Skip to main content
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
  1. Home
  2. Take Action
  3. SG Eco Fund
  4. Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria

Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria

Find out if your project is eligible for the SG Eco Fund and how your project will be evaluated.

Last updated 3 January 2025

On this page

Eligibility Criteria
Examples of Eligible and Ineligible Projects
Evaluation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The SG Eco Fund is open to the following applicants:

  • Individuals: Must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident, above 18 years old, and residing in Singapore;

  • Groups of Individuals: All individuals must be above 18 years old and residing in Singapore, and the group must have at least one Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident;

  • Organisations: Singapore-registered organisations, including companies, charities, government and non-government organisations

Projects must:

  • Improve the environment or advance environmental sustainability in Singapore;

  • Engage and/or involve the community; and

  • Not have obtained funding from other government sources.

Projects should address at least one area of environmental sustainability, including but not limited to the following: climate change; energy; waste; water; food; nature and biodiversity; environmental pollution; or environmental public health.

Examples of Eligible and Ineligible Projects


Eligibility Criteria   

Examples of projects that do not meet criteria

Examples of projects that meet criteria

Project must improve the environment or advance environmental sustainability in Singapore

  • Conduct nature walks without educating participants or involving them in environmental action

  • Provide fresh produce to low-income households without any engagement on the environmental impact of food

  • Implement a programme that mobilises residents to reduce/recycle/upcycle household waste

  • Organise an event for the community to plant native plants

  • Implement innovative green technologies in public spaces for the community to learn, use and take action

Project must engage and/or involve the community

  • Install equipment such as solar panels or food waste digesters, without a plan for the community to participate

  • Sell eco-friendly products and services to potential customers

Project must not have obtained funding from other government sources

  • Obtained additional funding for the same project from government agencies

  • Obtained additional funding for the same project from private sector or NGOs

Evaluation Criteria

Eligible applications will be assessed against the following criteria:

1) Implementation and Innovation

  • Applicant has the appropriate knowledge and skills to implement the project

  • Applicant has a clear and feasible implementation plan

  • Applicant adopts an innovative approach

2) Environmental Benefit

  • Project produces tangible environmental outcomes

  • Project has measurable environmental targets

  • Project results in sustained environmental benefit

3) Community Engagement

  • Project involves partnerships and community action

  • Project has measurable community engagement targets

  • Project generates resources that the public can tap on to advance environmental sustainability

4) Cost Effectiveness

  • Project costs items are reasonable

  • Project budget is commensurate with the level of impact achieved through the projec