Grants & Funding Opportunities Directory (SEA)
A curated, source-linked list of open grants, competitions and funding calls for startups, social enterprises and nonprofits in Southeast Asia, with deadline alerts for subscribers.
Economics
- Pricing example
- Free to browse; $9/month for filtered weekly alerts and deadline reminders
- Daily math
- 67 subscribers x $9/month = about $600/month, or $20/day.
- Target if you hit the daily math
- Target: $600 / month at about 67 subscribers
Audience and urgency
Audience: Founders, social enterprises, nonprofits and researchers in Malaysia and the rest of Southeast Asia.
Urgency: Funding calls are spread across government agencies, foundations and corporate programmes, each on its own website. Organisations find out about good calls after the deadline.
MVP scope
- ✓ Opportunity entries: funder, type, eligible countries and organisation types, amount as stated by the funder, deadline, official link, date added and last checked
- ✓ Short summaries written by you, with a link to the official page (no copied text)
- ✓ Filters by country, organisation type, sector and deadline
- ✓ Subscriber weekly email filtered to their profile, plus deadline reminders
- ✓ Automatic archiving after the deadline; Stripe subscription
Omitted features
- - Do NOT list calls without an official source link
- - Do NOT offer application writing or promise success
- - Do NOT scrape sites whose terms forbid it
Suggested stack
- Frontend
- Next.js + Tailwind CSS
- Backend or API
- Supabase (opportunities, subscribers) + scheduled digest function + Resend
- Payments
- Stripe Billing
- Hosting
- Vercel or Netlify (free tier to start)
Repository metadata
- Blueprint ID
sea-grants-funding-directory- Category ID
curated_directory- Monetization ID
micro_subscription
Day-one distribution
Channels
- Startup and social enterprise communities in Malaysia and SEA on LinkedIn
- Reddit r/malaysia and r/singapore (only where allowed)
- University incubator and accelerator newsletters
Reddit strategy
Post a free monthly roundup of open calls with official links, and mention the alert subscription.
Cold outreach or directory hook
Offer incubators a free group subscription for their cohorts.
Search keywords
startup grants malaysia, social enterprise funding southeast asia, nonprofit grants asia open call
One-shot master prompt
Build a "SEA Funding Directory" in Next.js with Tailwind CSS, Supabase and Resend. Core requirements: 1. Opportunity table: title, funder, type (grant, competition, accelerator, loan, fellowship), eligible countries, organisation types, sectors, amount text as stated by the funder, deadline (date or rolling), official URL (required), summary (written by the editor), date added, last checked date, status. 2. Public list and detail pages with filters; closed opportunities move automatically to an archive the day after the deadline. Every detail page shows "Check the official page for current terms". 3. Admin editor for adding and updating entries, with a "last checked" button. 4. Subscribers set a profile (countries, org type, sectors); a weekly digest and 14/3-day deadline reminders are sent via Resend. 5. Stripe Billing ($9/month) for alerts; browsing stays free.
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Published 2026-10-08.
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