Our process
We support local charities, and community and voluntary groups in Surrey whose work benefits our communities.
The grant funding we award is made possible by local Fund-holders, spread across 85+ funds. When considering your application, we will match it with the criteria our various funds have set across the county.
How it works
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You can check our eligibility criteria here.
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Tell us what you want to do and how much you would like to apply for. Our Grants Team will review your EOI against our funds’ criteria and will advise you if we can invite a full application. We will send you the application form at least a month before the deadline.
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Complete the online application form and attach your supporting documents. Please ensure these are submitted by the deadline.
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Once we have received your full online application and supporting documents we will process your application. Our Grants Team will complete due diligence checks and review the content of the application. Applications will then be shared with our Fund-holders who will make the final decision. Your application may be considered by several of our funds. We will notify you of the funding outcome by the date provided for the round, typically within 3 months of the full application being submitted.
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If you receive a grant we will ask you to send us an End of Grant report. This report not only shows that you completed your project but helps us tell the world how you are improving our community.
For our Main Programme, the EOIs received before each deadline will be considered together. We will invite the strongest matched EOIs to our Fund-holders, and will provide a link to the full application form at least a month before the application deadline.
Deadlines
Upcoming deadlines for 2025
EOIs Open
9am Mon 6 Jan
9am Mon 19 May
Deadline for EOIs
9am Mon 17 Feb
9am Mon 8 Jul
Applications open for invited groups
Close of play Mon 3 Mar
Close of play Mon 28 Oct
Deadline to submit applications
9am Mon 14 Apr
9am Mon 1 Sept
Notification of decisions
9am Mon 11 Aug
9am Mon 1 Dec
Meet with the Grants Team
Q&A sessions
Our Q&A sessions are 30-60 minute meetings held online, that give you the opportunity to hear a bit about CFSurrey and ask any questions about applying to us. To book a place, please click on the date that you’re interested in to open an email with the details prefilled in the subject*. Please send this email to us with your full name and the organisation you will be representing.
*Please note the email links below will only work if you have a default email application set up on the device you are using. Otherwise, send an email to grants@cfsurrey.org.uk.
General Q&A sessions
Our general Q&A sessions are an opportunity for you to talk in a group setting with one of our Grants Team and ask questions about how to apply for funding, necessary eligibility, what supporting documents we require and other processes regarding CFSurrey. The sessions will be held on:
Mental Health Scale-Up Fund Q&A sessions
Our Mental Health Scale Up-Fund Q&A sessions are an opportunity for you to talk in a group setting with one of our dedicated Team members and ask questions about the purpose of the Fund, how to apply for funding, necessary eligibility and other processes regarding CFSurrey. The sessions will be held on:
Heritage for All Q&A sessions
Our Heritage for All Q&A sessions are an opportunity for you to talk in a group setting with one of our Team and ask questions about the purpose of the Fund, how to apply for funding, necessary eligibility and other processes regarding CFSurrey. The sessions will be held on:
Strategic Q&A sessions
Our Strategic Q&A sessions are an opportunity for you to talk in a group setting with one of our Strategic Team and ask questions about what it is we are looking for, what do we mean by ‘strategic;' , necessary eligibility, and other processes regarding CFSurrey. The sessions will be held on:
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