Lively Places Fund

Who qualifies

• Organisation types: Natural person (worker, trainee, founder).
• Open to Singapore Citizens and permanent residents.
• Applicants may sign up either as an individual or a team, with at least one applicant above 17 years old.
• Existing projects receiving other agency funding are not eligible.
• Commercial events are not supported.
• Applicants are encouraged to involve the community/stakeholders, and the space should be accessible to the public at all times.

What it funds

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

Recorded cap: S$20,000.

Up to $5,000 for short-term activation of a public space for 6 months or less; up to $20,000 for activation or transformation lasting more than 6 months. In collaboration with the National Arts Council, an additional artist fee of up to $5,000 for one artist and up to $10,000 for two or more artists.

Payment: Not stated on official pages.

How to apply

Open the official Lively Places Fund Application Form on OurSG Grants and submit the application through that portal.

1. Open the Lively Places Fund Application Form on OurSG Grants.
2. Share the project ideas through the application form.

Before applying

• The applicant must be a Singapore Citizen or permanent resident.
• At least one applicant must be above 17 years old.
• The project must not already receive other forms of funding from other agencies.
• The project must not be a commercial event.

Contact: ura_publicspace@ura.gov.sg for public spaces in Singapore; ian_ch_pay@hdb.gov.sg for public spaces in HDB estates

Application window: No application deadline is stated on the URA page.