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The EDGE Grant.

On 30 September 2026, EDGE replaced the EDG and the PSG. Up to 50% of a qualifying transformation project, co-funded by EnterpriseSG — and most owners we meet have never applied for either. What it funds, who qualifies, how the timeline runs, and the one procedural trap that voids everything. In the order the questions actually arrive.

Start a conversation The programme it can co-fund
Up to 50%
Co-funding, local SMEs
S$100k
Annual cap per company
0
Business areas, one grant
The arithmetic — a properly scoped project, read the way a CFO would
 Qualifying project cost
S$100,000
−EDGE co-funding, up to 50%
S$50,000
=Net cost of becoming more capable
S$50,000
Illustrative. Support is case-by-case, assessed by EnterpriseSG, and draws on a S$100,000 annual cap per company. This isn't a loophole — it's the policy intent.
What it funds

One grant. Two activities
that carry the work.

EDGE, administered by Enterprise Singapore, brings the old EDG, PSG and MRA under one roof: eight business areas, over 150 activities, and a single cap of S$100,000 a year per company. Each activity sets its own rate, deliverables and rules. For a business rebuilding how it runs, two do the heavy lifting.

01

Financial Framework & Corporate Strategy

Up to 50% of professional service costs for SMEs. It pays for a finance gap analysis, financial models, a KPI tracking system and a strategic roadmap — the foundations a fractional CFO builds first. The consultant must be SS 680-certified.

02

Large-scale Digital Transformation

Up to 50% for SMEs, assessed case by case. Enterprise-wide change built on modern technology — AI, data analytics, workflow automation — integrated across functions, with measurable impact on growth and efficiency. Automating one isolated task doesn't qualify.

03

Off-the-shelf tools

The old PSG, now inside EDGE: pre-approved software and equipment, with an outcome in as little as a week — capped at S$30,000 a year within the S$100,000. Useful, but it buys a tool, not a capability.

The other half is paid by a government agency whose explicit mandate is making your business more capable.

Who qualifies

Three conditions. Most pass the first without trying.

Eligibility is the easy half. The 50% rate is for SMEs — a group with annual sales of not more than S$100 million, or no more than 200 employees. Beyond that, every activity sets its own deliverables and projections: typically the revenue growth the project should produce, and the new jobs paying above S$5,000 a month it should create.

Then there's the money. EDGE is reimbursement-based — you fund the project in full and claim only after every deliverable is met and every invoice paid. For large-scale digital transformation, EnterpriseSG also asks for your last audited or management-certified financial statements. The grant rewards a healthy balance sheet. It doesn't rescue a stressed one.

Eligibility — every EDGE activity
  • Registered and operating in Singapore.
  • At least 30% local equity — held directly or indirectly by Singaporeans or PRs, determined by ultimate individual ownership. Check your cap table, not your gut; holding structures have tripped owners who assumed they qualified.
  • Nothing started, nothing paid before you submit — no work, and no payment or deposit to a supplier, vendor, or third party.
The timeline

The 10 weeks nobody budgets for.

For the finance and strategy activities, EnterpriseSG states an application outcome in 10 weeks; large-scale digital transformation is assessed case by case. Owners consistently get this backwards: they decide to transform first and discover the queue second.

Step 01 · Scope

Define the project

A start, an end, deliverables, and outcomes you can state as numbers — plus the revenue and jobs projections EDGE asks for. A good consultant prepares all of it with you, before anything is submitted.

Step 02 · Apply

Your Corppass, your submission

Applications go through the Business Grants Portal using your own Corppass. Third parties are not permitted to apply for or manage the grant on your behalf — you press submit.

Step 03 · Assessment

Ten weeks, used properly

EDGE covers costs from the date you apply — if the project is approved. If it isn't, anything you've spent is yours to carry. We use the wait to baseline and plan; the contracted work starts once the Letter of Offer is in hand.

Step 04 · Deliver, then claim

Reimbursement, not advance

You fund the project in full and claim once every deliverable is met and every invoice paid, before the claim due date in your Letter of Offer. Large-scale digital transformation claims also go through an audit firm from EnterpriseSG's panel. The grant then arrives by PayNow or GIRO.

The planning implication: if you want a project starting in January, the application work begins in October — and the finance activities must be completed within 12 months of approval.

The trap

Submit first.
Work second.
No exceptions.

The wire almost everyone trips

EDGE funds new projects only, and it is precise about what "new" means. An application is retrospective — and will not be supported — if, before you submitted it, you had:

  • started any work, or
  • made any payment or deposit to a supplier, vendor, or third party.

In practice: no deposits, no "let's just kick off the first phase and apply later." One eager handshake can void the entire grant — and there is no appeal that recovers it. Spending between submission and approval is allowed, but at your own risk: if the application is rejected, the cost is yours.

EDGE doesn't punish bad projects. It punishes good projects started in the wrong order.

The sequence is built into how we engage — nothing contracted starts until the Letter of Offer is in hand. The full story of the wrong-order trap, in essay form.

Scoping

Transformation,
not maintenance.

Routine compliance work doesn't qualify. An open-ended retainer doesn't qualify.
Automating one isolated task, or upgrading software without changing how you work, doesn't qualify.
What qualifies is a defined project with a start, an end, deliverables, and outcomes you can state as numbers. Five questions to answer before submitting anything:

Q. 01

Does the project build capability that persists after the consultant leaves?

A budgeting and forecasting function your team runs. A documented library of AI skills across your core functions. Something you own — with people to show for it: EDGE asks you to project the new jobs paying above S$5,000 a month that the project will create, not just the software it installs.

Q. 02

Can the outcomes be written as numbers?

"Month-end close from 8 days to 2–4." "Productive capacity equivalent to 7–10 additional FTEs." EDGE asks for projected revenue growth — and, for large-scale digital transformation, cost savings over three years. They are targets you commit to, not results you claim in advance.

Q. 03

Is it genuinely new?

Nothing started, nothing paid before you submit.

Q. 04

Is your provider certified?

And have you actually seen the certificate?

Q. 05

Can your cashflow carry the full cost until the claim?

Claims are paid on completed deliverables and fully paid invoices, not in advance. If the answer is no, the honest move is to re-scope, not to stretch.

The consultant question

Ask to see the certificate.

For EDGE's finance and strategy activities, your consultant's SS 680 certification goes in with the application — the Singapore Standard for management consultants, certified by bodies the Singapore Accreditation Council accredits. The familiar one in the market is the Practising Management Consultant (PMC) certification, administered by the Singapore Business Advisors and Consultants Council (SBACC).

EDGE's off-the-shelf tools come from pre-approved vendors. Its consultancy activities don't — you choose, and the certificate is the filter. The consultant must also be independent of you, your related companies, directors and shareholders. So ask any would-be consultant to show you their certification before you let them scope anything, and demand that standard wherever you take your business.

Up to 50%, case-by-case, assessed by EnterpriseSG — nobody can promise you a grant, and you should walk away from anyone who does.
Provider competency — what the standard means
Standard
SS 680 — the Singapore Standard for management consultants, certified under Singapore Accreditation Council accreditation.
Shorthand
The PMC — Practising Management Consultant — administered by SBACC.
Why it matters
It's a required application document for EDGE's finance and strategy activities — no certificate, no application.
Your move
Ask to see the certificate. A certified consultant will show it without flinching.
Nitro's founding partner is PMC-certified (SBACC) — an SS 680 certification, the standard EDGE asks for on its finance and strategy activities. The certification is PMC No. 11151; verify it yourself in the SBACC consultant directory — the same check we tell you to run on everyone else.
Grant discipline

How we run a grant-funded engagement.

A grant-funded project answers to two audiences: the client who lives with the outcome, and the officer who verifies it. We design every engagement to satisfy both from day one — because retrofitting discipline at claim time is how projects fail audits.

01
Baselines locked at discovery
Every target is fixed against a measured starting point in the first weeks — close days, cycle times, capacity — so "improvement" is arithmetic, not adjectives.
02
Deliverable-based milestones
Payments trigger on verified deliverables — a close that actually runs in 2–4 days, a skills library that actually exists — never on hours elapsed.
03
Every outcome names its evidence
Each committed outcome is paired, in the proposal itself, with the artefact that will prove it at claim: close calendars, reconciliation reports, pitch trackers, time studies.
04
Nothing contracted before the Letter of Offer
EDGE disqualifies anything started or paid before you submit, and covers spend after submission only if you're approved. We take neither risk: no work performed, no payment made, no contract signed until the Letter of Offer is in hand.
05
Cashflow honesty before scoping
EDGE reimburses after completion. If a client's cashflow can't carry the full cost to the claim, we re-scope the project — not the truth. This is where the fractional CFO seat earns its place: it lets us assess, from your own numbers, whether you're grant-ready in the first place.
06
Documentation built for the audit
Session records, skill documentation, training evidence and outcome verification accumulate as the project runs — so the claim file writes itself, and survives scrutiny.

Assessment and approval sit with EnterpriseSG, case by case. We scope the project honestly and document it properly — the decision is theirs.

Asked, answered

The EDGE questions that actually matter.

01 How much does the EDGE grant cover?
For SMEs, up to 50% of qualifying costs on the activities most transformation projects use — including Financial Framework and Corporate Strategy, and Large-scale Digital Transformation (up to 30% for non-SMEs). Overseas-expansion and sustainability activities go up to 70%. Support is case-by-case, assessed by EnterpriseSG — nobody can promise you a grant. For what 50% co-funding does to a programme's return arithmetic, see the FTE math essay.
02 Is the S$100,000 cap per project or per company?
Per company, per year. Each company can receive up to S$100,000 a year across all EDGE activities, with the year running 1 April to 31 March. Within that, no more than S$30,000 can go on off-the-shelf digital solutions, integrated enterprise systems and selected automation. An approved application draws down the cap straight away; terminate a project without claiming and the amount goes back. Once the cap is used, new applications wait for the next 1 April.
03 Who is eligible for the EDGE grant?
Three conditions: registered and operating in Singapore; at least 30% local equity, held directly or indirectly by Singaporeans or PRs, determined by ultimate individual ownership; and nothing started or paid before you submit. The 50% SME rate applies to groups with annual sales of not more than S$100 million, or no more than 200 employees.
04 I've had EDG or PSG funding before. Can I still apply?
Yes. Past EDG, PSG or MRA grants don't count against your EDGE cap. What you can't do is fund the same project twice — EDGE is for new projects, so a project already supported under the old schemes shouldn't come back for a second round.
05 How long does an EDGE application take?
EnterpriseSG states an application outcome in 10 weeks for the finance and strategy activities; large-scale digital transformation is assessed case by case. Finance projects must then be completed within 12 months of approval. If you want a project starting in January, the application work begins in October.
06 Can a consultant apply on my behalf?
No. You apply through the Business Grants Portal using your own Corppass — third parties are not permitted to apply for or manage the grant on your behalf. A good consultant prepares the scope, deliverables, and projections with you; you press submit.
07 Can I use a related company as my consultant or vendor?
No. EDGE requires that the suppliers and service providers on your project have no relationship, connection, association or dealings with your company, its related companies, its directors or its common shareholders — and you'll be asked to declare any relationship with your vendors. A sister company or a shareholder's firm is out.
08 What voids an EDGE application?
Applying after you've started. An application is retrospective — and will not be supported — if, before you submitted, you started any work or made any payment or deposit to a supplier, vendor, or third party. In practice: no deposits, no kicking off the first phase and applying later.
09 Can I start paying once I've submitted?
Yes — EDGE covers costs from the date you submit, if the application is approved. But submission isn't approval: if it's rejected, whatever you've committed is yours to carry. We wait for the Letter of Offer before any contracted work starts.
10 Can I apply for more than one project at once?
Yes. One application per activity — say, Financial Framework and Corporate Strategy alongside Large-scale Digital Transformation — submitted together if you like, each assessed on its own merits. All of them draw on the same S$100,000 annual cap.
11 Can I change the scope or the consultant after approval?
Barely. After approval, the only changes EDGE allows are to the project end date and the claim due date, and both need approval. A different vendor, or a mistake found in what you submitted, means terminating the application and resubmitting before you proceed or pay — otherwise the claim may be rejected. Scope it properly the first time.
12 What if the project runs late, or we can't finish it?
For delays, request an extension through the Business Grants Portal before the project end date; it's subject to approval. If you have to stop — including for financial difficulties — you can terminate the project, but expenses on a terminated project can't be claimed. If nothing was claimed, the grant amount returns to that year's cap.
13 What could stop my claim being paid?
Four things, mostly avoidable. Missing the claim due date — you get one extension, requested before it expires, and after that the grant lapses. Claiming too early — every deliverable must be done and every invoice paid in full first. Expecting a top-up — EDGE takes a single, final claim, so costs billed after completion aren't covered. And falling out of eligibility — if a share sale or fundraise takes local ownership below 30% before you claim, the claim won't be supported.
14 Can I combine EDGE with other government grants?
Not on the same costs. Once Enterprise Singapore or another agency has approved support for an expense, EDGE won't fund it again. One exception worth knowing: on EDGE's internationalisation activities, you can still claim the Double Tax Deduction for Internationalisation, computed on the cost net of the grant.
15 Do EDGE consultants need a certification?
For EDGE's finance and strategy activities, yes — the consultant's SS 680 certification goes in with the application. SS 680 is the Singapore Standard for management consultants; in practice, the PMC certification administered by SBACC. Ask to see the certificate before anyone scopes anything. Nitro's founding partner is PMC-certified — see how that plays out in the AI Transformation Programme.
16 What happened to the EDG and the PSG?
Both closed on 29 September 2026, along with the MRA, and were folded into EDGE from 30 September. Applications submitted before then continue under the old rules. Inside EDGE, the old PSG lives on as pre-approved, off-the-shelf solutions — up to S$30,000 a year within the S$100,000 cap. The bespoke, scoped projects the EDG used to fund now sit under EDGE's activities, each with its own deliverables. Past EDG or PSG grants don't count against your EDGE cap. The full comparison: A tool, or a transformation.
In the right order

The owners who get funded aren't lucky. They're organised.

Tell us where your business is, and we'll tell you honestly whether a project is worth scoping — and whether the unsubsidised math clears on its own. The grant doubles the case; it shouldn't be the case.

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