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National Youth Council

Youth Action Challenge

The Youth Action Challenge (YAC) page now centres on a live 'Youth Action Grants' suite for youth-led projects -- Microgrant (up to $1,000), Young ChangeMakers (YCM) Grant (up to $3,000 or $5,000) and Youth Action Grant (up to $70,000) -- tied to the 'Impact, IRL' youth marketplace event, alongside a history section on the original 2020-2025, 6-season YAC run with Citi Foundation and UNDP.

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Recorded status: Accepting applications now — The YAC page's hero banner reads 'A new Youth Action Challenge is coming your way!' and hosts a live 'Youth Action Grants' suite (Microgrant, YCM Grant, Youth Action Grant) tied to the 'Impact, IRL' event; the original 2020-2025, 6-season YAC run is presented lower on the same page as concluded history.

Who qualifies

  • Youth Action Grant (YAG) is for youth-led projects ready to scale up for sustained impact, not one-off events.
  • Young ChangeMakers (YCM) Grant is a by-youth, for-youth grant-making programme.
  • The page does not state a formal age range or entity-type eligibility test for any of the three grants.

What it funds

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

Recorded cap: S$70,000.

Three tiers stated on the page: Microgrant up to $1,000 (up to 100% of supported costs, no pitch); Young ChangeMakers (YCM) Grant up to $3,000 or $5,000 (up to 100% of supported costs); Youth Action Grant (YAG) up to $70,000 for teams pitching to a judging panel, with possible extra funding via Participatory Budgeting.

Payment: Not stated on official pages.

How to apply

The page presents three currently-branded youth grants. Apply for the Youth Action Grant (YAG) via the 'Apply for Grant Call' link (https://go.gov.sg/nyc-yag-osg); register for the Impact, IRL event via https://go.gov.sg/impactirl; the Microgrant is applied for at Impact, IRL; the Young ChangeMakers (YCM) Grant is detailed on NYC's separate Young ChangeMakers page.

  1. Register for Impact, IRL (https://go.gov.sg/impactirl), NYC and NVPC's youth action marketplace event.
  2. For the Youth Action Grant (YAG), apply during the application window via https://go.gov.sg/nyc-yag-osg; the first cycle window is 25 July to 31 August 2026.
  3. If shortlisted for YAG, pitch to a panel of judges at the bi-annual Open Mic session, held at Impact, IRL on 31 October 2026 for the current cycle; the public may also vote via Participatory Budgeting for additional funding.
  4. For the Microgrant, apply at Impact, IRL; the page states more information will be made available soon.
  5. For the Young ChangeMakers (YCM) Grant, see NYC's separate Young ChangeMakers page (https://www.nyc.gov.sg/programmes-grants/grants/young-changemakers).

Contact: https://www.nyc.gov.sg/contact-us/

Application window: This is the first Youth Action Grant (YAG) application cycle window as stated on the page; YAG runs two windows a year, with shortlisted applicants pitching at the bi-annual Open Mic session (next held at Impact, IRL on 31 Oct 2026). The page's 'Apply for Grant Call' and 'Register for Impact IRL' links were still live as of the page's 3 Aug 2026 last-updated date. Microgrant applications are tied to Impact, IRL with no separate date stated; the YCM Grant window is not stated on this page (see its own NYC page).

Opens: 2026-07-25

Closes: 2026-08-31

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