The Enterprise Development Grant (EDG), Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) and Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) grant all cease accepting new applications on 29 September 2026, with the unified EDGE Grant taking over from 30 September. Most of the coverage of this changeover focuses on what new applicants should do differently. A narrower, more urgent question sits with businesses that already have skin in the game: what actually happens to an EDG, PSG or MRA application that has been submitted but not yet approved, or approved but not yet claimed, when the sunset date arrives?
This matters because grant timelines routinely run for months. A PSG application submitted in August 2026 may still be sitting in Enterprise Singapore’s queue on 29 September. An EDG project approved in June 2026 may only complete its qualifying period in November 2026, well after the legacy schemes have technically ceased. Getting the transition mechanics wrong, assuming a live application dies with the scheme, or assuming a claim deadline resets under EDGE, can cost a company its grant altogether.
This article sets out, based on Enterprise Singapore’s own published guidance, exactly what continues, what does not, and what documentation and deadlines businesses with in-progress applications need to track through the transition.
The Core Transition Rule: Processing Continues, New Intake Stops
Enterprise Singapore’s position, published on the EDG, PSG, MRA and EDGE Grant pages, is consistent and specific: “EDG, MRA and PSG will cease on 29 September 2026. From 30 September onwards, apply for business grant support under the EDGE Grant.” Critically, the same notice adds: “If you have ongoing EDG, MRA or PSG submissions or projects, these will continue to be processed and you may submit your claims via BGP upon project completion.”
Unpacked, this creates three distinct positions depending on where an application sits on 29 September 2026:
| Status on 29 September 2026 | What happens after the sunset |
|---|---|
| Application submitted, awaiting assessment (not yet approved) | Continues to be processed by Enterprise Singapore under the original scheme’s rules. No need to re-submit under EDGE. |
| Application approved, Letter of Offer issued, project ongoing | Project continues under the terms of the original Letter of Offer. Claims are submitted via the Business Grants Portal (BGP) upon project completion, against the original scheme’s claim deadline and documentation requirements. |
| Project completed, claim not yet filed | The claim can still be filed via BGP after 29 September, provided it is filed within the claim deadline stated in the Letter of Offer. The scheme’s sunset does not shorten this deadline. |
| No application submitted yet | Must apply under the EDGE Grant from 30 September 2026 onwards. The legacy scheme is no longer open for new intake. |
What “Continues to Be Processed” Means in Practice
Assessment does not stop at the sunset date
A common misreading of the sunset is that Enterprise Singapore stops assessing applications on 29 September, forcing pending applicants to start again under EDGE. That is not the case. Enterprise Singapore has stated that ongoing submissions will continue to be processed, meaning an application filed on, say, 15 September 2026 is assessed against the EDG, PSG or MRA criteria that applied when it was filed, not against the EDGE Grant’s business-area structure or its S$100,000 annual cap that resets on 1 April.
Businesses should not withdraw a pending application and refile under EDGE unless there is a specific reason to prefer the EDGE terms (for example, a higher support percentage for a particular activity). Refiling restarts the assessment clock unnecessarily, and each scheme has different documentation and eligibility conditions, so a refiled application is not a straightforward like-for-like swap.
Approved projects keep their original Letter of Offer terms
For EDG and PSG, the Letter of Offer sets out the project qualifying period, the approved cost items, and the claim due date. None of these terms change because the scheme has sunset. For MRA, the Letter of Offer similarly fixes the project qualifying period (capped at 12 months per project) and the claim submission deadline. A project approved under EDG in July 2026 with a qualifying period running to March 2027 is claimed under EDG’s rules in 2027, notwithstanding that EDG will have been closed to new applicants for six months by then.
Claim deadlines are scheme-specific, and they do not reset
Each scheme has its own claim submission mechanics, and businesses with projects straddling the sunset need to track the correct one for their scheme:
| Scheme | Claim deadline | Key pre-claim requirement |
|---|---|---|
| EDG | No later than six months from the end of the project qualifying period stated in the Letter of Offer | Project Summary report, deliverables documentation, and verification by an auditor from Enterprise Singapore’s Pre-Qualified Panel |
| PSG | By the claim due date specified in the Letter of Offer | Solution deployed and used for at least 30 days (or one month for IT solutions), full payment made, invoice and payment proof, photo of the licence or serial number |
| MRA | By the claim submission deadline specified in the Letter of Offer, after completion of a mandatory audit | Audit by a Pre-Qualified Panel auditor, Statement of Claim endorsed by the auditor, and project deliverables evidence as set out in the Letter of Offer |
None of these deadlines are extended or shortened by the 29 September sunset. A business that lets an EDG claim lapse past six months from the end of its qualifying period, believing the sunset gives it more time, risks forfeiting the grant entirely.
Change Requests on In-Progress Projects
Projects do not always run exactly as approved. Enterprise Singapore’s guidance for both PSG and MRA allows change requests to be filed on BGP for matters such as a change to the project start and end date, a change to the claim due date, or a change to project costs, including a change of vendor. This mechanism remains available for legacy scheme projects after 29 September; it is not withdrawn along with new-application intake. Businesses whose in-progress project needs an extension because of vendor delays, for instance, should file the change request through BGP under the original scheme rather than assuming the project has effectively lapsed.
Group applications and retrospective applications (where work, payment, or a signed contract preceded the application) remain disallowed under the legacy schemes exactly as before; the sunset does not relax these conditions for applications still in the pipeline.
Where EDGE Fits for Businesses Mid-Transition
The EDGE Grant, covering eight business areas from Automation and Digitalisation to Sustainability, applies only to new applications from 30 September 2026 onwards. It carries its own structure: up to 70% support for SMEs depending on activity, a shared cap of up to S$100,000 in total grant support per year across all activities under EDGE, refreshed every 1 April, and claims on a reimbursement basis once an activity is completed and fully paid.
A business with an approved EDG project running into 2027 and a separate, new need (say, a market entry activity it has not yet applied for) should treat these as two entirely separate tracks: the EDG project continues to completion and claim under EDG rules, while the new activity is applied for under EDGE from 30 September. The two do not merge, and the EDGE annual cap is not affected by amounts already disbursed under a legacy EDG, PSG or MRA award.
Businesses eligible for the SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit can still qualify for additional subsidies stacking on top of EDG, PSG or MRA support for a project approved before the sunset, exactly as they could before 29 September. This treatment is unchanged by the transition.
A Practical Checklist for In-Progress Applicants
Companies with a live EDG, PSG or MRA matter as the sunset approaches should work through the following:
- Confirm current status on BGP under “My Grants”: submitted-pending, approved-in-progress, or completed-awaiting-claim.
- Locate the Letter of Offer (if issued) and diarise the exact claim due date or qualifying period end date stated in it, rather than assuming a generic timeline.
- If the project has changed in scope, timeline or vendor, file a change request on BGP under the original scheme before the claim is due, not after.
- Prepare claim documentation early: for EDG, the Project Summary report and Pre-Qualified Panel auditor sign-off; for PSG, the usage report and invoice/payment proof; for MRA, the mandatory audit and endorsed Statement of Claim.
- Do not withdraw and refile a pending application under EDGE unless a specific, quantified benefit (higher support rate, broader activity fit) has been confirmed against EDGE’s own terms.
- Treat any genuinely new funding need arising after 29 September as a fresh EDGE application, separate from any legacy claim still working its way through BGP.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my PSG application get cancelled if it is still pending on 29 September 2026?
No. Enterprise Singapore has confirmed that ongoing submissions continue to be processed under the original scheme. There is no need to re-apply under EDGE.
Can I still submit an EDG claim in 2027 for a project approved in 2026?
Yes, provided the claim is submitted within six months of the end of the project qualifying period stated in your Letter of Offer. The sunset of the scheme to new applicants does not affect existing claim deadlines.
If my MRA project needs more time, can I still request an extension after the sunset?
Yes. Change requests for the project qualifying period, claim due date, or project costs remain available via BGP for approved MRA projects, regardless of the scheme’s closure to new applicants.
Will amounts I have already received under EDG or PSG count against my EDGE Grant’s annual cap?
No. The EDGE Grant’s S$100,000 annual cap applies to activities funded under EDGE from 30 September 2026. It is a separate track from legacy EDG, PSG or MRA awards.
For businesses managing an in-progress grant matter through this transition, or preparing a first application under the new EDGE Grant, Raffles Corporate Services can help track claim deadlines, prepare the required documentation, and coordinate with Enterprise Singapore where a change request or clarification is needed. Read our related guides on the EDG, PSG and MRA sunset action checklist, the EDGE Grant’s 2026 launch timeline, how to stack Singapore government grants, our notes on verifying a grant consultant’s credentials, and what to do if a grant application is rejected for more on planning around this changeover.
— The Editorial Team, Raffles Corporate Services