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Here’s How You Get Started

You can play your part to strengthen the community by starting a project or activity that empowers Singaporeans with digital know-how.

Focus Areas

Projects should focus on the following pillars of the Digital for Life movement: 
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Digital Technology and Inclusion

  • Projects that support self-driven learning of digital abilities such as communicating, making transactions, and searching for information online, and that are designed for specifically for low-income families or groups who may only understand vernacular languages.
  • Projects that empower those who may have been too busy with caregiving or other familial obligations to keep up with technological advancements.
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Digital Literacy and Well-being

  • Projects that help parents understand the digital landscape, online trends and threats, and useful practices including those that help keep children safe online.
  • Projects that educate youths on the dangers of engaging perpetrators of online sexual grooming, cyberbullying, online harassment, and false information dissemination; and the appropriate responses for such situations.

Application Details

Application Details for Individual and Organisation
Eligibility
  • Individual who is a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident, aged 18 years and above, and residing in Singapore.
  • Organisation registered in Singapore with Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) or Registry of Societies (ROS) or the Commissioner of Charities (COC) or Registry of Co-operative Societies or Registry of Trade Unions
Fund support amount Up to 50% or 80% of qualified costs and capped at $20,000
Project duration Up to 1 year
Application window
1 January 2024 - 31 March 2024

Results are estimated to be made known within 2 months after submission of application. It is recommended that projects should commence after award of funding.
Application Form Download application form
Submit application Submit Online
FAQ and resources
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Previously awarded projects View Digital for Life Fund Projects
Email for enquiries OSFDR@imda.gov.sg

Application Details for Non-Profit Organisation
Eligibility
  • Non-Profit Organisation registered in Singapore with Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) or Registry of Societies (ROS) or the Commissioner of Charities (COC) or Registry of Co-operative Societies or Registry of Trade Unions
Fund support amount Up to 95% of qualified costs and capped at $500,000 per year
Project duration Up to 2 years
Application window
1 May 2024 – 30 June 2024

Results will be made known in or after October 2023.
Please note that project funding will be tied to costs and deliverables that are incurred and achieved respectively after the award of the grant.
Application Form Download application form
Submit application Submit Online
FAQ and resources
 FAQ
Tips on completing application form
Previously awarded projects View our stories listing
Email for enquiries DfL_Fund@imda.gov.sg

Step 2: Work Out Your Project Plan

Here are some of the things you should consider before getting started:

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Core project details

  1. Goals and objectives based on an achievable timeline.
  2. Who your customers or beneficiaries are?
  3. What your project methods will be?
  4. Who will be helping you with your project?
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Resourcing

  1. List resources that you currently own that can be used for your project.
  2. List the resources you will require for the project.
  3. Personnel
  4. Facilities & equipment
  5. Suppliers
  6. Budget
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Milestone plan for your project launch

  1. Put together a plan to launch your project.
  2. List all the relevant milestones. For example:
    • Fund raising goals in 3 months.
    • Number of onboarded partners in 3 months.
    • Number of beneficiaries impacted.

Step 3: Let’s Think About Success
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After receiving performance data, you also need to consider the following:

  • Is there a need or capacity to scale up the programme?
  • How can the project remain sustainable for the future?
  • How can the project be adapted to suit the changing needs of the beneficiaries or the environment?
  • Can this project be combined with similar initiatives in the future?
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What does success for your project look like? What processes can be established to obtain feedback for the project?

  1. What are your feedback mechanics to figure out if the project is suitable for your intended audience?
  2. What are some performance indicators to look out for?
  3. What are your plans to rectify or address lagging performance indicators?

Get started with these resources:

Seniors Go Digital

A programme that helps seniors stay engaged and informed by improving their digital capabilities.

Code@SG

A project that aims to develop computational thinking and make it a national capability.

Better Internet Campaign

An annual campaign that promotes good digital habits so that everyone can be safe, smart, and kind online.