Project Grant cap (or net deficit of the approved project if lower); the Minor Project Grant, under the same scheme, caps at S$50,000.

Payment: Paid in tranches against milestones.

How to apply

Apply via the OurSG Grants Portal using Singpass (individual applicants) or Corppass (organisation applicants); applications by email are not accepted.

1. Prepare the project proposal per the Heritage Grants Scheme Guidelines.
2. Submit the application via the OurSG Grants Portal within the applicable window (4 Mar-15 Apr or 4 Aug-15 Sep).
3. If approved, accept the Letter of Award within 14 days of its issuance.

Before applying

• The grant does not support completed projects, done deals, retrospective costs, or costs incurred before the grant commencement date stated in the Letter of Award.
• Applicant must not be an existing Heritage Grants recipient or have outstanding grant repayments.

Documents

• Proposal Form — Use the latest template downloaded from the OurSG Grants Portal.
• Publication Form (if applicable) — Mandatory for publication/book projects; use the latest OSG template.
• Heritage Space / Exhibition Form (if applicable) — Mandatory for heritage-space and exhibition projects; use the latest OSG template.
• Audio/Audiovisual Form (if applicable) — Mandatory for projects with audio/audiovisual outputs; use the latest OSG template.
• Budget Form — Use the latest OSG template and give detailed breakdowns for qualifying costs.
• CVs and/or portfolios of involved parties — CVs of team members and, where relevant, portfolios of writers, researchers, fabricators, etc.
• Samples of work and supporting documents — Examples include drafts, scripts, chapter write-ups, designs, mock-ups, storyboards, concept briefs and tentative quotations.
• Lesson and/or activity plans, as part of curriculum (if applicable) — Mandatory only for school heritage spaces.
• Letter of Affirmation (if applicable) — Mandatory for non-profit organisations applying for the Major Project Grant.

Processing time: Results by end July (for the Mar-Apr window) or end December (for the Aug-Sep window).

Claiming support

Create a claim in the OurSG Grants Portal and upload the required deliverables. Funding is normally paid in two or three instalments against agreed deliverables; initial tranche(s) are advances and the final tranche is reimbursement.

Submit reports and deliverables according to the Letter of Award's project/disbursement schedule; complete the project within 24 months from the grant award date.

Contact: nhb_heritagegrants@nhb.gov.sg

Application window: Two application windows a year: 4 Mar-15 Apr and 4 Aug-15 Sep, closing 2359h on the last day regardless of weekend/public holiday; late applications are not accepted. Current cycle: 4 Aug-15 Sep 2026.

Opens: 2026-08-04

Closes: 2026-09-15