VRF Help Page
VRF Help Page
Welcome to the VRF Help Page
Here you will find guidance for each stage of the grant application process, which are grouped by each of the stages shown in the flowchart below:
Registration and Account Request
Before registering, please read through our Application Portal Terms & Conditions and Grant Making Policy.
To register, head to our Grant Application Portal
New user registration forms that are not submitted or correctly completed within three months will be deleted to keep our records and database up to date.
Watch this video to find out how to register an account with Flexi-Grant:
Client consent / Consent Forms
Watch this video for information on client consent and how to complete consent forms:
Please click here for the Written Consent Form.
Please click here for tips on how to complete the Consent Form to avoid your application being returned.
Applying for a Grant
Before applying for a grant:
- Please read through our Grant Making Policy.
- Please see our Application Evidence document for details of what evidence you need to include in your application, and the formats we can accept.
- Please make sure you have the following:
- A completed and signed Consent Form
- The correct type of evidence
- Information about your client, their accommodation / circumstances and their need for the grant
Watch this step-by-step video of how to apply for a VRF Grant:
Resubmitting a Grant Application
If your application is missing information or evidence we need, or we have any queries, we'll return it to you in the Application Portal and ask you to resubmit it with the outstanding information or evidence. Grant applications that are not submitted or correctly completed within three months will be deleted to keep our records and database up to date.
Watch this video for how to resubmit a Grant Application:
Returning Grant Funds
Log in to the Application Portal for instructions on how to return any unused funds, including the relevant bank details.
Evidence of Spend
We require evidence of how grant funds were spent for every successful application. You'll need to provide this within eight weeks of the grant being awarded.
Please see Evidence of Spend for details of what evidence you'll need to provide, and the formats we can accept.
Watch this video for how to submit Evidence of Spend:
For information about our grants, including how much we can consider our criteria, and more, go here: Vicars Relief Fund
For FAQs about the VRF, go here: VRF FAQs