Apply for a Grant
The Main Grants Round, Creative Wellbeing and Strategic Transformation Funds are open for Expressions of Interest.
Grants for Crisis Funding and Grants for Individuals are currently open to applications.
The Community Foundation for Surrey supports community groups, charities, and other members of the VCSE sector but not the public sector or private companies.
| Funding Round | EOIs open | Deadline for EOIs | Deadline to submit applications | Notification of decisions |
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| Main Grants Round 1 (2026-27) | Week of 29/06/26 | |||
| Strategic Programme 1 (2026-27) | Week of 29/06/26 | |||
| Mental Health Scale Up Round 6 | Week of 29/06/26 | |||
| Clearer Care Programme | Week of 29/06/26 | |||
| Main Grants Round 2 (2026-27) | 5pm 02/07/26 | 5pm 01/09/26 | Week of 14/12/26 | |
| Strategic Programme 2 (2026-27) | 5pm 02/07/26 | 5pm 01/09/26 | Week of 14/12/26 | |
| Creative Wellbeing Programme | 5pm 02/07/26 | 5pm 01/09/26 | Week of 14/12/26 |
Deadlines
All EOIs received before each deadline will be considered together and the strongest invited to make a full application.
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Our Main Grants Round is now open.
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The Community Foundation runs regular application rounds throughout the year. Applicants may be considered by one or several of our family of Funds so you don’t need to research all of our Funds or specify which Fund you want to apply to; just send an Expression of Interest and we will advise if we can invite a full application.
Read more here.
Next Steps
See if you’re eligible for a grant, join one of our online Q&A sessions or read our FAQs.
Other Grant Programmes
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These are rolling programmes without deadlines and there are separate application processes for these funds.
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We currently have five Funds that award grants to individuals. We recommend you read through the Fund Guidance Notes on the Grants for Individuals page before submitting an Expression of Interest.
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This Fund is currently closed to applications.
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To support organisations working with care-leavers and to provide financial support directly to young care-leavers.
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This round is now open.
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Creative Wellbeing is a Fund partnered with Surrey Cultural Partnership centring music, arts, and culture to improve health and wellbeing in people of all ages
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This Fund is now closed to applications.
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Clearer Care is a Surrey-wide health literacy pilot programme designed to help organisations make health information, services and communication clearer, more accessible and more inclusive for local communities.
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This programme is now open.
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The Strategic Transformation Programme focuses on supporting local voluntary and community organisations to become more financially resilient.
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EOIs are currently closed for the Mental Health Scale-Up Fund.
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We are seeking to produce step change improvement to support available in Surrey for young people’s mental health. We particularly want to fund projects which demonstrate clear, measurable impact and ability to scale up to reach more beneficiaries, an additional cohort and/or a wider geographic area.
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This is a rolling programme with no deadlines and all applications will be processed rapidly. Find more information on the Fund page.
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We have limited funds available to support charitable organisations to address urgent cash flow needs. Crisis funding is used to bridge a gap in funding, to enable the organisation to develop sustainability and other income sources. A grant will not be awarded if there is no plan in place to improve your sustainability. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that a grant will make a material difference. If you need to apply please email grants@cfsurrey.org.uk
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This Fund is currently closed to applications.
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This Fund will provide grants to not-for-profit community organisations who are harnessing the power of Surrey’s amazing heritage to change the lives of those most in need in our county.
Looking for information on Area Funds?
Some of our Area Funds can offer small grants of up to £2,500.
To enquire about how to apply, please email us at grants@cfsurrey.org.uk including your location.
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