The Heritage Industry Incentive Programme or HI²P encourages the development of new and innovative heritage inspired products and services. It seeks to seed new museum and heritage ventures, and assist private museums in upgrading their galleries and programmes.

Managed by NHB, HI²P seeks to develop, enhance and grow private and people sector players in the heritage eco-system. They include private museums, collectors, exhibition fabricators, event management firms, curators, conservators, art-logistics firms, publishing and media companies, travel agencies as well as other businesses which focus on museums and heritage.

In short, HI²P hopes to:

1. Spur the development of new and innovative heritage and museum products/events.
2. Encourage private players in the heritage and museum industry to upgrade their capabilities.
3. Encourage private players in the heritage eco-system to export Singapore’s cultural capital overseas.
4. Incentivise private sector players to collaborate and synergise in joint incentives
5. Create and incubate new and impactful private museums and heritage attractions.
   

To be eligible for the funding, you must meet either one of the following:

• Be a Singapore-registered entity except for public agencies and institutions (i.e. Ministries and Statutory Boards) which receive recurrent operational funding from any government agency.
• Be a private or non-profit museum that is not a division or subsidiary of any public agency or government institution.
• Have a good track record or relevant experience.

Applicants should have interesting and innovative ideas that can bring a quantum leap to our heritage sector and raise it to a new level.

How much can one apply for?

There is no limit to the number of HI²P project proposals that an organisation can submit. However, each applicant will receive no more than two grants per financial year. This is to ensure that there is greater parity for the scheme across the sector.

NHB will support up to a maximum of 50% of the qualifying costs incurred or a cap of $100,000, whichever is lesser. Projects must be completed within each financial years. They should also be developmental and not operational in nature.