SIM grant open for application

KUALA LUMPUR: Applications are now open for the Social Impact Matching (SIM) Grant worth Rm10mil for social enterprises (SE).

The Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MAGIC), in a statement, said it will be administering the SIM Grant, which was announced under the Short-term National Economic Recovery Plan.

“MAGIC is getting full support as an agency under the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (MOSTI) while also administering the SE Accreditation,” it said in a statement.

MOSTI Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the grant was aimed at supporting local SES and other social impact businesses to sustain their initiatives and programmes, harnessing their capability to fundraise, increasing public awareness in social innovation, and scaling their solutions for good social and environmental outcomes.