Community Fund Grant Scheme

Please use the Community Grant Application Form to apply.  

Apply for Community Fund Grant Scheme

Please note, you are able to save the form and return to it by adding your email address to the first page.  You will receive a link via email which will enable you to return to the form at another time.

For more information, or to provide supporting documentation please email community.development@surreyheath.gov.uk (link sends email).

In assessing the grant application, the Council will have regard to the amount of funding applicants have endeavoured to raise from other sources and will expect to see evidence of this, in particular if funding is available from Parish or County sources and whether applications have been made to access this funding.

In particular there is a need to demonstrate a wider public benefit to the community over time with regard to the following:

• The existing funds/fundraising ability of the applicant.
• The sustainability of the project, for example the provision being made by the applicant for future repair and maintenance and the need for ongoing funding.
• The extent of support for the project in the local community.
• The extent to which the project supports the Council’s strategy and core aim of promoting healthier and more inclusive communities and recognises the diverse needs of the community and the importance of social inclusion.

The organisation must acknowledge the Council’s contribution in all publicity related to the project.

Please note that your completed application form will be a public document and will be published by the Council as part of its committee paperwork. 

The application process may take several weeks following the relevant closing date as there will be a number of forms to be assessed, therefore please consider the timing of your application and your project requirements and costs.  

It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide all requested information, it is not the Council’s responsibility to chase information needed to assess applications. Applications will be refused if they have not provided the information requested. Following the Council’s decision you will be advised of the outcome and, if you have been successful, any conditions attached to the payment of the grant. 

Payment of the grant will be made retrospectively, and possibly in stages, on receipt of evidence of payment and subject to the grant conditions having been met. Except where alternative arrangements are agreed in advance, all grant aided schemes should commence within a year from approval and be completed within two years of approval. All organisations in receipt of a grant will also be required to submit audited accounts for the year in which the grant was given. 

The Council’s decision to award or not award a grant is final and is not subject to appeal.