Priority will be given to Malaysians and Malaysia PR holders. However, we welcome international applications should you be residing in Malaysia and have a stake in a local business, property or project in Downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Yes, you are welcome to apply if your proposal targets to benefit the community within the defined Downtown Kuala Lumpur area and is within the grant themes outlined in the Creative KL Grants Programme Terms of Reference.

Yes, you are welcome to apply. Should you be successful in securing approval for the Creative KL Grants Programme, you will be required to complete the outstanding Think City funding programme and reporting. Upon successful completion of the other Think City funding programme, you will only be able to commence the project that is supported through the Creative KL Grants Programme. You will also still be required to complete the projects utilising the Downtown Kuala Lumpur Grants Programme within the stipulated timeline.

Yes, you are welcome to apply. We highly encourage co-investments in projects. Please be sure to share the secured funding in the budget template of the application form and provide a letter of confirmation as supporting document.

You may if you would like but we would only approve one project per applicant per grant cycle.

Yes, you are eligible to apply for the grant. However, the lead applicant must assume full administrative responsibility as well as be actively involved in the whole process.

The grant can support projects within Downtown Kuala Lumpur of the following categories:

• Space rejuvenation
• Business seeding and/or expansion
• Creative content and/or activation
• Community development
• Research and/or publication

For more information, please refer to the Creative KL Grants Programme Terms of Reference and attend the townhall sessions or grant application clinics organised by Think City.

Submissions will be accepted beginning 29 May 2023 till 14 August 2023, with multiple approval rounds within this period.

All applications are jointly assessed and approved through a highly competitive evaluation process. Successful and unsuccessful applicants will notified within four (4) weeks of every closing date.

All projects must be completed before 31 December 2023. However, if the project is delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, you can request for an extension of your grant term which must be submitted to Think City by 1 November 2023.

Think City will not be able to accept appeals. All decisions are final.

The Creative KL Grants Programme supports direct expenses for you to implement your proposed project that may range from RM50,000 to RM300,000 per application.

It is important to note that the programme:

• prioritises projects that have a 1:1 co-investment;
• prioritises projects with high impact potential;
• supports projects that are inclusive to all communities, bring new users to the space, injects new creative content, diversifies usage of spaces; and
• priorities projects that can completed by end of 2023.*

*A written request must be submitted to Think City by 1 November 2023 should an extension beyond this time be required.

No. The grant programme is aimed to support direct expenses of projects that will aid in driving creative and culture-based economy development and strengthening social, economic and environmental resilience within Downtown Kuala Lumpur.

The total amount allocated to approved grant recipients is meant to support expenses and execution of the project within the stipulated time period outlined in the Grant Agreement.

Eligible expenses include:

• Project mobilisation and preliminary works
• Materials required for the purpose of fulfilling the project objectives
• Production, construction and/or publication costs related to project implementation.
• Marketing and promotional activities

This list may not be exhaustive. Please contact Think City should you require further clarification.