Direct Funding by Tote Board

Direct Funding

Tote Board’s Direct Funding supports new programmes from not-for-profit organisations that meet emerging community needs and are aligned with broad national policy directions and our Strategic Objectives.

Funding Cap :
Application Period :

At least 6 months before the start of the programme

You may wish to submit a direct grant application to Tote Board if you are unable to find a suitable partner fund to support your project.

Check Your Eligibility

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Project must not fall under the "Do Not Support" category and must fulfil one or more of Tote Board's Strategic Outcomes:

✔ Healthy lives and well-being
✔ Empowered communities
✔ A caring, cohesive and resilient society
✔ A sustainable and liveable home

The following will not be eligible:

✘ Project(s) that benefit only an individual;
✘ Religious activities for the promotion of religion;
✘ Political activities for the promotion of political ideology or party;
✘ Commercial project(s) for the sole purpose of profit-making and
✘ Debt / loan repayments

What does Tote Board support?

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Project's expenditure as listed in the budget must be above $50,000

Applications must be received by Tote Board within 3-6 months before the commencement of the project. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible.

[NEW] As an ongoing effort to improve our applicant's experience when applying for grants, with effect from 31 August 2021, Tote Board will only accept new Direct Funding applications under 'General Project Grants' on the OurSG Grants (OSG) Portal. CorpPass login will be required for all grant applications.

Please read our Terms and Conditions before applying.

What to expect at the General Projects grant application process on the OSG Portal:

1. Application Process

There are two parts to the General Projects grant application process on the OSG Portal:

Part 1 - Pre-Application: Applicants are required to provide basic details of the project (e.g. Project Summary, Project Rationale and Projected Budget).

Part 2 - Application: Applicants are required to provide more details of the project (e.g. Project Budget Breakdown & Key Performance Indicators).

Applicants will be invited to Part 2 of the application process only if Part 1 is successful.

2. Application Acknowledgement

Applicants will receive an acknowledgement of the application from OSG.

3. Application Assessment

A Tote Board staff will be in touch if clarifications of the project details are required.

4. Application Outcome

An email notification will be sent to inform the applicant of the outcome of the application.

Submit Your Application

[NEW] As an ongoing effort to improve our applicant's experience when applying for grants, with effect from 31 August 2021, Tote Board will only accept new Direct Funding Applications under 'General Projects Grants' on the OurSG Grants Portal. CorpPass login will be required for all grant applications.

While we acknowledge that all projects have merit, we seek your understanding that we may not be able to support all projects.