For who?

All businesses and organisations that:

• are registered or incorporated in Singapore
  
  
• have at least 1 outlet
  
  
• have products/services that are “pro-family”
  

For what?

• To encourage businesses and organisations to cater to families by defraying the costs of creating “pro-family” products and services.
  
  
• For example, to cater to families, restaurant owners may need to childproof their premises, create family menus and train staff to handle children. The grant can be used to defray these costs.
  

How much?

• The grant provides assistance to defray up to 70% of the qualifying costs, subjected to a cap at the following grant amount:
  
  

  Number Of Outlet	Grant Cap
  1 outlet	S$50,000
  More than 1 outlets	S$80,000

  
  
• Qualifying costs include:
  
  
  • business consultancy fees
  • infrastructure costs
  • training and development fees
  • implementation costs
    
  
  

  See:	Annex A: List of Fundable Grants - Frequently Asked Questions on the Businesses for Familes Grant (PDF)

Things to note:

• Approved projects must be completed within 1 year from the date of approval.
  
  
• Your project must not have commenced or completed at the time of application.
  
  
• You do not need to have the Business for Families Mark before applying for the grant. However, the project should lead to at least one of your outlets attaining the Mark.
  
  
• Businesses and organisations that have obtained the Mark or have taken the Businesses for Families Pledge before 1 April 2007 can still apply for this grant to create more “pro-family” products and services.
  
  
• There is no closing date. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
  

For more info

Businesses for Families Grant
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS)