About ELI Grant
The ELI Grant is Singapore’s only grant dedicated to driving disability innovation, with a decade of experience shaping and supporting impactful ideas. Funded by Tote Board and managed by SG Enable, it offers more than funding – providing structure, rigour, and the strength of a connected ecosystem. The ELI Grant tackles emerging and complex challenges faced by persons with disabilities by bringing together non-profits, social enterprises, innovators, and user groups.
It sparks fresh ideas and supports evidence-informed, scalable solutions that foster inclusion and transform lives. The ELI Grant acts as a multiplier for change, helping ideas move faster, grow stronger, and create lasting impact for persons with disabilities and their caregivers.
What We Enable
ELI Grant supports innovative solutions that address underserved needs and improve outcomes for persons with disabilities and their caregivers, aligned with national priorities.
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Funding Innovation Solutions
We fund the development and implementation of innovative, evidence-based solutions that address unmet sector needs.
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Ecosystem Convening & Collaboration
We engage stakeholders, surface unmet needs and trends, and facilitate knowledge exchange to shape effective grant calls.
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Capability Building
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Impact Measurement
Theme & Challenge Statement 2026
The 2026 ELI Grant Call, themed ‘Community Participation and Engagement’, invites community partners, innovators and enterprises to create solutions that promote inclusion and active participation for persons with disabilities.
Challenge statement:
How might we help persons with disabilities live independently and age in place – at home and in their communities – with comfort, safety and connection through better planning, living accommodations and community support?
Develop customised long-term care with transition support
Provide at-home support for independent living
Strengthen people support systems in the community
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Timeline
Funding Guidelines
The following parameters outline the funding guidelines for projects seeking support under the ELI Grant.
Funding Innovation Solutions
We fund the development and implementation of innovative, evidence-based solutions that address unmet sector needs.
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals and final funding amounts are determined by an independent Evaluation Panel based on specific merits and projected impact of the proposal.
Project Duration
To ensure sustainable impact, projects must have a minimum duration of one year and a maximum of two years.
Co-Funding
Applicants are expected to co-fund, or secure additional funding to cover remaining expenses not covered by the grant.
Funding Coverage
The ELI Grant covers 50% to 90% of the project’s eligible expenses, with a minimum value of $80,000.
- Eligible Expenses: Costs directly related to project development including manpower, marketing and outreach.
- Ineligible Expenses: Rental of office spaces, utilities and manpower costs not related to the project.
Evaluation Criteria
Each proposal received undergoes a thorough review informed by deep sector knowledge and applied with consistent rigour.
Innovation
Needs Analysis
Collaboration
Reach
Team Composition
Sustainability
Scalability / Adaptability / Adoptability
Guiding You Through Challenges
Understanding Needs
Great ideas don’t always align with real needs or national priorities. The ELI Grant bridges that gap, connecting applicants to evidence-based insights and opportunity areas from Knowledge Partners, ensuring each proposal is grounded in relevance and impact.
Proposal Design
Project Support
Sustainability
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to apply for the ELI Grant?
The ELI Grant is open to all registered Social Service Agencies, Social Enterprises (registered under Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE)), Institutes of Higher Learning, Research Institutes, Non-Private Hospitals and Commercial Entities. All Commercial Entities are to partner with at least one of user group from the local disability community to be eligible for the grant.
As a past or current ELI Grant recipient, am I eligible to reapply for funding for a completed project or programme, or to submit a new proposal?
The ELI Grant is open to all registered Social Service Agencies, Social Enterprises (registered under Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE)), Institutes of Higher Learning, Research Institutes, Non-Private Hospitals and Commercial Entities. All Commercial Entities are to partner with at least one of tuser group from the local disability community to be eligible for the grant.
Who are the target beneficiaries of projects/programmes supported by the ELI Grant?
The ELI Grant is open to all registered Social Service Agencies, Social Enterprises (registered under Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE)), Institutes of Higher Learning, Research Institutes, Non-Private Hospitals and Commercial Entities. All Commercial Entities are to partner with at least one of tuser group from the local disability community to be eligible for the grant.
What types of projects/ programmes are eligible for funding?
The ELI Grant is open to all registered Social Service Agencies, Social Enterprises (registered under Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE)), Institutes of Higher Learning, Research Institutes, Non-Private Hospitals and Commercial Entities. All Commercial Entities are to partner with at least one of tuser group from the local disability community to be eligible for the grant.
Start your ELI Grant journey with us today!
Start your ELI Grant journey with us today!
Have an innovative idea that could improve life for persons with disabilities? Join Singapore’s only grant dedicated to disability innovation.
Start your ELI Grant journey with us today!
Start your ELI Grant journey with us today!
Have an innovative idea that could improve life for persons with disabilities? Join Singapore’s only grant dedicated to disability innovation.