A mid-size Singapore law firm planning a document review build this year has a grant problem that has nothing to do with eligibility. The project is scoped and the arithmetic works. The representative numbers in our document review guide put the recoverable time at about 288 associate hours a year for a three-associate team. A custom build runs about S$40,000, and the Enterprise Development Grant covers up to half of that for a qualifying SME. Then the calendar flips the plan. In the second half of 2026, the EDG stops being the scheme you file under. EnterpriseSG is folding it into the EDGE grant, Singapore’s new consolidated scheme, and the question in the partnership meeting changes from “should we apply” to “apply under what, and by when.”
The short answer. The EDGE grant is Singapore’s consolidated enterprise support scheme, announced at the MTI Committee of Supply 2026 and due to launch in the second half of the year. It merges the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG), the Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG), and Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) into one scheme. Per the MTI statement, verified July 2026 on enterprisesg.gov.sg, it “will support up to $100,000 per year for eligible activities.” Existing grants remain accessible until launch, so a firm with a scoped project can still file under the EDG today. Approval sits with EnterpriseSG under every scheme named here, and no consultant can promise it.
This guide covers what is confirmed, what is not, how the three schemes compare for a document review or due diligence build, and the timing decision every firm scoping one now has to make.
What is confirmed about the EDGE grant
The confirmed list is short, and every item on it traces to the MTI Committee of Supply 2026 statement by Senior Minister of State Low Yen Ling:
- EDGE combines the MRA, PSG, and EDG into a single grant.
- It “will support up to $100,000 per year for eligible activities.”
- “EnterpriseSG will launch EDGE in the second half of 2026.”
- “Businesses that require more support for customised projects can continue to apply to EnterpriseSG,” a route for projects that outgrow the annual envelope.
EnterpriseSG’s banner, as of July 2026, adds the operational line: “EDGE launches in 2H2026. Existing grants (EDG, MRA, PSG) remain accessible until launch.”
the annual ceiling MTI named for EDGE support, with the underlying rate not yet published
MTI Committee of Supply 2026, verified July 2026
That is the whole of it. Four sentences from a speech and a banner. Everything else you have read about EDGE is inference.
What has not been published
The unpublished list is what planning bumps into:
- EDGE’s support percentages. The S$100,000 is a ceiling, not a rate. The share of a project EDGE will cover is unstated, and any page quoting a percentage today is guessing.
- Last application dates for the EDG, PSG, and MRA. “Remain accessible until launch” is all the official guidance there is.
- Transition rules for applications still in processing when the cutover happens.
This page was last checked against enterprisesg.gov.sg in July 2026 and will be updated when the terms publish. Until then, treat the unpublished list as the risk register, and confirm current status on enterprisesg.gov.sg before filing anything.
EDG, PSG, or EDGE for a document review build
For a law firm, the live choice today sits between the EDG and the PSG, with EDGE replacing both in a matter of months.
| What it funds | Support for an SME | Ceiling | Fit for a custom review build | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDG | Custom projects: third-party consultancy, software, internal manpower | Up to 50% of qualifying costs | No published per-project cap (set in the Letter of Offer) | The natural home for a build around your own checklists |
| PSG | Pre-approved, off-the-shelf solutions only | Up to 50% | S$30,000 per company | Only if a listed product fits the workflow |
| EDGE | Consolidates the three schemes’ activities | Not yet published | Up to S$100,000 per year | Likely, terms pending |
The PSG row deserves a second look this year. MDDI’s NAIIP factsheet (March 2026) moves the AI-enabled share of pre-approved solutions from 30% toward 50%, so the list holds more document and contract tooling than it did a year ago. The trade-off is unchanged. A pre-approved product is cheaper and faster to switch on. A custom EDG build fits your templates, your clause list, and your review gates. If a listed tool genuinely matches the workflow, take the PSG route. If the value sits in your firm’s own checklist, it is an EDG project. The full process, including the consultant certification rule that stalls some applications, is in our EDG grant guide for AI projects.
The third scheme in the merge, Market Readiness Assistance, funds overseas expansion rather than internal systems, so it sits outside a document review project’s arithmetic.
Apply now or wait for EDGE
The decision turns on whether your project is scoped, not on anyone’s guess at the launch date.
File under the EDG now if the project is scoped
EDG processing takes 8 to 12 weeks. The risk zone is the queue: a file still in processing on the day the EDG closes falls under transition rules that do not exist yet. The deeper into the year you submit, the more of that risk you carry:
| Filed by | Decision lands, 8 to 12 weeks later | Where that leaves you |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | Late October to mid-November | Likely decided before any late-2026 cutover |
| October 2026 | Late December to mid-January | In the queue at a possible cutover, transition rules unpublished |
| December 2026 | February to March 2027 | Likely an EDGE application on published terms |
An approved application holds a Letter of Offer, which is a contract, so a decision landed before the cutover is the safe position. Waiting has a meter running too. A three-associate team with 12 recoverable hours a week in first-pass review keeps paying for them while the firm waits for terms. On the representative numbers above, one quarter of delay costs more than a few points of support rate in either direction.
Wait for EDGE if the project is not scoped
If you cannot yet name the workflow, the baseline hours, and the capability outcome, do not rush an application to beat an unknown date. A vague scope makes a weak file under any scheme. A diagnostic takes two to three weeks and produces the workflow map and quantified baseline the application asks for. If that pushes filing past the cutover, you file under EDGE, on published terms, with a stronger application.
The other reason to wait is scale. If the plan is several builds across the firm rather than one workflow, the arithmetic changes. An annual envelope of “up to $100,000 per year,” the customised-projects route, and whatever rate EDGE publishes could all matter at that scale. Nobody outside EnterpriseSG knows that rate. It could land lower than the EDG’s up to 50%, in which case the firms that waited lose twice: months of manual hours, and a worse percentage. Anyone who claims to know which way it lands is guessing, and anyone who quotes a figure is inventing it.
Representative engagement arithmetic under the scheme that exists today:
- Assess, build, and train a document review system, fixed scope
- S$40,000
- EDG support, up to 50%
- −S$20,000
- Net cost to the firm
- S$20,000
What does not change, whichever scheme you file under
Five things hold regardless of which door is open when you knock.
Eligibility comes first. The SME definition, Singapore-registered and operating, at least 30% local equity, group turnover of S$100 million or less or group employment of 200 or fewer, covers almost every Singapore law firm. Support runs up to 50% of qualifying costs for SMEs under the EDG, subject to EnterpriseSG approval, verified July 2026 on enterprisesg.gov.sg.
Every scheme in this guide pays out the same way, by reimbursement. Your firm applies, pays the vendor in full, and claims the supported share back after completion. On a S$40,000 project that is S$40,000 out before S$20,000 comes back, so budget the cash flow and ask for milestone billing aligned to the claim stages.
The file-before-you-pay rule is absolute. Payment to the vendor before the application disqualifies the claim. It costs nothing to follow and it is easy to break by accident.
The consultant rule survives in spirit whatever EDGE looks like. Today, management-consultancy scopes need SAC-accredited TR 43 or SS 680 certification, and technical implementation scopes have carve-outs. Whether EDGE keeps that shape is unpublished, so raise scope framing with any consultant at the first meeting, not at submission.
The compliance frame sits outside the grant entirely. The grant funds the build, not the governance. A document review system at a Singapore law firm still has to run inside MinLaw’s GenAI guide. A lawyer checks the output before it is used, the client’s documents stay on the firm’s own tenant, and the engagement letter says how AI is used. Our explainer on what the MinLaw guide asks of law firms covers the framework in full.
One more 2026 wrinkle, flagged as unconfirmed. Budget 2026 added an AI category to the Enterprise Innovation Scheme: a 400% tax deduction on qualifying AI spend, capped at S$50,000 per YA for YA2027 and YA2028, per the Budget 2026 statement. Whether consulting and implementation fees qualify awaits detailed IRAS criteria. Keep it out of the base numbers until IRAS publishes.
The next eight weeks
For a firm that wants to file before the cutover, the work between now and the end of September is plain:
- Pick one deal type and one workflow. First-pass review of the data room for your most common transaction is the usual answer.
- Measure the baseline: hours by person and by document type, across two or three recent matters. A proper assessment does this in two to three weeks and hands you the numbers the application asks for.
- File through the Business Grants Portal before paying any vendor a dollar.
- Build the governance in from the first week, not after the system ships.
The firms that come out of this transition well will not be the ones that guessed the launch date. They will be the ones holding a scoped project and a clean application, ready to file under whichever scheme is open on the day.
Common questions
When does the EDGE grant launch?
In the second half of 2026, per the MTI Committee of Supply 2026 statement, with no exact date published as of July 2026. EnterpriseSG's official line is that existing grants (EDG, PSG, and MRA) remain accessible until launch. Confirm current status on enterprisesg.gov.sg before filing.
How much support does the EDGE grant provide?
The MTI Committee of Supply 2026 statement says EDGE will support 'up to $100,000 per year for eligible activities'. That is a ceiling, not a rate: the support percentages underneath it are not yet published, and any page quoting one today is speculating. The EDG's up to 50% for SMEs is the last verified figure, July 2026.
Can my firm still apply for the EDG in 2026?
Yes. The EDG remains accessible until EDGE launches, applications go through the Business Grants Portal, and processing takes 8 to 12 weeks. Submit before paying any vendor, because payment before application disqualifies the claim. An approved application holds a Letter of Offer, which is a contract.
What happens to my EDG application when EDGE launches?
If it is approved, the Letter of Offer is a contract and the project proceeds on its terms. If it is still in the processing queue at cutover, it falls under transition rules EnterpriseSG has not published. That queue risk is why a scoped project should be filed early enough to clear the 8 to 12 week window.
