Short answer
Enterprise Singapore's PSG and EDG stopped taking new applications on 29 September 2026. New applications now go through the EDGE Grant. Likely, depending on the activity. Automation & Digitalisation is one of EDGE's named business areas, and EnterpriseSG's FAQ says some activities use pre-approved vendors while others allow a vendor of your choice. For an SME, the published level for these activities is up to 50% (non-SMEs up to 30%), and digital solutions, integrated enterprise systems and selected automation share a S$30,000 grant sub-cap inside the S$100,000 annual cap (EDGE FAQ; MR 040/26 Annex B, 9 September 2026). AI activities are up to 50% for SMEs, not 70%. Among pre-approved digital solutions, GenAI Customer Engagement Chatbot has a maximum qualifying cost of S$15,000, software costs only, for up to 12 months (EDGE activity pages, read 30 September 2026). Enterprise Singapore's PSG and EDG took new AI applications until 29 September 2026.
Key facts
- Automation & Digitalisation is a named EDGE business area; AI activities are up to 50% for SMEs and 30% for non-SMEs
- GenAI Customer Engagement Chatbot (pre-approved digital solution): maximum qualifying cost S$15,000, software costs only, up to 12 months
- For some activities, EDGE uses a pre-approved vendor list, as PSG did
- Support for digital and automation activities: up to 50% for SMEs, up to 30% for non-SMEs, within a S$30,000 grant sub-cap
- Applications submitted by 29 September 2026: PSG for pre-approved tools, EDG for custom builds
Under the current framework, AI adoption typically requires two applications: PSG for any pre-approved AI tool (e.g. chatbots, AI CRM, automated document processing), and EDG for the custom AI build on top of it (e.g. a bespoke AI employee, a multi-agent automation, a custom LLM integration). EDGE is designed to consolidate both into one activity-based application.
For non-SMEs: a company above the SME thresholds had no PSG pathway for AI tools. Under EDGE, non-SMEs can apply, at a published level of up to 30% for activities outside internationalisation and sustainability.
EnterpriseSG's EDGE FAQ confirms the pre-approved-vendor mechanism carries into EDGE: for activities with a pre-approved vendor list, businesses should choose from that list; for activities where none is required, businesses may engage a vendor of their choice. IMDA's vendor guide says pre-approved digital solutions are being moved into a new package format and will be listed on EDGE through a Package Builder on the SMEs Go Digital platform. My approach with clients is to scope the AI use cases first, separate the off-the-shelf tool layer from any custom build and from the staff training (which belongs to the NTUC CTC grant, not EDGE), and then check each against the EDGE activity pages. Pre-approved digital solutions support software costs only, for up to 12 months, so a custom build is not assumed to fit one; larger programmes should be checked against the Large-scale Digital Transformation activity, whose claim needs an auditor from Enterprise Singapore's Panel of Auditors.
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Sources: EnterpriseSG, IMDA, NTUC, Singapore Government open data. Factual content (grant rules, eligibility, vendor data, pricing) is sourced directly from official government portals and remains the copyright of those respective agencies. Analysis, commentary and editorial framing are the author's own. Always verify the latest on GoBusiness, EnterpriseSG, or SMEs Go Digital before applying.