Digital Content Grant (DCG) — Mini Grant
Funds Malaysian creative content companies developing and commercialising digital games, animation, digital comics, or creative technology products.
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The Digital Content Grant (DCG) Mini Grant is administered by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), a government agency under Malaysia's Ministry of Digital. It is part of the DCG programme, which started in 2016 to support local creative content companies. The Mini Grant covers development, production, and commercialisation of digital content products with a ceiling of RM 150,000. MDEC reimburses eligible project costs upon satisfactory delivery of milestones — the grant is reimbursement-based, not upfront.
Eligible company types include private limited companies (Sdn Bhd), enterprises, sole proprietorships, partnerships, and limited liability partnerships incorporated in Malaysia. Companies must hold Malaysia Digital (MD) or MSC Malaysia status. The project team must be at least 50% Malaysian, and all job opportunities created must be filled by Malaysians. The grant funds salaries for project-direct personnel, IT hardware/software, IP protection costs, marketing and commercialisation costs, and outsourcing (capped at 20% of grant amount). Outsourcing parties may not be related to the applicant.
The application cycle for the 2024 round ran from 9 September 2024 until 10 April 2025 via the Malaysia Digital Platform. Applicants register on the platform, submit a pitch deck (using the MDEC template), one year of audited accounts, a Board of Director resolution, and company profile. MDEC reviews for completeness, then invites qualifying companies to a pitching session. The Grant Recommendation Committee (GRC) considers the application, which then goes to the Ministry of Communication for final approval. Processing takes about 30 working days from submission to GRC.
Key disqualifiers: companies must not have an ongoing MDEC grant for the same project; prior grant recipients must show completion before reapplying (and must wait at least one year from project completion). Directors or shareholders blacklisted by Malaysian authorities are disqualified. Retrospective claims for costs incurred before approval are not allowed. The 2024–2025 cycle is now closed; the programme has been running annually since 2016, so a future cycle is expected.
Digital creative content including animation series, feature films, digital games, digital comics, and creative technology content. Companies must create original Malaysian-owned or Malaysian-shared intellectual property.
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