MRA · Singapore SME grants

How do I apply for the MRA grant?

Short answer

MRA stopped taking new applications on 29 September 2026. New applications now go through the EDGE Grant. Not for a new project any more: new overseas projects go to the EDGE Grant. An MRA application submitted through the Business Grants Portal by 29 September 2026 continues under MRA's own rules: the project is scoped across MRA's three pillars (overseas market promotion, overseas business development, overseas market set-up), and costs committed before submitting generally won't be supported.

Ceased 29 September 2026

MRA ceased on 29 September 2026.

The Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) stopped taking new applications on 29 September 2026. Applications submitted by 29 September 2026 continue under their original scheme's requirements, and projects already underway are supported to completion. New applications for this kind of project now go through the EDGE Grant. Everything below is kept as a record of how MRA worked.

For SFEC-supported programmes under MRA, the final claim must reach Enterprise Singapore by 30 November 2026.

Grant cap, per company per year: S$100,000
Digital and automation sub-cap: S$30,000
SMEs, most activities: Up to 50%
SMEs, overseas and sustainability: Up to 70%

The cap is shared across all activities and refreshes each 1 April. The S$30,000 sits inside it and covers single-function digital solutions, integrated enterprise systems and selected automation activities. Non-SMEs get up to 50% on internationalisation and sustainability activities and up to 30% on everything else. Rates are from the EnterpriseSG media release MR 040/26, Annex B, 9 September 2026. Eligibility and the final amount are decided by Enterprise Singapore. EDGE spans 8 business areas and over 100 activities. Each activity page sets out its own requirements, such as the SS 680 certification six consultancy activities list among the vendor documents required at application.

Not affected. The CTC grant runs through NTUC and e2i rather than Enterprise Singapore, so EDGE does not touch it, and its deadline was extended to 31 March 2028. WDG(JR+) also survives, administered by SWDA at up to 70% for SMEs and up to 50% for non-SMEs, capped at S$150,000 per enterprise. Component caps are S$50,000 workforce consultancy, S$60,000 capability building and S$90,000 workforce technology solutions. Workforce technology solutions must be combined with at least one of the other two components.

What EDGE funds, and what is still open

Key facts

Apply via the Business Grants Portal with Corppass
Submit before committing to the activity
Scope across the three MRA pillars with a market plan
70% funding, S$100k cap per new market

MRA rewards a credible plan. A reviewer wants to see a real market-entry intent (research, business matching, in-market promotion) not a loose collection of overseas expenses.

Sequence it with DTDi, which gives a 200% tax deduction on qualifying overseas spend. MRA is cash now; DTDi is a tax benefit later. I advise on scoping both so they complement rather than overlap.

MRA grant guide Where MRA's S$100k goes

Official sources

Business Grants Portal

Answered by Nick Tung. A seasoned Singapore entrepreneur and SPMC-certified consultant (SPMC-10960) with deep first-hand familiarity across Singapore's SME grant landscape (PSG, EDG, MRA, CTC). My focus is helping SMEs adopt enterprise and workforce AI transformation; government funding is one of the support options businesses can tap through the official channels. More about how I work →

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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.