Main Grants Programme

The Community Foundation for Surrey's Main Grants Programme brings together a family of over 80 funds with different criteria and areas of interest to support the breadth of social welfare needs across Surrey. The programme runs three regular application rounds through the year and provides funding to community groups, charities, and other members of the voluntary and community sector. Applications begin with an Expression of Interest (EOI), and the strongest matched EOIs are invited to submit full applications. The programme funds a wide range of social welfare activities including access to heritage and natural environment, capacity building, community cohesion, digital exclusion, educational opportunity, employability, creative industries for young people, financial literacy, homelessness, human rights and equality, independent living, loneliness and isolation, mental health, physical health, climate change response, sport and leisure, substance misuse, impact of poverty, violence and crime, and wellbeing. Small capital grants are also available for organisations providing palliative care or supporting those with long-term illnesses. Due to high demand, smaller applications of £7,000 or less are more likely to be successful than larger requests. The Foundation's purpose is to help make life better for the people of Surrey through supporting community-based initiatives that address social welfare challenges.