Community gardens, murals among ground-up projects to liven up HDB towns, public spaces via Lively Places Fund
To inject pleasure and vibrancy right into Singapore’s public spaces and foster better connections, the Lively Places Fund presents approximately $20,000 in financing to support community-driven placemaking assignments.
Up to $5,000 is readily available for much smaller, short-term movement plans or activities to bond neighbours in HDB neighbourhoods. Instances consist of block parties, an anti-littering campaign, and a neighborhood recycling day.
This year, the Lively Places Challenge pays attention to not-for-profit pitches that can enable seniors to age well, promote environmental sustainability via green efforts, strengthen bonds in between neighbours and foster an area spirit among locals, or promote positive social norms and community possession.
For programs that will involve a physical improvement of existing public spaces and will take up to 6 months to execute, a building fund of approximately $5,000 is available. These may include community arts projects and temporary pop-up setups.
In a LinkedIn post on March 15, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development, Alvin Tan, described the Lively Places Fund as “a terrific way for you to make your community a much better place”.
“If you have a dream for your land, don’t let it stay simply an idea. Come and pitch it to us. The group is ready to direct you and provide the resources to transform your vision into real life,” Tan wrote.
The building fund rises to $20,000 for jobs with an execution duration of more than six months, including transforming void decks right into area coffee shops.
All proposals are to be situated within typical spaces, such as void decks, precinct environment-friendly and rooftop yards, of HDB projects in communities and estates consisting of Bidadari, Clementi, Pasir Ris, Tengah and Woodlands.
Throughout the years, campaigns that have actually come to life through the fund include locality gardens on rooftop veranda, landscapes that aid elders with dementia discover their method, and void decks became “community living-room” for every person to appreciate, he included.
He also discussed photos from a workshop carried out at Temasek Shophouse he had gone to as aspect of the HDB Lively Places Challenge 2026, together with HDB team and homeowners that are taking part in the challenge. Registration has actually shut for the most recent edition.
A mutual campaign by the Housing Board (HDB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority, the fund intends to urge homeowners, designers and artists to start projects that stimulate public areas in HDB estates and throughout the nation to bring many people collectively and produce pleasant and dynamic communities.
