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Applicants must contact their local ßÙßÇÂþ»­ County councillor to ask for support for their project. If the ßÙßÇÂþ»­ County councillor would like to fund the project, they will send the applicant a link to the online application form. It is not available on our website but you can find your local ßÙßÇÂþ»­ County councillor on our .

Applicants can apply for funding via their ßÙßÇÂþ»­ County councillor for projects between £1,000 and £50,000.

Applicants must only apply via one funding route. They will not be permitted to apply to these two different funding streams for the same project.

ßÙßÇÂþ»­lors only have £50,000 Capital funding to allocate, and they may have used their allocation on other projects. You can check how much funding each councillor has left on our Small Community Projects - Councillor Funds page. You can still apply for Your Councillor Community Fund funding for smaller projects under £5,000.

There are lots of other funding opportunities available both nationally and locally please check our Community Funding webpages.

The deadline for submitting applications is 5pm Friday 20 March 2026 although some ßÙßÇÂþ»­ County councillors may spend their allowance sooner. Find your nearest ßÙßÇÂþ»­lor on our .

You can see how much is remaining of your county councillors allocation on our Small Community Projects - Councillor Funds page.

If you have any queries about whether your project could be eligible for funding, please drop the Community Investment Team an email at YFSsmallcommunityfund@surreycc.gov.uk or call 01737 737 420.

We recommend you look at the sample application form to help you prepare for your application, which will be available soon.

All projects must have the relevant permissions in place before you can submit an application form. Permissions could include:

• planning permission
• permission from the landowner
• details about ongoing maintenance
• details of insurance
• any leases need to be in place and have at least 5 years remaining on the lease

Please contact the funding team if you have any specific queries.

A capital project means you are purchasing a non-current asset, which is an asset that is expected to be used for more than 12 months. We cannot fund maintenance or running costs, such as wages or repairs to a roof. The Your Councillor Community Fund can be used for both revenue and capital funding.

Unfortunately, not. This fund is just for capital projects.

Generally, you can apply for part-funding, as long as the total cost of the project is less than £50,000.  In some instances, the county councillor can fund a discrete capital item as part of a larger project. Please contact us with any specific queries at YFSsmallcommunityfund@surreycc.gov.uk

You can also ask more than one County Councillor to support your project, but they can't fund more than £50,000 in total on one specific project.

Unfortunately, individuals are not able to apply for funding directly. Please look to work with your parish council or local community group. Alternatively, you could look at getting established as a Community Interest Company.

Yes, we are very happy to support you. Please speak with the Community Investment Team, who you can find through our Your local area pages. For environmental projects, the Greener Futures team are happy to provide advice.