--- title: Starting an Application  description: Starting an Application --- [Skip to content](https://support.surepact.com/starting-an-application#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Submit a ticket 🎫](https://support.surepact.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://portal.surepact.com/tickets-view?hsLang=en) ![0224\_Surepact\_Logo-Primary-1.png\]](https://support.surepact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/0224_Surepact_Logo-Primary-1.png?height=43&name=0224_Surepact_Logo-Primary-1.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Submit a ticket 🎫](https://support.surepact.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://portal.surepact.com/tickets-view) - Visit our website! Visit our website! Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [SurePact | Knowledge Base](https://support.surepact.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Funding Opportunities (For Applicants & Recipients)](https://support.surepact.com/funding-opportunities-for-applicants-recipients?hsLang=en) 3. [Applying for a Funding Opportunity](https://support.surepact.com/funding-opportunities-for-applicants-recipients?hsLang=en#applying-for-a-funding-opportunity) # Starting an Application **Note**: To access the Application Portal to view opportunities and applications, go to [https://applications.surepact.com/login](https://applications.surepact.com/login) and enter your registered email and password. After [accessing a funding opportunity](https://support.surepact.com/applying-for-an-open-public-opportunity?hsLang=en), and signing into or [creating](https://support.surepact.com/creating-a-surepact-account?hsLang=en) your SurePact account, open the **Funding Opportunities** page. This page lists all funding opportunities to which you have access.   Find the funding opportunity you want to apply for, and click **Explore this Opportunity**.    ![undefined-Jun-30-2025-03-17-43-3938-AM](https://support.surepact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Jun-30-2025-03-17-43-3938-AM.png?width=660&height=797&name=undefined-Jun-30-2025-03-17-43-3938-AM.png) **Important**: Depending on how the funding body has setup their program, Funding Opportunities in the Application Portal will display an action button stating either: - **Explore this Opportunity**, or, - **Go to Application** **Explore this Opportunity** means you may be able to create multiple application submissions for the one funding opportunity (or you are viewing it for the first time and can start an application). Selecting the **Apply** button is what creates a new application. **Go to Application** recognises you already have started a single application and can take you straight to it to continue progress. Read over the funding program details, then scroll down and click **Apply**.    ![Picture](https://support.surepact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Jun-30-2025-03-18-51-8134-AM.png?width=670&height=294&name=undefined-Jun-30-2025-03-18-51-8134-AM.png)   This officially starts the application process, and two things occur.  - On the **Funding Opportunities** page, the opportunity will be listed as **In Progress**. There is also a button to **Go to Application**.   ![Picture](https://support.surepact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Jun-30-2025-03-19-07-7697-AM.png?width=616&height=802&name=undefined-Jun-30-2025-03-19-07-7697-AM.png)     - Your application will be listed on the [**Applications** page](https://support.surepact.com/applications-list-and-application-workflow?hsLang=en), with application open and closed dates. Clicking the **Action** icon opens a menu with options to **View** (open) the application, or **Withdraw Application**. 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