Funding for local voluntary and community organisations
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- 1. Council grants and subsidies
- 2. Creating Healthy Communities grants
- 3. Rental grant subsidy
- 4. In-kind support
- 5. Banstead Neighbourhood Fund
- 6. Banstead Neighbourhood Winter Pressure Fund 24/25
- 7. Community Transport Grants
- 8. Thriving Communities Match Fund
- 9. Other funding sources
- 10. Decarbonisation grant for community groups
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11. Strategic Grants 2025 - 2026
2025 - 2026 Strategic Grants for the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sectors
The purpose of the Strategic Grants fund 2025 - 2026 is to provide a contribution towards core costs for Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector (VCFS) organisations working to support the residents of Reigate & Banstead and whose work supports delivery of the Council's Corporate Plan.
The Strategic Grants fund underpins the emerging theme within the draft 2025 - 2030 Corporate Plan to “Support for those in need” in Reigate & Banstead.
The total amount of funding available and awarded for 2025 - 2026 is £184,495.
- The Strategic Grants Fund opened for applications in September 2024 for submissions by November 2024
- The Council awarded 11 voluntary and community sector partners strategic grants for 2025 - 2026
- Funding has been awarded for one year, from April 2025
Applications for 2026 – 2027 strategic grant funding are expected to open in Autumn 2025.
Strategic Grant Awards 2025 - 2026
The voluntary and community sector organisations that have been awarded strategic grants for 2025 - 26 are:
| Organisation | Organisation Purpose | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Age Concern Merstham, Reigate & Redhill |
Provide support to older people in Reigate, Redhill & Merstham. Activities are a day centre, be-friending, men in sheds and a charity shop to aid raising funds, and to reuse wherever possible. |
https://ageconcernmrr.org.uk |
| Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead (CARB) |
Provide free, independent, advice. Key areas of advice include: benefits, debt and money advice, consumer issues, work-related problems, housing and relationships. |
https://carbs.org.uk |
| East Surrey Domestic Abuse Service (ESDAS) |
Provide help to people who have experienced domestic abuse and violence by providing direct services to survivors and their children. |
https://esdas.org.uk/ |
| Energy Action Redhill & Reigate |
Helping residents keep their homes warm and reduce their energy bills by providing accessible advice and resources. |
https://earr.co.uk/ |
| Good company |
Run food banks and the newly opened Banstead Pantry. Raising awareness around poverty. They offer advice & advocacy & provide support with: Energy Awareness and Advice\ School Uniforms\Digital Inclusion. |
https://goodcompany.org.uk/ |
| I Choose Freedom |
Provide refuge and a path to freedom for survivors of domestic abuse. They have three refuges that house women and children. Main refuge in the Borough. |
https://ichoosefreedom.co.uk |
| Methodist Homes Association East Surrey (MHA) |
Provide a wide range of support and services, including activities and events, supported outings, befriending services, interest groups, signposting and other services that enable older people to remain actively involved in their local community. |
https://mha.org.uk/care-support/community-groups-activities/find-community-group/mha-communities-east-surrey |
| Proactive Communities |
A user-led network in Surrey that connects people with learning disabilities, autism, and acquired brain injury to make real change. The group is made up of people who have lived experience of these conditions and are strong advocates for themselves. |
https://proactivecommunity.org.uk |
| Stripey Stork |
Collect new and pre-loved items for babies and children and distribute them to families in need in East Surrey and surrounding areas. |
https://stripeystork.org.uk |
| Voluntary Action Reigate & Banstead (VARB) |
Provide support to local voluntary and community sector organisation - both establishment and management of organisations and volunteer support. |
https://varb.org.uk |
| YMCA East Surrey | Provide supported housing, sports, health and well-being, childcare, youth work, and youth counselling. |
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Contact us
If you have any questions about the fund, please contact the Community Partnerships Team by emailing communitypartnerships@reigate-banstead.gov.uk.