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EDGE application authority needs named Corppass access, an accountable applicant and a verified Business Grants Portal submission record.
EDGE application authority should stay with the Singapore business, even when an adviser prepares the project file. Before anyone opens the application, name the person who can enter the Business Grants Portal, the person who confirms the commercial facts, and the director or authorised officer who approves submission. Test the access while there is still time to correct it.
Enterprise Singapore states that the EDGE Grant starts on 30 September 2026. Existing EDG, MRA and PSG schemes cease on 29 September, while agencies continue to process ongoing submissions and approved projects under their existing routes. That transition makes ownership of the account and the submission record especially important.
Separate discovery from application
The new BizSG portal helps businesses discover support, browse a grant directory and obtain an initial indication of eligibility. Its recommendations are not an approval. BizSG says that the agency assesses official eligibility only after the business applies.
Applicants submit the application in the Business Grants Portal, not BizSG. The official BizSG answer directs applicants to the Business Grants Portal. A useful internal record should therefore distinguish three events: a recommendation viewed in BizSG, an application submitted in the Business Grants Portal, and a later agency decision. A saved recommendation or draft is not evidence of submission.
Confirm the correct business account
BizSG is available to Singapore-registered businesses and uses Corppass for logged-in, personalised features. Start by confirming the legal applicant and UEN. Group companies should not assume that access to one entity gives authority to act for another. The entity named in the quotations, project plan, contracts and application should be the same entity whose authorised user signs in.
Keep the Enterprise Support and Grants hub open during this review. It provides the wider scheme context, while this article deals only with access, authority and proof of submission.
Assign EDGE application authority before sharing work
One person may perform more than one role in a small business, but management should still state each responsibility clearly. The project owner explains why the business needs the activity and confirms the outcomes. Finance checks the costs, funding assumptions and cash required for reimbursement. An administrator may enter information. A director or authorised officer confirms that the application is accurate and approved.
An external adviser can help organise facts, quotations and supporting documents. The adviser should not become the sole holder of the applicant’s access or submit declarations without clear authority. Keep confidential credentials out of email, shared folders and project files. Add or remove access through the supported Corppass process instead of circulating a password.
Use an authority handoff table
| Task | Named owner | Evidence to retain | Completion test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirm applicant | Director or company secretary | Current entity profile and UEN | Applicant matches project and supplier records |
| Check portal access | Corppass administrator | Dated access review | Authorised user can reach the relevant service |
| Prepare content | Project owner | Scope, outcomes and quotations | Facts agree across all attachments |
| Review finances | Finance lead | Cost schedule and funding approval | Company can pay before reimbursement |
| Approve submission | Authorised officer | Final review record | Officer understands and accepts declarations |
| Confirm receipt | Administrator and project owner | Portal acknowledgement and application reference | Second reviewer confirms submitted status |
Recheck the project against the live activity
The official EDGE page describes eight business areas and more than 100 activities. It also states headline support of up to 70 per cent for SMEs and up to 50 per cent for non-SMEs, with support varying by activity. The annual cap is up to S$100,000 across activities and refreshes on 1 April. These points do not remove the need to read the selected activity’s conditions.
The user who prepares the form should compare the live activity page with the approved project file. Check the applicant, activity, project period, supplier, costs and intended outcomes. If the portal wording differs from an earlier working note, stop and reconcile the difference. Do not force a prepared answer into a different field merely to finish the form.
The EDGE application evidence handover guide explains how to preserve scope, quotations and pre-start proof. The present authority record should point to that evidence file without duplicating it.
Protect the pre-start position
Account access does not change the project timing rules. Keep contracts, deposits, payments and work starts under a named commercial owner until management checks the selected EDGE activity. A portal draft, preliminary recommendation or completed eligibility checker is not permission to begin.
Where a supplier needs a decision date, record the requested date and the person responsible for responding. Avoid informal messages that could amount to a commitment before the company has confirmed the applicable conditions. The broader Singapore business support decision guide can help management compare support routes without allowing a grant to drive a weak project.
Plan for absence and failed access
Do not leave the deadline with one person who may be travelling, ill or unavailable. Name a supported backup who has the necessary authority and understands the project record. Test the backup route without sharing credentials. The access register should show who can act, when management approved that authority and who must remove it after the work ends.
If access fails, record the error, time and support request. Keep commercial staff from repeatedly changing the application while the administrator resolves the account issue. Once service returns, compare the saved project pack with the portal draft before submission so that an emergency handoff does not introduce an unnoticed change.
Retain the exact submission outcome
After the authorised user submits, save the acknowledgement, application reference, timestamp and final attachment list. A second person should sign in or review the official record and confirm a submitted status, not a draft or an unfinished action. If the portal asks for later information, record the request, owner, response and new readback.
Close the access handoff only when the business controls the account, the authorised people can retrieve the application, and the project record contains the submission evidence. Review EDGE application authority after submission so advisers can support the work without making the company dependent on one individual or one login.