Community gardens, murals among ground-up projects to liven up HDB towns, public spaces via Lively Places Fund
In a LinkedIn blog post on March 15, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development, Alvin Tan, explained the Lively Places Fund as “an excellent way for you to make your community a better place”.
To insert happiness and vibrancy right into Singapore’s public spaces and cultivate better bonds, the Lively Places Fund provides approximately $20,000 in budgeting to sustain community-driven placemaking plans.
“If you have a dream for your estate, do not let it remain just a concept. Come and pitch it to us. The group is willing to direct you and supply the resources to turn your vision into real life,” Tan wrote.
All propositions are to be located within common rooms, such as void decks, precinct environment-friendly and roof yards, of HDB developments in communities and estates consisting of Bidadari, Clementi, Pasir Ris, Tengah and Woodlands.
This year, the Lively Places Challenge focuses on not-for-profit proposals that can allow senior citizens to age well, promote ecological sustainability with eco-friendly efforts, reinforce bonds between neighbors and cultivate a community spirit among citizens, or advertise favorable social standards and area possession.
Up to $5,000 is available for smaller, temporary movement plans or tasks to bond neighbors in HDB neighbourhoods. Instances include block parties, an anti-littering campaign, and a neighborhood reprocessing day.
A shared campaign by the Housing Board (HDB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority, the fund intends to urge citizens, developers and artists to launch projects that stimulate public areas in HDB estates and across the nation to bring many people closely and develop pleasant and dynamic neighbourhoods.
The building fund goes up to $20,000 for projects with an execution duration of greater than 6 months, including turning void decks right into area cafes.
Throughout the years, campaigns that have revitalized via the fund consist of community yards on roof veranda, landscapes that aid senior citizens with mental deterioration locate their way, and space decks developed into “neighborhood living-room” for everyone to savor, he included.
For programs that will involve a physical transformation of existing public spaces and will occupy to 6 months to implement, a structure fund of approximately $5,000 is available. These may consist of area arts projects and short-term pop-up setups.
He also shared photos from a workshop conducted at Temasek Shophouse he had actually attended as aspect of the HDB Lively Places Challenge 2026, alongside HDB staff and citizens who are joining the challenge. Enrollment has shut for the latest version.
