Enterprise Singapore is consolidating three of its most used business grants. Announced as part of Budget 2026, the EDGE scheme brings the Enterprise Development Grant, the Productivity Solutions Grant and Market Readiness Assistance under a single application framework, with a launch planned for the second half of 2026.
For companies planning marketing spend, the change is worth understanding beyond the headline.
What is actually changing
Today the three schemes work differently. PSG covers up to 50 per cent of qualifying costs for pre-approved solutions, capped at S$30,000 per company per financial year. MRA supports overseas market entry. EDG supports broader capability projects and is assessed case by case.
Under EDGE, businesses are expected to apply based on the activity they are pursuing rather than first working out which grant applies, with support capped at S$100,000 per year and eligibility widened beyond SMEs. Enterprise Singapore has indicated that existing schemes remain available until EDGE launches.
Why the shift in structure matters
The current friction is not only administrative. A company modernising its systems while also preparing to enter a regional market has to split a single growth plan across separate applications with separate criteria.
An activity-based framework changes how a project gets described. That favours businesses that can articulate a coherent plan, rather than assembling scope to fit whichever scheme they happen to be applying under.
What it suggests about the direction of support
Consolidation of this kind usually signals a preference for funding outcomes over line items. Read alongside the widening of eligibility to non-SMEs, the picture is one of support directed at defined growth activity: digitalisation, productivity and overseas expansion.
For marketing planning, the practical implication is that projects with a clear commercial objective and a defined scope are likely to be easier to make a case for than open-ended retainers.
What to do between now and launch
Operating details for EDGE are still being published, so certainty is limited. A few things are reasonable to act on regardless.
- If a project is genuinely scoped and ready, applying under the current framework means working with rules that are already published.
- If it is not ready, use the time to define the objective, scope and expected outcome properly, since that work is needed under either framework.
- Keep marketing, digital and expansion plans in one document rather than three, since that is closer to how EDGE is expected to be assessed.
A note on planning around grants
Grant support changes what a project costs. It should not decide whether the project is worth doing. Criteria, caps and timelines can change, and eligibility is determined by Enterprise Singapore rather than by any vendor, so confirm current details on the official government sites before committing to spend.
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