Have ideas that improve the living environment and/or foster a sense of community within the neighbourhood?

Love Our ’Hood Fund

The Love Our ’Hood Fund supports ground-up initiatives or projects that improve the living environment and/or foster a sense of community within the neighbourhood. It is a collaboration between the Municipal Services Office (MSO) and Our Singapore Fund to fund ground-up projects that address municipal issues.

Watch the video below to find out how you can improve your living environment through MSO’s Love Our ‘Hood Fund.

Apply for the Love Our 'Hood Fund!

Types of Projects

Projects must address municipal issues. Municipal issues include issues pertaining to the upkeep and improvement of common areas in our living spaces such as public cleanliness (littering), animals (pigeon feeding, stray cat feeding, pet dog ownership), neighbourliness (noise, smoking in homes, dripping laundry), use of common areas (cluttered corridors, congregation noise) and illegal parking.

Funding Quantum

You may receive up to 80% of supported project expenditure on a reimbursement basis, capped at $20,000 per project. Funding quantum would vary depending on merits of the project.

Eligibility Quantum

For Individuals

You must be a Singapore Citizen/Permanent Resident, who is 18 years old and above.
You must be residing in Singapore.

For Organisations

A company that is registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA); or
A not-for-profit organisation that is a Public Company Limited by guarantee registered with:

(e) Trade Union registered with Registry of Trade Unions.

Assessment Criteria

All applications will be assessed based on the following assessment criteria below:

(a) Proposals that meet all the criteria in Category A, B and C can qualify for funding of up to 80% of qualifying expenditure, capped at $20,000.

(b) Proposals that meet at least one criterion under Category A, one criterion under Category B, and all criteria under Category C can qualify for funding of up to 50% of qualifying expenditure, capped at $20,000.

Category A: Type of Project

1. Does the project involve:

(a) Addressing specific municipal issue(s) in the community, or;

(b) Fostering a sense of community within the neighbourhood to manage neighbourly issues amicably?

2. Does the project allow the applicant to form new partnerships with other stakeholders to enable the successful delivery of the project?

Category B: Impact of Project

1. Does the project demonstrate the potential to effectively address the identified issues?

2. Does the project demonstrate the potential to build community ownership of common living spaces and the environment?

Category C: Project Implementation

1. Are the project plans, milestones and deliverables feasible?

2. Does the applicant(s) and his/her project team show that they are able to deliver the project successfully within their capabilities, or with other partners’ support?

Apply

You can submit your application via OurSG Grants Portal here.

If you need assistance in starting your project, refer to MSO’s Community Toolkit for a Better Living Environment. Built on behavioural science principles, this toolkit helps you analyse community needs, develop targeted solutions, and evaluate outcomes to address municipal issues.

A list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) has been compiled in this document.

If you require further assistance, please contact us at OneService_Community@mnd.gov.sg. Please note that this email address is intended for MSO’s Love Our ‘Hood Fund/Initiative.

For feedback on municipal issues, you may wish to submit it through the OneService App or OneService Kaki Chatbot. Please visit OneService Channels webpage for more information.