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Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales (BUD Fund)

發展品牌、升級轉型及拓展內銷市場的專項基金（BUD專項基金）

Status

Status not published

Applications are accepted all year round through the BUD Fund online system, with assessments made in batches.

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Amount
7,000,000 HKD

Cumulative funding ceiling of HK$7 million per enterprise across the Mainland Programme and the Free Trade Agreement and Investment Agreement Programme, funding up to 50% of approved project cost on a matching basis, with a per-project cap (historically HK$1 million).

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Trade and Industry Department, Government of the HKSAR

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Applications are accepted all year round through the BUD Fund online system, with assessments made in batches.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Non-listed enterprises registered in Hong Kong under the Business Registration Ordinance with substantive business operations in Hong Kong at the time of application. Manufacturing and non-manufacturing SMEs both qualify.

How to apply

  1. Confirm the target market falls under the Mainland Programme or an applicable free trade agreement economy.
  2. Prepare the project proposal covering branding, upgrading or domestic sales activities.
  3. Submit through the BUD Fund online system with quotations and financial documents.
  4. Vetting committee assessment.
  5. Funding agreement and reimbursement of the government share against actual expenditure.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.budfund.hk/ · not human-checked

"The BUD Fund provides funding support to Hong Kong enterprises to develop brands, upgrade and restructure their operations and promote sales in the Mainland and FTA economies."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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