LEADING THE WAY HOME 2024 GRANTS PROGRAM (OPEN)

Review Period

Proposals will be reviewed per the Key Priorities, Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements listed below. During the review period staff may contact applicants for additional information and to discuss their proposals. All funding decisions are made by the Surrey Homelessness & Housing Society Board of Directors. You will be advised of these decisions before the end of September 2024. 

Budget

The total funding available for 2024 is $500,000. There is no minimum or maximum amount required per request. For more information regarding what to consider when developing your funding request (application and budget), please see below the Proposal Review Guide (under Downloadable Forms & Documents).

Priority Population

The board is especially interested in reviewing proposals that address the needs of the following priority populations:

• Indigenous Peoples
• Youth exiting Government care
• Women and Women with Children
• Seniors
• Individuals with mental health and substance use who may be hard to house

Key Priorities

Projects considered for funding must address the needs of those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Surrey. Eligible projects must address one or more of the following Key Priorities along the continuum of needs related to homelessness and access to housing in Surrey:

Key Priority: Creating Housing

Creation, renovation, or maintenance of housing stock, including transitional supportive, permanent supportive, or mixed-use models. Capital activities eligible under this priority include:

• Securing Land
• Predevelopment
• Development/Construction
• Renovation or Repurposing
• Equipment or Furnishings
• Retention or Maintenance of housing units
• Other capital activities or equipment/furnishings that may support the project come to fruition, leverage other funding/partnership opportunities, or support the long-term sustainability of the project

Key Priority: Innovative Projects

Pilot projects or inventive initiatives/approaches that:

• Increase access to housing
• Reduce or prevent homelessness

Key Priority: Building Capacity

Initiatives that increase the capacity of the homelessness and housing sector to respond to/address homelessness, including projects that:

• Enhance service coordination across/among organizations
• Promote collaboration and partnerships that leverage other support
• Build knowledge, skills, abilities, tools or increase access to training opportunities (sector-wide or within the organization)
• Key elements of, or equipment for, crucial programming that may require some seed or bridge funding support (SHHS does not fund core operations or provide ongoing funding for core programs, however, there may be pieces that SHHS can fund with the possibility or multi-year support)

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible to Apply:

• Charitable organizations or registered societies, or for-profit entities that are working in partnership with a charitable organization and have a written agreement in place
• Projects addressing issues and gaps related to homelessness and access to housing and that are based in and provide direct benefit to Surrey and Surrey residents
• Projects that are operating in Surrey

Not Eligible to Apply:

• Organizations without charitable tax status
• Fundraising activities
• Retroactive funding
• Conferences
• Deficit funding
• Core operational/program funding
• Ongoing programming or ongoing operational costs
• Services or facilities that are not in compliance with municipal licensing and zoning requirements
• Activities that are already funded/provided by another source

Other Requirements

The application should:

1. Target the SHHS priority populations – those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Surrey
2. Identify other internal and/or external funding contributions and partnerships being used for the project
3. Address one or more of the Key Priorities
4. Support the goals of the Surrey Homelessness & Housing Fund

Downloadable Forms & Documents

• Application Form
• Budget Form
• Proposal Review Guide
• Grants Program Overview

Submission Instructions

Please submit the following to Vera.lefranc@surreyhomeless.ca:

• Signed & Completed Application Form in Word or PDF (e-signature is acceptable)
• Completed Budget Form in Excel  
• Other supporting documents may be requested by staff during the review period

It is encouraged that you contact Vera LeFranc (Vera.lefranc@surreyhomeless.ca) for any questions, feedback or to discuss your proposal/project idea.