Deadline: 31-Aug-23
The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment is seeking applications for SG Eco Fund.
Categories
The SG Eco Fund has two categories:
- Sprout and
- Main
Funding Support
- 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);
- Logistics and transportation; and
- Equipment and tools necessary for project implementation.
Funding Information
- Sprout (Up to $10,000) and
- Main (more than $10,000).
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.
- Projects should address at least one area of environmental sustainability, including but not limited to the following: climate change; energy; waste; water; food; nature and biodiversity; environmental pollution; or environmental public health.
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
- Implementation and Innovation
Ineligible
- 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);
- International shipping fees, vehicle fuel, and long-term vehicle rental;
- Construction costs for buildings and enclosed structures;
- Food and beverage;
- Gifts and prizes (e.g. tokens of appreciation, cash prizes, vouchers, medals);
- Overseas or foreign visitor’s expenses and fees (e.g. air ticket, accommodation);
- Media space rental (e.g. newspaper, TV, radio, MRT and bus advertisements);
- Goods and Services Tax (GST).
For more information, visit SG Eco Fund.
