SG Eco Fund

Who qualifies

• Organisation types: Explicitly open to all entity types.
• Projects must improve the environment or advance environmental sustainability in Singapore, engage and/or involve the community, and not have obtained funding from other government sources.
• Individual applicants must be Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents, at least 18 years old, and residing in Singapore.
• For teams, every individual must be at least 18 years old and residing in Singapore, and at least one member must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Organisational applicants must be Singapore-registered; eligible organisations include companies, charities, government and non-government organisations.
• Only expenses incurred after the agreed Project start date in the Letter of Offer can be reimbursed.
• The grant recipient and the SG Eco Fund's Board of Trustees co-own all intellectual property rights arising from the project.
• Multiple organisations may apply together, but one main applicant must submit, liaise with the Trust, sign the Letter of Offer and claim reimbursement; claim records and reimbursement must be in that applicant's name.

What it funds

• Energy efficiency, decarbonisation, green certification, waste reduction
• Community, arts, heritage, sports, social-good projects
• R&D, product development, prototyping, IP

Costs covered: Third-party consultant or professional service fees; Space, incubation or facility rental; Marketing, advertising, trade-fair booth costs; Hardware, machinery, IT equipment; Physical materials and consumables consumed by the funded project (e.g. construction materials, prototypes); Explain in notes.

Maximum support: up to 90%.

Up to 80% of supportable cost items for Sprout/Main; up to 90% for the Climate Adaptation Package.

Recorded cap: S$1,000,000.

$30,000 cap for Sprout; $1 million cap for Main and the Climate Adaptation Package.

Payment: Paid after the company incurs the cost and files a claim.

How to apply

Log in to ApplySG with Singpass for individuals/teams or Corppass for organisations/public agencies, search for SG Eco Fund and select the correct category.

1. Log in to ApplySG with a valid Singpass or Corppass.
2. Search for SG Eco Fund and select the correct funding category.
3. Complete the online application form.
4. Submit the Proposal deck and any category-specific supporting documents.
5. If invited after shortlisting, give a 10-minute pitch using the submitted deck.

Before applying

• Complete the application before submission; incomplete forms are not processed and amendments generally cannot be made after submission.

Documents

• Online application form — Complete in ApplySG; select the category matching the requested amount or the climate-adaptation listing. Agency document ↗
• Proposal deck — Required for both categories; proposal deck must not exceed 15 slides and 10MB (Sprout) / each file must not exceed 10MB within a 100MB total (Main). Agency document ↗
• ACRA business profile report or ROS profile (if applicable) — Required for the Main category.
• Audited financial report for the last three years (if applicable) — Required for Main-category organisations; not required for public agencies.
• CV of key project team members (if applicable) — Required for the Main category; not required for public agencies.

Processing time: Base categories: estimated results in July, November or March (following year); Climate Adaptation Package: outcome within 3 to 6 months.

Claiming support

Submit milestone deliverables and reimbursement documents after each agreed project milestone. An awarded grantee needing upfront funding may write to the Trust before the project start date with reasons.

Within three months of the project completion date for the final reimbursement

Contact: sg_eco_fund@mse.gov.sg

Application window: Sprout deadlines are 30 April, 31 August and 31 December; Main deadline is 31 August, all at 23:59. The Climate Adaptation Package is open year-round from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028.