SPRING Singapore has set aside S$6 million under this programme to increase the capabilities of environmental technology businesses.

Higher funding support for enterprises to develop capabilities during the economic downturn is extended till 31 January 2011. Find out more about the changes.

Lead Agency	SPRING Singapore
Launch Date	1 July 2008
Duration Of Programme	5 years
Target Number Of Projects Supported	60

Aims

• To encourage small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the environmental technology industry to build new capabilities that can add new service offerings or significantly improve their productivity.
  
  
• To fund the development of new environmental technology capabilities, products and services.

For who?

• All SMEs that are offering or wish to offer environmental technology products and services.
  
  
• Your business qualifies as a SME if:
  
  
  • 30% - 100% of your shareholding is local
  • your group fixed assets are worth S$0 - S$15 million*
  • you have 0 - 200 employees (for companies in the services sector)*

* Computed on a group basis i.e. checking up to three levels for corporate shareholders holding 20% - 100% of the total shareholding in your company and one level down where your company owns 51% - 100% of the shareholding in a subsidiary company.

For what?

• You can use EnviroTech CDP for:
  
  
  • Enterprise-Level Projects – projects that improve your business’ capabilities.
    
    
  • Industry-Level Projects – projects with other businesses which improve collective capabilities.
    
    
• Projects supported by EnviroTech CDP include:
  
  
  • Water & Wastewater Treatment
    E.g. embarking on unique commercial product/process development to address regional market demand.
    
    
  • Clean Or Alternative Energy
    E.g. efficient recycling processes converting waste to energy.
    
    
  • Solid Waste Management & Recycling
    E.g. projects that increase productivity with process automation.
    
    
  • Air Pollution Treatment & Filtration
    E.g. projects leading to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
    
    
  • Certification Projects
    E.g. ISO14000 for environment management, Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS).
    
    
  • Enhancing Engineering Services & Systems
    E.g. developing efficient process and control instrumentation (PCI) devices and systems.

How much?

• Up to 70% of qualifying costs for industry-level projects and enterprise-level projects.
  
  
• Qualifying costs include:
  
  
  • manpower costs
  • equipment and materials
  • professional services

Things to note

• Do not start on your project until your application has been registered with SPRING. Funding will not be given for on-going projects.

Background

• The EnviroTech CDP is the sixth CDP introduced. The 5 previous CDPs were for the Marine, Logistics, Food & Beverage (F&B), Medical Technology and Semiconductor sectors.
  
  
• SPRING targets to generate S$300 million in total cumulative value-add over the next 5 years.

Changes from 1 February 2009 - 31 January 2011

• CDP is part of BUILD (Business Upgrading Initiatives for Long-Term Development) which helps businesses to strengthen their capabilities during the downturn for future growth.
  
  
• BUILD provides higher funding support to SMEs for all existing SPRING Singapore's capability development programmes. This applies to applications received between 1 February 2009 and 31 January 2011.

	Existing	Revised
Funding support for enterprise-level projects	Up to 50% of qualifying costs	Up to 70% of qualifying costs

For more info
Environmental Technology Capability Development Programme (EnviroTech CDP)

SPRING Singapore
2 Bukit Merah Central
Singapore 159835

Officer-in-Charge

Mr S Koban
Senior Manager
Environmental Engineering Services, Industry Development Group
Tel: (65) 6279 3140
Email: koban_s@spring.gov.sg

Ms Meilian Lee
Manager
Environmental Engineering Services, Industry Development Group
Tel: (65) 6279 3640
Email: lee_meilian@spring.gov.sg

Related Official Speeches

• Speech by Mr S. Iswaran, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, at the Official Launch of the EWT Centre of Innovation & Envirotech Capability Development Programme at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 1 July 2008

Related Press Releases

• SPRING Invests $12 Million To Boost Environmental Technology SMEs, SPRING Singapore Press Release, 1 July 2008