The CDG defrays 70% of qualifying project costs such as consultancy, training, certification and equipment costs. This grant is intended to support large scale upgrading projects in 10 different areas, such as increasing productivity, process improvement, product development and market access.

There is no cap at the moment on the maximum claim amount. However, claim amounts of $30,000 and below (i.e. for project costs of approximately $45,000 and below) have a simplified application process compared to claims of higher amounts.

1. Branding & Marketing Strategy Development
2. Business Excellence
3. Business Strategy Innovation
4. Enhancing Quality & Standards
5. Financial Management
6. Human Capital Development
7. Intellectual Property & Franchising
8. Productivity Improvement
9. Service Excellence
10. Technology Innovation

UtoMedia has the expertise to assist you with projects in the following three areas of capability development:

If your company is:

• Registered and operating in Singapore; and
• Have at least 30% local shareholding; and
• Group annual sales turnover is less than S$100 million OR you have group employment of less than 200 employees

Then YES you are eligible for CDG!

All applications will be assessed by SPRING who will take into consideration your needs, the project scope and competency of the service provider in improving your business capabilities.

Important! Ensure that your project commences on or after the Project Commencement Date in your CDG application after submission to SPRING. UtoMedia will not ask for an initial deposit or enter into a contract before the Project Commencement Date to comply with this requirement.

1. Identify your company’s business & growth needs and match them to the business capability area covered by the CDG
2. Discuss your project with a SPRING officer or SME Centre business advisor
3. Choose a solution provider and/or consultant to discuss the project implementation details and prepare your application
4. Prepare your CDG application, including your company’s latest ACRA form, audited financial statements, project proposals, quotations and consultant’s proposal
5. Submit your CDG application online via your SingPass account at grantportal.spring.gov.sg

Firstly, congratulations! It’s a pretty long process to getting your proposal approved, but now you’re well on your way to increasing your business capabilities. Each CDG project is different, so the time frames differ too. In our experience, however, the projects usually take between 3 to 9 months depending on the complexity of your project. This includes the time taken to research, meet up with your vendors and consultants, and set up a roadmap with clear objectives and KPI.

After your project is completed, you will have to submit a Final Project Report along with supporting documents within 6 months of the scheduled date of completion. Details and templates are available on SPRING’s website.

SPRING will then disburse the grant within 6 to 8 weeks via GIRO to your company’s bank account.

Yes, you can claim PIC even if you received the CDG for your project. However, you can only claim PIC on the amount not covered by the CDG so be sure to deduct the amount covered by the grant when claiming PIC in your tax returns!

Unfortunately, no. The CDG is meant for projects that develop your business’ capabilities. A simple corporate website will not qualify for this grant. Instead, you need to use this grant to develop tools that will help enable your business to develop new products and services, register new intellectual property, etc.

As much as we would like to extend generous payment options to our clients, the CDG requires that you pay all your vendors and submit the invoices before SPRING disburses the grant.