Community gardens, murals among ground-up projects to liven up HDB towns, public spaces via Lively Places Fund
A shared campaign by the Housing Board (HDB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority, the fund intends to motivate locals, designers and artists to launch tasks that stimulate public areas in HDB estates and throughout the nation to bring many people together and create pleasant and lively communities.
For many years, campaigns that have come to life via the fund include locality yards on rooftop decks, murals that aid elderly people with mental deterioration discover their method, and void decks turned into “community living-room” for every person to savor, he added.
For programs that will feature a physical change of existing public spaces and will occupy to 6 months to carry out, a structure fund of as much as $5,000 is offered. These may consist of neighborhood arts projects and short-term pop-up installations.
All propositions are to be located within typical rooms, such as void decks, precinct eco-friendly and rooftop gardens, of HDB projects in towns and estates consisting of Bidadari, Clementi, Pasir Ris, Tengah and Woodlands.
The structure fund increases to $20,000 for projects with an application period of greater than 6 months, such as converting void decks into area coffee shops.
To infuse delight and vibrancy into Singapore’s public areas and foster stronger connections, the Lively Places Fund presents approximately $20,000 in funding to uphold community-driven placemaking assignments.
Approximately $5,000 is offered for smaller, short-term movement strategies or activities to bond neighbours in HDB neighbourhoods. Examples consist of block parties, an anti-littering project, and a local reprocessing day.
He also distributed photos from a workshop carried out at Temasek Shophouse he had actually gone to as part of the HDB Lively Places Challenge 2026, along with HDB personnel and residents that are taking part in the challenge. Registration has actually shut for the most up to date version.
In a LinkedIn article on March 15, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development, Alvin Tan, described the Lively Places Fund as “a fantastic method for you to make your neighbourhood a much better place”.
This year, the Lively Places Challenge pays attention to not-for-profit pitches that can enable seniors to age well, promote ecological sustainability with green initiatives, enhance bonds between neighbors and promote a neighborhood spirit amongst residents, or promote positive social standards and community ownership.
“If you have a dream for your property, do not allow it stay just an idea. Appear and pitch it to us. The group is willing to lead you and offer the sources to turn your vision into reality,” Tan wrote.
