The NAC provides sustainable funding infrastructure in support of the arts community to achieve our vision of Singapore as home to diverse and distinctive arts that inspire our people, connect our communities and position Singapore globally.

The Council funds artists and arts organisations across various fields, who are actively engaged in one or more of the following:

• Establishing new or existing arts organisations;
• Producing or presenting art and/or encouraging participation in the arts;
• Training, research & development;
• Market and audience development (locally and/or internationally).

In line with Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives, the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) and all its agencies, have partnered Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) to develop a new online portal, the MCCY Grants Portal (MGP). This new online portal will facilitate a more convenient application process for grants from MCCY agencies, including NAC. The MGP also allows you to review the status of your application and quickly accept grant awards upon notification from NAC. The gradual migration onto the MGP will begin in February 2019 with the Presentation & Participation (P&P) Grant and throughout 2019 for other grant types.

To streamline processes, facilitate the earlier notification of results and encourage applicants to set aside more time for the planning and implementation of projects, NAC’s grant cycles will be revised from April 2019 onwards, with three grant cycles per year.

From 15 April 2019, NAC will be revising the grant cycles for:

• The Presentation & Participation (General), Presentation & Participation (Publishing), Market & Audience Development (MAD) and Capability Development (CD) Grants, to three cycles per year
• The Presentation & Participation Grant (Extended Play / Full-Length Album), to one cycle per year
• The Research Grant to one cycle per year.

Details are as in the table below:

* For the P&P (Publishing) Grant only

** Applications for P&P (Extended Play / Full-Length Album) projects taking place from 15 August 2019 – 30 October 2019 will be accepted for the May 2019 cycle, i.e. applicants apply by 15 May 2019. This is a one-off arrangement during the transition of the changes in grant cycles.

To further assist applicants, user guides will be provided in early 2019. Should you have any queries or need clarifications, please email us at NAC_Feedback@nac.gov.sg and we will respond via email or assign an NAC officer to speak with you.