Community gardens, murals among ground-up projects to liven up HDB towns, public spaces via Lively Places Fund
To infuse joy and vibrancy right into Singapore’s public areas and cultivate stronger bonds, the Lively Places Fund provides approximately $20,000 in budgeting to assist community-driven placemaking assignments.
This year, the Lively Places Challenge concentrates on not-for-profit propositions that can allow senior citizens to age well, encourage ecological sustainability with eco-friendly initiatives, reinforce bonds between neighbours and promote a community spirit among citizens, or promote favorable social norms and neighborhood ownership.
In a LinkedIn message on March 15, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development, Alvin Tan, explained the Lively Places Fund as “an excellent method for you to make your community a much better place”.
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A shared campaign by the Housing Board (HDB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority, the fund intends to encourage residents, developers and artists to start projects that activate public places in HDB estates and throughout the country to bring people closely and create pleasant and dynamic neighbourhoods.
The building fund increases to $20,000 for projects with an implementation period of more than 6 months, such as converting void decks into community cafes.
All propositions are to be situated within usual spaces, such as void decks, precinct eco-friendly and roof yards, of HDB projects in communities and estates consisting of Bidadari, Clementi, Pasir Ris, Tengah and Woodlands.
For campaigns that will include a physical transformation of existing public areas and will use up to 6 months to carry out, a building fund of as much as $5,000 is available. These might consist of neighborhood arts projects and short-term pop-up setups.
As much as $5,000 is offered for smaller sized, temporary movement plans or tasks to bond neighbors in HDB neighbourhoods. Examples consist of block parties, an anti-littering campaign, and a local recycling day.
“If you have a dream for your land, do not allow it remain just an idea. Come and pitch it to us. The group is ready to direct you and provide the sources to transform your vision into real life,” Tan composed.
He also distributed photos from a workshop carried out at Temasek Shophouse he had actually attended as part of the HDB Lively Places Challenge 2026, alongside HDB team and citizens that are participating in the challenge. Registration has shut for the current version.
Throughout the years, projects that have resurrected via the fund include locality gardens on roof veranda, murals that aid senior citizens with mental deterioration find their method, and void decks became “community living rooms” for everybody to enjoy, he included.
