First Mover Framework (FMF)

First Mover Framework

Supports early-stage concepts in Singapore through the First Mover Framework with access to public test facilities.

The First Mover Framework (FMF) is a Singapore government initiative administered by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) through the Pro-Enterprise Panel. It is not a cash grant but a non-cash support mechanism that gives entrepreneurs with genuinely novel business concepts priority access to public land and spaces without a competitive tender process, along with potential preferential pricing arrangements subject to agency assessment. The programme accepts proposals on a rolling, continuous basis with no published call deadlines.

To qualify, a proposal must meet four criteria simultaneously: the idea must not have been suggested or implemented in Singapore before; it must involve a substantially different business model or mode of operation if any analogous solutions exist; the proposal must support productivity and target an area with clear economic growth potential; and the concept must not have been piloted or tested by the relevant government agency within the past 12 months. Applications must identify up to three candidate public-asset locations, name the relevant asset-owning agencies, and provide a justification for each location along with the desired tenure or occupancy duration and detailed site requirements.

Applicants should note that the benefit is exclusively access to public assets under simplified allocation — MTI and the relevant agencies will determine whether preferred locations are available and may propose alternative sites. There is no monetary award associated with the FMF. The programme is open to businesses, individuals, research organisations, and universities with operations in Singapore. Proposals are submitted via a Pro-Enterprise Panel form on the gov.sg platform.