About the fund

Inspire, empower, and make a difference—bring your youth-focused ideas to life with support from the National Youth Fund.

Last updated 8 September 2025

About National Youth Fund (NYF)

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Are you passionate about making a difference to our youths? The National Youth Fund (NYF) is here to encourage and support your ground-up youth initiatives and innovations. Partner us to drive youth development and action and create meaningful impact on the youth community. Together, let's empower and inspire the next generation.

For more information on the NYF, click here to download our factsheet [PDF, 5.4 MB]

Annual Report

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In FY 2023, the NYF supported about over 800 ground-up initiatives by youth sector organisations, schools, and youths, aligning with NYC's key focus areas in Mental Well-being, and Community Service, Social Cohesion/Capital and others. These initiatives collectively engaged and developed over 130,000 youths.

Download the full NYF Annual Report [PDF, 6.7 MB].

The process

Interested youths/organisations may submit your applications online via the OurSG Grants portal. Individuals can access the portal using your SingPass, while organisations can access using CorpPass.

Submit your NYF grant application via the OurSG Grants portal at least 2-3 months before your project's planned start date.
NYC will contact applicant to address queries and request additional details if needed. Applicant may start engaging stakeholders or seek co-funding opportunities.
Receive either Letter of Award outlining the approved NYF grant amount and its Terms & Conditions, or a Notification of Rejection or through the OurSG Grants portal.
Upon acceptance of the Letter of Award, expect the first disbursement of up to 50% of the approved grant amount within 4-6 weeks.