The EDGE grant. What is confirmed, and what is not.

What EDGE is, in Enterprise Singapore's own words

EDGE was announced on 2 March 2026 in the Business Refresh Package. It takes the three Enterprise Singapore grants businesses have used for years, PSG (Productivity Solutions Grant), EDG (Enterprise Development Grant) and MRA (Market Readiness Assistance), and replaces them with one scheme. The EDGE FAQ puts it this way:

“EDGE streamlines EDG, MRA and PSG into a single grant, enabling businesses to access support aligned to their needs more seamlessly.”

The practical change is in how you apply. Instead of deciding first whether your project is a PSG, EDG or MRA project, you choose the activity you want to carry out. The FAQ gives “improving business efficiencies, expanding into a new market, and enhancing digitalisation capabilities” as examples. The EDGE Grant page sums up who it is for: “Singapore companies starting new projects to upgrade capabilities, improve efficiency and expand overseas.”

And one detail worth settling, because it is widely got wrong: EDGE does not stand for anything. The FAQ says, “EDGE is not an acronym. EDGE conveys the intent of the support, which is for our enterprises to have an edge over their competitors.”

Sources: Enterprise Singapore, FAQ: EDGE Grant and Enterprise Singapore, EDGE Grant page, both read 25 September 2026.

What happens to PSG, EDG and MRA

The EDGE Grant page is direct about it: “EDG, MRA and PSG will cease on 29 September 2026. From 30 September onwards, apply for business grant support under the EDGE Grant.”

For anything already in the system, the FAQ gives the rule in full:

“Applications submitted for EDG, MRA, and PSG before 30 September 2026 will continue to be assessed based on the requirements of the relevant scheme. Ongoing projects under these three schemes will not be affected and will be supported until project completion and claim disbursement. After 30 September 2026, no new application will be accepted under these schemes.”

In practice that means three things:

• A pending application stays where it is. It is assessed under the old scheme's rules. You do not refile it under EDGE.
• An approved project keeps its letter of offer. Deliver it and claim it on the terms you already hold. The EDGE page says you may submit your claims upon project completion.
• Anything not yet submitted goes to EDGE. From 30 September 2026 there is no route back into Enterprise Singapore's PSG, EDG or MRA for a new project.

Previous recipients are not penalised. The FAQ confirms that businesses which “have previously applied for or received funding under EDG, MRA, or PSG can apply for EDGE.”

If you submitted by 29 September 2026, two deadlines and one distinction matter:

• EDG claims are due within 6 months of the end of the project qualifying period.
• SFEC-supported programmes under EDG, MRA or PSG: the final claim must reach Enterprise Singapore by 30 November 2026.
• PSG run by other agencies moves to EDGE in phases from November 2026, so check with the agency that runs your PSG solution.

Sources: Enterprise Singapore, FAQ: EDGE Grant, read 25 September 2026; Enterprise Singapore, read 30 September 2026.

Who can apply

The FAQ answers in two sentences:

“The applicant must be a business entity registered in Singapore with at least 30% Singaporean(s) and/or Singapore PR(s) ownership. Other requirements may apply, depending on the supportable activity.”

So the 30% local-ownership test that PSG and EDG used carries into EDGE. What has changed is size. PSG and MRA were for SMEs only. EDGE supports both SMEs and non-SMEs, at different support levels (see the table above). The extra requirements attached to particular activities sit on each activity page, so read the page for your activity before you apply. As at 25 September 2026 the EDGE pages did not state the SME definition EDGE uses.

One honest point about who decides. Eligibility, and the amount of any grant, is decided by Enterprise Singapore. A consultant can help you scope the project and prepare, but the business owner applies and makes the declarations in their own name. EDGE is explicit on this: third-party companies may not apply for or manage the grant on the applicant's behalf.

How much EDGE pays, and the two limits that apply

Limit one: the annual grant cap. The EDGE page says you can “access up to S$100,000 in total grant support per year, across all activities”, and that the cap “is shared across all activities and refreshed on 1 April each year.” This is a cap on the grant, not on the project cost, and it runs on a year starting 1 April.

Limit two: the digital and automation sub-cap. The FAQ adds that “within the S$100,000 grant cap, the company can use up to S$30,000 on single-function digital solutions, integrated enterprise systems and selected automation activities.” For a company whose main interest is software and automation, this S$30,000 is the number that usually binds first.

The support level. The EDGE page headline is “up to 70% for SMEs and up to 50% for non-SMEs”, with the note that support levels differ by activity. Annex B of the 9 September 2026 release and the activity pages show what that means. The higher levels apply to internationalisation and sustainability activities. For everything else, including AI, digital, automation, business strategy, finance and standards such as ISO 27001 and ISO 42001, an SME gets up to 50% and a non-SME up to 30%. If you are planning an AI or software project on the strength of a 70% figure, plan again at 50%.

How the money arrives. The EDGE page says grant support “is disbursed on a reimbursement basis” and that “claims can be submitted once the activity is completed and full payment has been made.” You fund the project first and claim afterwards, so plan the cash flow.

What about projects above S$100,000? The March 2026 factsheet said companies needing more support could apply to Enterprise Singapore for case-by-case assessment. That sentence does not appear on the current EDGE page, the FAQ or the 9 September release. It has not been withdrawn either. If your project is larger, ask Enterprise Singapore directly rather than assume it in either direction.

Vendors, quotations and changes after you apply

Pre-approved vendor lists continue for some activities. The FAQ says: “For activities with pre-approved vendors, businesses should choose from the list as they have been assessed for their credibility. For activities where no pre-approved vendor is required, businesses may engage a vendor of their choice.”

On the digital side, IMDA's vendor guide explains how that list will work. Pre-approved solutions are being restructured into a “Flexible Packages (Flexi)” format, with a base package and optional add-on items, and once approved “they will be made available via the Package Builder on the SMEs Go Digital Platform”, where applicants build the package they need. IMDA says such solutions “will be listed on EDGE when it goes live (October 2026 onwards).”

Pre-approved digital solutions: what is covered, and the cost caps

The activity pages, read on 30 September 2026, set three rules for pre-approved digital solutions. The vendors come from IMDA's SMEs Go Digital. Only software costs are supported. And software is supported for up to 12 months. Each activity also has a maximum qualifying cost, which is the most project cost the grant percentage is applied to, not the grant itself:

Because only software costs are supported, hardware and services such as implementation or custom development are not covered under these activities. The grant is still subject to the S$100,000 annual cap, and to the S$30,000 sub-cap for single-function digital solutions, integrated enterprise systems and selected automation.

After you apply, there is very little room to change your mind. The FAQ states that “change requests are only allowed for changes to project end date and claim due date.” Anything else, including switching vendor, means terminating the application on the Business Grants Portal and submitting a new one. The lesson is simple: settle the vendor, the scope and the price before you submit.

Sources: Enterprise Singapore, FAQ: EDGE Grant, read 25 September 2026; IMDA Pre-Approval ICM Vendor Guide, Mandatory Flexi-CR for EDGE, read 25 September 2026; Enterprise Singapore, EDGE Grant activity pages, read 30 September 2026.

Is branding or marketing covered?

This is the question we are asked most. Two named activities answer part of it. International Branding is a consultancy activity, and its page lists SS 680 certification among the vendor documents required at application. Digital Marketing is a pre-approved digital solution, with a maximum qualifying cost of S$10,000, software costs only, for up to 12 months.

Whether any other branding or marketing project qualifies, and at what support level, depends on whether it matches an activity. Check the activity page before you commit.

How long it takes

There is no single figure. The FAQ says processing time “varies depending on the activity selected”, and that the timing for each activity is shown on the EDGE website or BizSG from 30 September 2026. BizSG is the new government portal announced on 9 September 2026. Its grant recommender covers EDGE from 30 September.

SFEC and EDGE

They do not combine. The EDGE FAQ states that “EDGE will not be supportable under SFEC”. For SFEC-supported programmes under EDG, MRA or PSG, the final claim must reach Enterprise Singapore by 30 November 2026.

There is a newer detail worth knowing. Enterprise Singapore's SFEC FAQ says the current credit expires on 30 November 2026, and that “with effect from 1 Dec 2026, eligible employers will be able to enjoy support under the redesigned SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC) administered by Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA).” SWDA has not yet published the details, so nothing says whether the redesigned credit will cover EDGE projects.

Sources: Enterprise Singapore, FAQ: EDGE Grant and Enterprise Singapore, FAQ: SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC), both read 25 September 2026.

Do you need a certified consultant under EDGE

For some activities, yes. These EDGE consultancy activities list “SS 680 certification” among the vendor documents required at application:

• Business Strategic Planning
• Financial Framework and Corporate Strategy
• Sustainability Strategy Development
• International Branding
• ISO/IEC 27001
• ISO/IEC 42001

Large-scale Digital Transformation does not list it. For any other activity, read that activity's page. The requirement is on the vendor, so the practical step is the same for every consultant: ask for their SS 680 certification in writing before you apply, and check it against the activity page.

Nick's SPMC certification (SPMC-10960) is issued under SS 680.

For comparison, under EDG the EDG page said management consultancy costs needed consultants with the Singapore Accreditation Council-accredited TR 43 or SS 680 certification.

Sources: Enterprise Singapore, EDGE Grant activity pages, read 30 September 2026; Enterprise Singapore, Enterprise Development Grant page, read 25 September 2026.

What to do now, depending on where you are

You submitted under PSG, EDG or MRA by 29 September 2026

Applications submitted by 29 September 2026 continue under their original scheme's requirements, and projects already underway are supported until completion and claim disbursement. New projects now go to EDGE.

Your project is approved but not claimed

Nothing changes. Deliver and claim to your letter of offer. EDG claims are due within 6 months of the end of the project qualifying period. If SFEC is part of the funding, the final claim must reach Enterprise Singapore by 30 November 2026.

You are planning a digital, automation or AI project

Plan at up to 50% (SME) or up to 30% (non-SME), inside the S$30,000 digital and automation grant sub-cap and the S$100,000 annual cap. If you intend to use a pre-approved solution, check its maximum qualifying cost in the table above, remember only software costs for up to 12 months are supported, and lock the vendor and quotation before you apply, because you cannot change vendor afterwards without starting again.

You are planning to expand overseas

Internationalisation is one of the two activity types with the higher support level: up to 70% for SMEs and up to 50% for non-SMEs. Remember the S$100,000 cap is per company per year across everything, where MRA used to apply its cap per new market. If you plan several markets in one year, model them against one cap.

The rules that apply to every EDGE application

The activity pages, read on 30 September 2026, set three rules that apply whatever the activity:

• Nothing before you apply. No work started, and no payment or deposit made, before the application.
• Only two changes after approval. The project end date and the claim due date. Anything else means terminating the application and submitting a new one.
• You apply yourself. Third-party companies may not apply for or manage the grant on the applicant's behalf.

The first rule still kills more claims than anything else. The EDGE page describes EDGE as support for companies “starting new projects”, and the Enterprise Singapore schemes it replaces disqualified work that had already begun. The EDG page, for example, says projects “must be new, have not commenced, and are not generating any revenue at the point of grant application”, and treats a project as commenced if any of these took place before the application date: “Applicant started work”, “Applicant made payment to third-party, who is part of the application”, or “Applicant signed contractual agreement with a third party, who is part of the application”. PSG did not support applications where a payment or deposit had been made before submission.

• Do not sign. A signed contract counts as starting, even if no money has moved. Get a quotation instead. The application needs one anyway.
• Do not pay. No deposit, no booking fee, no retainer to hold the slot.
• Do not start. No pilot or discovery phase that you plan to fold into the funded project later.

Getting this wrong costs the whole claim, and it cannot be explained away afterwards, because the dates are in the documents you submit.

Large-scale Digital Transformation

As its name suggests, this EDGE activity is aimed at bigger digital programmes. The activity page, read on 30 September 2026, sets out:

• Support level. Up to 50% for SMEs and up to 30% for non-SMEs.
• An auditor for the claim. The claim requires an auditor from Enterprise Singapore's Panel of Auditors.
• A 14-working-day window. The claim must be submitted within 14 working days of signing the auditor engagement, so line up the audit before the project ends.
• No SS 680 vendor document. Unlike the six consultancy activities above, its page does not list SS 680 certification.

Source: Enterprise Singapore, EDGE Grant activity pages, read 30 September 2026.

Using EDGE for AI work

An AI project usually has three parts, and each sits in a different place:

• Buying an AI tool that already exists. Possibly a pre-approved digital solution, at up to 50% for SMEs and inside the S$30,000 sub-cap. GenAI Customer Engagement Chatbot, for example, has a maximum qualifying cost of S$15,000, software costs only, for up to 12 months.
• Building something on your own processes. Custom automation or process redesign, also at up to 50% for SMEs and 30% for non-SMEs. Which EDGE activity it falls under depends on the scope, so read the activity pages, including Large-scale Digital Transformation for bigger programmes. IMDA's pre-approved packages are pre-scoped products, not custom builds.
• Retraining the people whose jobs change. Not EDGE. That is the NTUC CTC grant, which e2i says funds up to 70% of qualifying cost, with applications open until 31 March 2028.

Whatever the scheme, the scoping is the slow part: which process, what it costs today, what changes, which vendor, and how you will measure the result. That work is the same under EDGE as it was under PSG or EDG, and it is worth doing before you apply, because nothing can start and no deposit can be paid until you have. Talk to me about scoping yours.

What EDGE does not cover

• CTC (Company Training Committee). Runs through NTUC and e2i, not Enterprise Singapore, and is not part of EDGE. The e2i page says the application deadline “has been extended to 31 Mar 2028.”
• SFEC. Not supportable with EDGE. The current credit expires 30 November 2026; a redesigned credit under SWDA starts 1 December 2026.
• DTDi. A tax deduction, not a grant, enhanced separately in the same package.
• Energy Efficiency Grant and EFS-Green. Both extended in the same package, neither folded into EDGE.
• BizAdapt and the Global Innovation Alliance. Both received support-level increases from 1 April 2026, and neither is named as merging into EDGE.

How to tell a reliable EDGE page from a guess

• Does it expand the acronym? Enterprise Singapore says EDGE is not an acronym.
• Does it quote 70% for digital or AI work? The published level for those activities is up to 50% for SMEs. 70% applies to internationalisation and sustainability.
• Does it tell non-SMEs they get 50% on everything? Up to 50% applies only to internationalisation and sustainability. Everything else is up to 30%.
• Does it say EDGE replaces all PSG? It replaces Enterprise Singapore's PSG, not PSG run by other agencies.
• Does it say EDGE has no rule on consultants? Six consultancy activities list SS 680 certification among the vendor documents required at application.
• Does it say anything is unknown? Some questions are still open, such as the SME definition EDGE uses. An EDGE page with no open questions has not checked the documents.