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VRF Help Page

VRF Help Page

Welcome to the VRF Help Page

**PLEASE NOTE: THE CURRENT EMERGENCY GRANT APPLICATION (VRF) PORTAL IS NOW CLOSED**

We are changing to a new application portal to improve our processes and efficiency, and to make applying easier.

  • You can no longer make new applications, amend any existing applications or submit evidence of spend via this portal.
  • Any grants that are still awaiting / requiring information from you and not resubmitted as of now, will be declined.
  • If you have completed a new user registration on the old system, you will not be asked to do this again. You will just be required to update your profile with key information the first time you log in to the new portal.

The new portal will open Monday 18 May 2026, 9:00

  • ​We’ll send an email nearer the time, with instructions of where and how to log into the new system.
  • At the time of opening, a link to the new system will be included on this page.

For some FAQs about the new system, please follow this link.  If you still have any questions not answered in the FAQs, please email us: vrf@stmartinscharity.org.uk

 

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.

Information about how to register will be posted here once the new portal has opened.

 

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

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.

Returning Grant Funds

For details of how to return grant funds, please email us: vrf@stmartinscharity.org.uk

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.

 

For information about our grants, including how much we can consider our criteria, and more, go here: VRF

For FAQs about the VRF, go here: VRF FAQs