Committee of Supply 2025

Deepening multiculturalism and fostering racial and religious harmony

International Conference on Cohesive Societies – “Cohesive Societies, Resilient Futures” (June 2025)

• Catalyse conversations on multiculturalism; share best practices on creating harmonious multicultural societies

• About 800 delegates from over 30 countries

Better integrate foreign professionals into our society

[NEW] Alliance for Action on the Integration of Foreign Professionals

• Bring corporates together to develop proposals to enhance the integration of foreign professionals into our society

• Recommendations to be shared in 2H 2025

Connecting people through sports

ActiveSG $100 Credit Top-up

• ActiveSG members to log in to MyActiveSG+ between 2 June and 31 December 2025

Uniting people through sports

World Aquatics Championships 2025 and World Para Swimming Championships 2025

• Opportunities for mass participation and engagement through school and community collaborations

Supporting our local arts and heritage sector

SG Culture Pass

• Encourage Singaporeans to attend local arts and heritage programmes

• $100 credits for Singaporean Citizens aged 18+

• Valid from 1 September 2025 to 31 December 2028

Bringing art closer to Singaporeans

Singapore Biennale 2025:pure intention

• Contemporary art in multiple venues and public spaces

• Audience can connect with our history, and imagine new possibilities for the future

• October 2025 to March 2026

Public Art Programme

• Commission public art in heartland locations where Singaporeans live, work and play

Capturing stories and values of Singapore's founding generation

Project Citizens – the First Million by Founder's Memorial

• A call for Singaporeans to contribute their stories of Singapore's founding generation

• Senior Engagement Programme – from Apr 2025

• Pop-ups island-wide – from Apr 2025

• Not Mere Spectators - the Makings of Multicultural Singapore experience – from Oct 2025 to Mar 2026

Celebrating and safeguarding our rich heritage

Heritage Activation Nodes (HANs)

• Empower the community to be involved in the exploration and celebration of our heritage

• Launch of third HAN in Punggol in April 2025

[NEW] SG Heritage Business Scheme

• Inspire greater appreciation, and patronage for local heritage businesses

• Businesses on the scheme can receive support including branding, marketing and consultancy

Connecting Singaporeans over shared experiences

ArtsEverywhere@CDC

• To reach a total of 50,000 audience members by the end of FY2025

Bringing arts and sports to children and youth

Scaling up Arts Education Programme in pre-schools

• Reach 100% of government supported preschools by 2027

Expand Strategic Partnership Co-Curricular Activity with MOE (SP-CCA)

• Secondary school students can pursue their interest in activities beyond school offerings, and the development of pathways for sports talents will be supported

• SP-CCA will expand to include:

  • Canoeing (from 2025)

  • Hockey (from 2026)

Providing convenient and affordable access to public sports facilities

Sports Facilities Master Plan

• New and rejuvenated sports facilities in our heartlands (Ang Mo Kio, Queenstown, Bedok) with others in the pipeline (Hougang, Punggol)

• Upcoming Integrated Developments in Toa Payoh and Chong Pang

Empowering people of all abilities and ages through sports

Refreshed Disability Sports Master Plan (DSMP)

• Drive inclusivity for persons with disabilities to engage in sports

• First 5 Para Sports Community Hubs set up; more by 2030

• Enabling Sports Fund

  • To launch in 2H 2025 with target of $10 million by 2030

  • Provides funding support for community-initiated disability sports initiatives

[NEW] Frailty Prevention Programme

• Promote healthy lifestyle and build social connections among seniors through sports participation

  • 8-week Combat Age-related Loss of Muscle (CALM) programme offered to Active Ageing Centres (AACs)

  • Adaptive sports equipment and training for AACs

Advancing our athletes to their full sporting potential

[NEW] Consolidation of NYSI, SSI and SSP

• Consolidating Singapore Sport Institute, National Youth Sports Institute, and Singapore Sports School into a single entity

• Strengthen holistic support for athletes

  • Seamless and comprehensive support system for athletes throughout their sporting journey, particularly during youth-to-senior transition and across life stages

  • Enhance partnerships with National Sports Associations to foster athlete and pathway development

  • Deepen expertise and capabilities of sport scientists in High Performance Sport System

Nurturing the next generation of leaders in the arts sector

National Arts Council Creative Arts Scholarship

• For pre-tertiary and diploma studies to support the development of aspiring artists

• New NAC Creative Arts Scholarship for pre-tertiary and diploma studies offered by SOTA, NAFA and LASALLE

Scaling up workplace-based training opportunities

• Work with training partners to offer on-the-job apprenticeships and attachments

  • Arts Apprenticeships

  • Train-and-Attach in Arts programmes

Celebrating and profiling our Singaporean design talent

[NEW] Singapore Design Museum

• Exploring the establishment of a new Singapore Design Museum to showcase multidisciplinary local designers

Encouraging Singaporeans to give regularly to those in need

Nation-wide Giving Campaign (SGSHARE)

• In the spirit of SG60, to rally each Singaporean adult to contribute to ComChest

• Donations will be matched by Government, to support social services programmes

Rallying support for the arts and heritage sector through matching fund

Cultural Matching Fund (CMF) top up

• To encourage philanthropy through dollar-for-dollar matching

• $100 million top-up, bringing the total investment to $600 million

Supporting ground-up initiatives to meet community needs

Our Singapore Fund

• Encourage Singaporean citizens to send ideas on commemorating SG60

• Ideas may be supported by Our Singapore Fund

Transforming co-ops to extend their reach to the wider community

[NEW] Singapore Co-operative Movement Centennial - 10 year Transformation Roadmap

• Launch consultation with co-ops and stakeholders, in partnership with Singapore National Co-operative Federation, to co-create a 10-year transformation roadmap to:

  • Expand the social mission of co-ops

  • Uplift the capability and competency of the sector

• Transformation Roadmap will be announced later in 2025

Empower our youths as they navigate an uncertain future

The Youth Charter

• Serves as a guide to empower our youths as they navigate through an uncertain future

• 127,000 diverse youth voices on topics of sustainability and the environment, racial and religious harmony, and mental wellbeing

Giving our youths opportunities to share our future

SG Youth Plan

• Year-long series of engagement sessions for youths to discuss key issues that matter to youths, and take action for a shared future

• Engagements will lead to an SG Youth Plan – a five-year action blueprint created by youths, for youths, and supported by the whole-of-society

• More details are available at www.youthplan.gov.sg