Applications open for SG Eco Fund in Singapore

Categories

• Sprout
• Main

Funding Information

• The SG Eco Fund works on a co-funding basis. If the application is approved, the applicant may receive funding of up to 80% of the supportable cost items, capped at a grant amount of $30,000 for the Sprout category or $1 million for the Main category.

Eligible Projects

• Environmental Benefit: Projects that advance environmental sustainability in Singapore
• Community Action: Projects that inspire and enable the community to co-create and/or co-deliver environmental solutions
• Innovation: Projects that have technological and/or social innovation, and new ways of implementing solutions
• Sustained Impact: Projects that create sustained impact through building local expertise, creating resources, and/or developing scalable solutions.

Eligible Expenses

• The SG Eco Fund supports the following cost items:
  • Professional services (e.g. events management, workshop facilitation, behavioural study, audit);
  • Venue rental;
  • Educational materials (e.g. brochures, publications, books);
  • Marketing and publicity (e.g. production of posters, EDMs, photography).

Ineligible Expenses

• The SG Eco Fund does not support the following cost items:
  • Overhead costs (e.g. manpower, payment to team members, office space rental, production space rental, land rental, utilities);
  • Vehicle fuel and long-term vehicle rental;
  • Construction costs for buildings and enclosed structures;
  • Food and beverage.

Eligibility Criteria

• The SG Eco Fund is open to the following applicants:
  • Individuals: Must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident, above 18 years old, and residing in Singapore;
  • Groups of Individuals: All individuals must be above 18 years old and residing in Singapore, and the group must have at least one Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident;
  • Organisations: Singapore-registered organisations, including companies, charities, government and non-government organisations
• 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.

Evaluation Criteria

• Eligible applications will be assessed against the following criteria:
  • Implementation and Innovation:
    • Applicant has the appropriate knowledge and skills to implement the project
    • Applicant has a clear and feasible implementation plan
    • Applicant adopts an innovative approach
  • Environmental Benefit:
    • Project produces tangible environmental outcomes
    • Project has measurable environmental targets
    • Project results in sustained environmental benefit
  • Community Engagement:
    • Project involves partnerships and community action
    • Project has measurable community engagement targets
    • Project generates resources that the public can tap on to advance environmental sustainability
  • Cost Effectiveness:
    • Project costs items are reasonable
    • Project budget is commensurate with the level of impact achieved through the project.

For more information, visit Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.