Your Fund Surrey update
To date, the Your Fund Surrey Large Community Projects Fund has supported 47 projects all across Surrey at a value of over £22 million.
The projects funded since 2020 demonstrate our commitment to supporting local initiatives that make a real difference to residents.
Given the number of projects already in the pipeline, applicants must meet the following criteria before applying:
* All approvals in place, such as planning permission or landowners permission
* Significant Contributions from other funders or fundraising - we are looking for near match funding
* Long leases in place (see Terms and Conditions)
If your Idea Submission is approved by the YFS team, we would recommend Full Submissions are in as soon as possible (see FAQS for application deadlines) to have the best chance of securing some funding, which is awarded on a first-come-first-served basis.
Please note that an application is not a guarantee of funding.
Your Fund Surrey (YFS) Large Community Projects will run until November 2025 however it is now reaching the ends of the funds available, and projects will be awarded funding on a first come first served basis.
Your Fund Surrey Large Community Projects launched in 2020 and is now reaching the end of funds available. Given the number of projects already in the pipeline, we encourage applicants to consider whether they meet the following criteria before applying:
- All approvals in place, such as planning permission or landowners' permission
- Match funding in place
- Long leases (see Terms and Conditions)
If your Idea Submission is approved by the YFS team, we would recommend Full Submissions are in as soon as possible to have the best chance of securing some funding, which is awarded on a first-come-first-served basis.
Full submissions are required by the following deadlines:
* By end November for the Q1 assessment round (March Panel) with Have Your Say live through December
* By the end February for the Q2 assessment round (June Panel), with Have Your Say live through March
* By the end May for the Q3 assessment round (September Panel), with Have Your Say live through June
* By end August for the Q4 assessment round (December Panel), with Have Your Say consultations live through September
Funding is awarded on a first-come-first-served basis.
The project has to have begun by November 2025. We will continue monitoring projects after this date.
Projects that are developed as part of a collective, community process. From the Idea Development stage of the Your Fund Surrey process, the community should be engaged and involved with the project.
Wider community benefit refers to the delivery of a projects benefits beyond the immediate community, group or organisation which has applied for funding.
Applicants are encouraged to implement measures to ensure the service it delivers are accessible and inclusive to all. This includes, where appropriate, taking measures to ensure the views and possible requirements of marginalised or underrepresented groups are considered.
Part of the Full Submission assessment includes looking at whether projects have undertaken and evidenced adequate engagement to corroborate who will benefit, and how. It also includes whether the project has assessed the broadness of groups benefitting and/or any specific underrepresented groups in the community.
You cannot apply for funding from both YFS funds for the same project. An organisation may apply for both if each application is for a separate, stand-alone project.
The same organisation may apply to both funds if the projects are completely separate.
Please take a look at the Ideas Submission Guidance Document (PDF) to help you with Stage 2 of the Your Fund Surrey application process.
The Full Submission Guidance Document (PDF) will help you with getting prepared for Stage 3 of the Your Fund Surrey application process, which is submitting your application. See supporting documents below. You will be advised which supporting documentation you need to provide based on the value of your application and its complexity
This is part of Surrey County Council's Medium-Term Financial Strategy, announced in 2020 to 2021, with a fully costed capital programme over five years.
Your Fund Surrey allocation is designed to help empower communities to deliver big, place-changing projects that local areas need and will improve opportunities and quality of life for residents. This is particularly important as communities recover from the impact of COVID-19 over the coming years.
You can email the Your Fund Surrey Support team at this address yourfund@surreycc.gov.uk
Once the YFS team have reviewed your idea submission and offered feedback, you may be invited to full submission. If you are invited to full submission, you will be required to submit a variety of supporting documents. Part of the full submission also includes a have your say tile on the Commonplace website that is live for a minimum of 28 days.
It takes an average of 3 to 6 months from submission of full application to decision. However, this will strongly depend on the comprehensiveness of your application, amount of funding requested, and additional evidence needed following full submission.
