Grants & funding · Singapore · 2026

The funding is real.
The paperwork is beatable.

Singapore has put serious money behind digitalisation and AI adoption — for charities, SMEs, and enterprises. This page is our plain-English map of the schemes that matter, with every figure checked against the official source it came from.

General information, not advice. Eligibility and approval rest entirely with the administering agencies — see the sources and disclaimer below.

The short answer: yes — for once, the money is looking for you. In 2026, eligible Singapore social service agencies can have up to 80% of a digital project co-funded through the NCSS Transformation Sustainability Scheme — with CRM systems named on the supported list — while companies can draw on the expanded Productivity Solutions Grant, the S$150 million Enterprise Compute Initiative, and 400% tax deductions on qualifying AI spend under the Enterprise Innovation Scheme.

S$150M2
set aside for the Enterprise Compute Initiative — cloud credits, AI tools and subsidised consultancy
80%1
maximum co-funding under the NCSS Transformation Sustainability Scheme for social service agencies
400%3
tax deduction on qualifying AI expenditure under the Enterprise Innovation Scheme, YA2027–2028
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An indicative pointer, not advice — eligibility and approval are decided entirely by the administering agency. Figures as published at the official source, June 2026.

Route one

Charities & social service agencies

The social sector has the most generous digitalisation support in Singapore — and CRM systems are named on the supported list.

Co-funding up to80%
Part A consultancy & implementation: up to S$250,0001
Part B bespoke digital projects: up to S$150,0001
Part C pre-scoped solutions: up to S$40,000 per solution1

Transformation Sustainability Scheme

NCSS · previously funded through Tech-and-GO!

NCSS's umbrella support for organisational transformation, including digitalisation. Three components matter for technology projects: consultancy and implementation support (Part A), bespoke digitalisation projects (Part B), and pre-scoped solutions (Part C).

NCSS lists Part C supported solution types as “HR management systems, account management systems, event booking platforms, CRM systems, or API integrations” — and Part B examples include custom web portals and AI chatbots.1

  • Who: NCSS members and MSF-funded agencies with a valid OHFSS assessment
  • Where: applications via the OurSG Grants (OSG) portal

Official source: ncss.gov.sg — Tech-and-GO! / TSS

Considering a CRM? Start with our guide on choosing a CRM for your charity in Singapore. Our own product for the sector is Socianote — a CRM built for nonprofits, in exactly the category NCSS lists under pre-scoped solutions. Whether a given application is funded is always NCSS's call, not ours.

Route two

SMEs & enterprises

Budget 2026 made AI adoption a national priority. Three schemes do the heavy lifting.

Set asideS$150M
Government covers 70% of consulting costs, capped at S$105,000 per company2

Enterprise Compute Initiative

Digital Industry Singapore (DISG)

For companies ready to build a real AI solution. Participants get cloud credits, training and AI tools from partner cloud providers, plus subsidised consultancy for AI strategy, technical implementation, and change management — typically toward a working MVP.

  • Who: Singapore-registered companies with at least 10 local employees, a technical team of 2+, and prior proof-of-concept AI experience2
  • Where: applications via disg.gov.sg

Official source: disg.gov.sg — Enterprise Compute Initiative

Tax deduction400%
On qualifying AI expenditure, capped at S$50,000 per Year of Assessment, YA2027–20283

Enterprise Innovation Scheme — AI expenditure

Budget 2026 · IRAS administers

Budget 2026 will “expand the scheme to include AI expenditures as a qualifying activity, for the Years of Assessment 2027 and 2028, capped at $50,000 per Year of Assessment.”3

In practice: a meaningful slice of what you spend building or adopting AI can come back through your tax bill. Confirm what qualifies with your tax adviser.

Official source: singaporebudget.gov.sg — Budget 2026 statement

Co-fundingPSG
Support levels and the pre-scoped solution list are published on the Business Grants Portal4

Productivity Solutions Grant — AI expansion

Enterprise Singapore · via GoBusiness

“Expanded to support more digital and AI-enabled solutions, so that every firm, regardless of size, can access tools that help them work smarter and compete better.”4

The PSG funds adoption of pre-scoped solutions from approved vendors. Budget 2026 also announced Champions of AI, a new programme to “back leading companies with the ambition to use AI to transform their businesses comprehensively.”4

Official source: enterprisesg.gov.sg — Budget 2026

Before you apply

Three honest observations from the builder's side.

i.

The money favours well-scoped projects

Agencies fund clear outcomes — a working system, a measurable gain — not vague "AI transformation". A tightly scoped MVP with a named user group beats a big-bang platform every time.

ii.

Co-funding still means funding

Most schemes cover a percentage, not everything. Budget for your share — and for the hours your own team will put in.

iii.

Paperwork is part of the project

Applications want quotations, scopes, and outcome measures up front. A vendor who scopes the project with the application in mind saves you weeks.

How we fit in

We build the thing the grant is for.

GoodTechHoldings builds software — Socianote for the social sector, and custom builds including AI features, internal tools, and mobile apps. When a project may align with a funding scheme, we scope it the way agencies like to see it: clear deliverables, measurable outcomes, and documentation you can attach to an application.

We're not grant consultants and we don't process applications for you — but we'll tell you plainly which scheme looks relevant, link you to the official source, and structure the engagement so the paperwork is light.

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References

Sources

Figures checked against official sources · 12 June 2026
  1. National Council of Social Service — Tech-and-GO! and Transformation Sustainability Scheme: components, caps and eligibility. ncss.gov.sg/grants/organisation-development/tech-and-go
  2. Digital Industry Singapore — Enterprise Compute Initiative: programme details, consulting support levels and eligibility criteria. disg.gov.sg/enterprise-compute-initiative
  3. Ministry of Finance — Budget 2026 Statement, “Harness AI as a Strategic Advantage”: Enterprise Innovation Scheme AI expansion. singaporebudget.gov.sg
  4. Enterprise Singapore — Budget 2026 measures for businesses: Productivity Solutions Grant expansion and Champions of AI. enterprisesg.gov.sg/campaigns/budget-2026
Important: GoodTechHoldings is an independent company. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or appointed by NCSS, IMDA, Enterprise Singapore, DISG, IRAS, MOF, or any government agency. Grant eligibility and approval are determined solely by the administering agencies, and we do not guarantee any funding outcome. Scheme details change — the figures above reflect the official sources listed as at 12 June 2026 and are provided for general reference only, not financial, tax, or professional advice. Always verify against the official sources before relying on them.