Guide
What replaced PSG, EDG and MRA?
The short answer: the EDGE Grant, from 30 September 2026. The longer answer matters if you were part-way through something, budgeting against a rate that has changed, or reading a vendor's website that still says "PSG-eligible". This is the changeover in plain terms.
The short version
- EDG, MRA and PSG stopped accepting new applications on 29 September 2026.
- The EDGE Grant opened for new applications on 30 September 2026.
- Ongoing projects and already-submitted applications continue on their original scheme and claim on completion.
- SME support went up, not down - up to 70% under EDGE, against the up-to-50% most SMEs were working with before.
- The annual cap is up to S$100,000, shared across all your EDGE activities in that year.
Why three grants became one
The three schemes solved overlapping problems by different routes, and businesses had to work out which door to knock on before they could describe what they wanted to do. PSG funded pre-approved, off-the-shelf solutions from a catalogue. EDG funded your own project, assessed on its merits. MRA funded overseas expansion. The rule that decided PSG-or-EDG - that EDG would not fund what PSG already covered - was genuinely useful once you knew it, and invisible if you didn't.
EDGE, announced on 2 March 2026 under the Business Refresh Package, inverts the order: you describe the activity, and the scheme works out whether it is supportable. Eight business areas, more than a hundred activities, one application route. It is also open to non-SMEs, which the old SME tiers were not - at a lower support rate.
What if I already applied under PSG, EDG or MRA?
You are fine and there is nothing to redo. An application already submitted before the cutover, and any project already approved and running, continues under the scheme it started on. You complete the project and submit your claim against that scheme as originally planned. The changeover governs new applications only.
What if I was about to apply and missed the window?
Then your project goes through EDGE, and in most SME cases that is better news than it sounds - the support rate is higher. What does change is the paperwork: you are describing an activity against EDGE's framework rather than matching a catalogue item or writing an EDG project narrative. If you had a quote prepared against a PSG catalogue listing, expect to re-frame it rather than resubmit it.
Does the pre-approved catalogue still exist?
Yes, in effect. The PSG component inside EDGE has been expanded to support more AI-enabled and digital solutions, so buying a listed solution is still a supported route - and for a lot of businesses it is the right one. What has gone is the need to decide which scheme that route belongs to.
How do I tell whether my AI project is a catalogue purchase or a custom project?
A rough but reliable test: if the thing you want exists as a product you could buy today and use as-is, it is the catalogue route. If it only works once it is connected to your own systems - your inventory API, your CRM records, your tender feed, your document store - and once it follows your own approval rules, it is a project. The second kind is assessed on what it changes about how the work gets done and what capability the business keeps afterwards, which is a harder thing to write and the reason scoping properly matters.
A note on vendor websites
For a while, a lot of Singapore AI and software vendors will still say "PSG-eligible" or quote PSG tiers, because that copy was accurate until the end of September. It is worth checking the date on any grant claim you read - including ours. A support percentage or a scheme name without a date next to it is a fact you cannot age-check, and grant facts age fast.
Where to look for the authoritative version
Enterprise Singapore's own EDGE Grant page and the Business Grants Portal are the source of truth for rates, eligible activities and conditions. Nothing on this page, or on any vendor's page, overrides them. If the amounts are material to your decision, read them there and talk to your corporate advisor.
Scheme details checked against Enterprise Singapore on 19 September 2026. Grant rules move - confirm the current position on EnterpriseSG or the Business Grants Portal before you commit to anything. This page is general information, not grant or financial advice.
Related reading
Singapore grant funding for AI projects
The fuller reference: what EDGE funds, the rates and caps, and what has to be true before you apply.
AI grants for Singapore SMEs
The wider funding and programme picture, including the routes that are not grants.
Singapore's AI programmes for business
NAIIP, the GenAI Sandbox, TeSA - the non-grant support most businesses miss.
AI agents for Singapore SMEs
What agents actually handle today, where the approval boundary sits, and how to start with one workflow.
FAQ
Is PSG still available in 2026?
Not for new applications. PSG stopped accepting new applications on 29 September 2026, together with EDG and MRA. The EDGE Grant replaced all three for new applications from 30 September 2026. Projects already submitted or approved continue under PSG and claim on completion.
Do I need to reapply under EDGE if my PSG application is already in?
No. An application submitted before the cutover is assessed under the scheme it was submitted to, and an approved project runs and claims under that scheme. Only new applications go through EDGE.
Is EDGE better or worse than PSG for an SME?
On support rate, better: up to 70% for SMEs under EDGE against the up-to-50% most SMEs worked with before, within a shared cap of up to S$100,000 per year across all EDGE activities. What changes is the framing - you describe a supportable activity rather than matching a catalogue item.
Can non-SMEs apply?
Yes. EDGE is open to all Singapore-registered businesses including non-SMEs, which is a change from the SME-only tiers of the schemes it replaced. The support rate for non-SMEs is lower - up to 50%.
Planning an AI project around the new scheme?
We scope the work, quote it fixed, and document it so an assessor can read it. Book a consultation and we will tell you which route your project belongs on.