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MRA · Singapore SME grants

How do I apply for the MRA grant?

Short answer

Apply through the Business Grants Portal with your Corppass, before committing to the overseas activity. Scope the project across MRA's three pillars (market promotion, business development, market presence), attach quotations and a market plan, and submit. As with other grants, costs you commit to before submitting generally won't be supported — get the application in first.

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

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Answered by Nick Tung— a seasoned Singapore entrepreneur and PMC-certified consultant (PMC-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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