EDGE was announced 2 March 2026 at the MTI Committee of Supply debate, as part of a Business Refresh Package: Singapore's three main enterprise grants, PSG, EDG and MRA, are being consolidated into a single EDGE framework launching 30 September 2026. Most write-ups stop at "one grant replaces three." What is actually happening is more nuanced, and the transition has real decisions attached to it, on a real deadline: EDG, MRA and PSG take their last new applications on 29 September 2026, the day before launch.
From years of running projects through PSG, EDG and MRA as an SPMC-certified AI consultant, here is what the consolidation looks like stage by stage: what is changing, what is staying the same, and what a Singapore business should do right now.
1. Understanding what EDGE actually consolidates
EDGE merges three Enterprise Singapore grants that serve distinctly different purposes. PSG is tool-specific: you pick from a pre-approved list, approval takes 2-6 weeks, and there is no consultant requirement. EDG is project-specific: you define a bespoke scope, a TR 43 or SS 680 certified consultant is required only for management consultancy costs, and approval takes approximately 8-12 weeks per EnterpriseSG's own published EDG benchmark. MRA is market-specific: one activity, one overseas market per application. EDGE does not erase these distinctions; it reorganises them into an activity-based framework across 8 business areas (EnterpriseSG names seven: Automation & Digitalisation, Business Strategy, Financial Management, Innovation, Internationalisation, Standards, Sustainability), covering over 100 activities. EnterpriseSG's EDGE FAQ confirms the pre-approved-vendor mechanism from PSG carries into EDGE for activities that require it.
Watch out: Don't assume that because the grant is one application, the rigour of scope definition disappears. EDGE's activity pages (read 30 September 2026) list "SS 680 certification" among the vendor documents required at application for Business Strategic Planning, Financial Framework and Corporate Strategy, Sustainability Strategy Development, International Branding, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 42001. Large-scale Digital Transformation does not list it.
2. The eligibility shift - who gains access
The most significant structural change in EDGE is eligibility. PSG and MRA were SME-only: group annual revenue less than or equal to S$100M or less than or equal to 200 employees. EDGE opens its activities to non-SMEs as well, at lower support levels. Annex B of EnterpriseSG media release MR 040/26 (9 September 2026) sets them out: SMEs up to 70% on internationalisation and sustainability activities and up to 50% on all other activities; non-SMEs up to 50% and up to 30%. For a business with S$200M revenue, EDGE is the first time it has access to funded digitalisation and overseas-expansion activities, at up to 30% and up to 50% respectively. For SMEs already eligible, the ceiling on digital and capability work is unchanged at up to 50%; the benefit is simplification and the higher level on overseas and sustainability work.
Watch out: Do not plan a non-SME digital or AI project at 50%. On published figures it is up to 30%, the same ceiling EDG applied to non-SMEs. The 50% non-SME level applies only to internationalisation and sustainability activities.
3. The cap arithmetic - what S$100k means
EDGE's cap is up to S$100,000 per company per year, shared across all activities and refreshed on 1 April each year, with a S$30,000 sub-cap for single-function digital solutions, integrated enterprise systems and selected automation activities. Compare to the schemes it replaces: PSG caps at S$30,000 per solution category, the EDG page states no dollar cap, and MRA caps at S$100,000 per market. For a business that would have run PSG and EDG in parallel, EDGE's shared annual cap could be a step down for large projects, because EDG itself had no published dollar cap. EnterpriseSG's March 2026 factsheet stated a case-by-case route existed above the cap; that line is not repeated in the live EDGE page or FAQ, so its current status is unconfirmed, not dead and not confirmed either.
Watch out: If your business would have stacked PSG (capped at S$30k) and EDG (no published dollar cap) for an AI project, tools plus custom build, EDGE's shared S$100k annual cap needs scrutiny. Do not assume an above-cap escalation route is still available without checking directly with EnterpriseSG.
4. Consultant certification - what is genuinely unknown
Under EDG, management consultancy costs in the grant scope must be delivered by a consultant holding SAC-accredited TR 43 or SS 680 certification, verified via one of three registries including SBACC's PMC register. This requirement exists because the consultancy itself is a qualifying cost line, and EnterpriseSG needs confidence the consultant has the credentialling to deliver. Under EDGE it depends on the activity. EDGE's activity pages (read 30 September 2026) list "SS 680 certification" among the vendor documents required at application for Business Strategic Planning, Financial Framework and Corporate Strategy, Sustainability Strategy Development, International Branding, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 42001. Large-scale Digital Transformation does not list it. Companies planning a project with a consultancy component should read the activity page and ask the consultant for their SS 680 certification in writing.
5. The transition period - what happens to current applications
Enterprise Singapore's PSG, EDG and MRA took their last applications on 29 September 2026; EnterpriseSG's own FAQ states plainly that no new application is accepted under these three schemes after that date. EDGE launched the next day, 30 September 2026. Applications submitted before the cutoff continue to be assessed under the relevant scheme's own requirements, and ongoing projects are supported until completion and claim disbursement, regardless of when EDGE launches. This is now confirmed, not speculative.
Watch out: Do not treat the cutover as informal or open-ended. EnterpriseSG has published a specific rule: applications submitted before 30 September 2026 are assessed under the old scheme's rules; from 30 September, new applications go to EDGE.
6. Positioning your next project under EDGE
The businesses best positioned for EDGE's 30 September 2026 launch are those that have scoped their project before then: the use case is defined, the vendors are identified, the qualifying costs are mapped. For non-SMEs, this is especially important - they are accessing PSG- and MRA-equivalent activities for the first time, and the scope definition work takes as long as the grant cycle itself. Applications already submitted under EDG or PSG by 29 September 2026 stay under the old scheme's rules; new projects from 30 September 2026 apply under EDGE.
What most people get wrong
- Treating scoping as a formality. Scoping takes as long as the grant cycle, so map the project to its EDGE activity and that activity's published rules before you sign, pay or start anything.
- Assuming the S$100k EDGE cap replaces the stack of PSG + EDG on the same terms. The shared annual cap changes the arithmetic for large projects, and the above-cap case-by-case route is unconfirmed on current published material.
- Assuming EDGE has no consultant rule. EDGE's activity pages (read 30 September 2026) list "SS 680 certification" among the vendor documents required at application for Business Strategic Planning, Financial Framework and Corporate Strategy, Sustainability Strategy Development, International Branding, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 42001. Large-scale Digital Transformation does not list it.
- Assuming current grants stop 'sometime in 2H 2026' with no fixed date. EnterpriseSG has published a specific cutoff: no new PSG, EDG or MRA applications after 29 September 2026.
The honest version
The government's intent with EDGE is genuine simplification: fewer parallel applications, broader access, and one shared cap structure. For businesses that have navigated PSG, EDG and MRA separately, EDGE is a meaningful improvement. For non-SMEs, it is the first-time opening of digitalisation and overseas-expansion activities at a confirmed support rate. The advice is consistent: an application already in by 29 September 2026 stays under the old scheme's rules, and a new project from 30 September 2026 should be scoped against EDGE's published activity rules before anything is signed or paid.
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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.