Before 1 February 2021

From 1 February 2021

• Applicable to credit co-operatives only

• Applicable to all co-operatives

• Qualifying expenses incurred to achieve compliance with the PDPA and related regulations:

1. consultancy and audit;

2. legal advice; and

3. application fees and assessment fees for the IMDA Data Protection Trustmark (DPTM)

• Qualifying expenses incurred to achieve compliance with the PDPA and related regulations:

1. training;

2. consultancy and audit;

3. legal advice; and

4. application fees and assessment fees for the DPTM

• The Co-operative is not receiving or has not received any grant from a government agency and/or other organisation for the same expense item.

• The Co-operative is eligible to apply for 80% of the unfunded balance amount of expense under the PDPA Grant where the expense item is partly funded by other grant(s).

PDPA Grant

Funding Quantum

Capped at
(Per Co-op)

Valid till 31 Mar 2023

• Credit co-ops - to co-fund qualifying PDPA expenses incurred from 1 Apr 2019; and

• Non-credit co-ops - to co-fund qualifying PDPA expenses incurred from 1 Feb 2021

80% of the actual expenditure

No DPTM certification: $30,000

DPTM certification: $40,000