MRA · Singapore SME grants

What is the MRA grant and what does it cover?

Short answer

MRA stopped taking new applications on 29 September 2026. New applications now go through the EDGE Grant. For applications submitted by 29 September 2026, the Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) grant supports Singapore SMEs expanding overseas. It funds 70% of eligible costs, capped at S$100,000 per new market, across three pillars: overseas market promotion, overseas business development, and overseas market set-up. The cap applies per new target market. New overseas projects now go to the EDGE Grant, where internationalisation activities get up to 70% for SMEs.

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

70% funding support
Cap: S$100,000 per new overseas market
Three pillars: overseas market promotion, overseas business development, overseas market set-up
Targets first-time entry into a specific overseas market

MRA is broader than many owners assume: it isn't only market-entry set-up. The three pillars cover promotion and PR/marketing in the target market too, which matters if your expansion is brand-led rather than purely structural.

The cap is per new market, so a structured multi-market expansion can draw MRA more than once. MRA also stacks conceptually with DTDi, which gives a tax deduction on overseas spend. I advise on sequencing the two.

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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.