Deadline: 15-Apr-21
The National Heritage Board (NHB) is offering a Major Project Grant Program to provide a higher level of support for projects with the potential to make a significant and lasting contribution to Singapore’s heritage scene.
This grant also encourages a stronger and more sustained ground ownership of heritage projects through partnerships.
Categories
- Exhibition: Static or Interactive displays (can be permanent or temporary and/or in physical or digital format).
- Publication: Documentation of community-related stories (can also be in digital format).
- Programmes: Cultural workshops, oral history recording, guided tours of heritage buildings, and public talks.
- Events: Community events that are based on themes of heritage.
- Documentary: Podcasts, video stories, etc.
- Gallery/Corner: Permanent heritage corner, gallery, wall and/or stairways.
Funding Information
- Major Project Grant is supporting up to 50% of relevant total project costs, subject to a cap of $150,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The grant is open to the following individuals and groups:
- Individuals must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents aged 18 years old and above and must be residing in Singapore;
- Local interest groups, clans/associations and non-profit organisations must be registered with:
- Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA); or
- Society registered with Registry of Societies (ROS); or
- Charitable Trust registered with the Commissioner of Charities (COC); or
- Co-Operative registered with the Registry of Co-operative Societies; or
- Trade Union registered with Registry of Trade Unions.
- Informal groups of individuals must nominate either an individual (who is a Singapore Citizen or Singapore PR) or a locally legally constituted organization to undertake legal and financial responsibility for the application and administer the grant should any be awarded;
- Non-profit educational institutions and educational institutions under the purview of the Ministry of Education (MOE).
Criteria
- Type of Applicants
- Experienced in developing/managing heritage projects in the last five years or more. Prior good grants records with NHB and/or other public agencies.
- Individuals must apply with a co-applicant(s), with projects that have confirmed a partnership with at least one registered society (excluding vendors like publishers).
- Non-profit groups can provide assurance of the continuation and completion of the project, regardless of any leadership or committee renewal.
- Type of Project
- High quality and impactful projects that fulfill a content gap in Singapore’s heritage and history, extending promotion of cross-cultural understanding or intergenerational engagement.
- Limited or lesser-known heritage themes, ethnic communities, traditions and trades, etc.
- Larger scale projects involving robust qualitative research, effective and innovative use of inter-disciplinary methodologies, techniques and approaches to present heritage findings.
- Projects with potential for sustainability and scalability.
For more information, visit https://www.nhb.gov.sg/what-we-do/our-work/community-engagement/grants/grants/major-project-grant