Social investors are often approached by charities and social enterprises who require extra support to raise investment.

Through this programme, social investors can refer these organisations to the Reach Fund to apply for grants to pay for the support they need. Between £3m and £4m of funding will be available and you can apply for grants of up to £15,000.

WHY THE FUND IS DESIGNED THIS WAY

Many charities and social enteprises require extra support in areas such as governance, financial modelling or business planning in order to gain investment

Other programmes such as the Investment and Contract Readiness Fund and Big Potential have provided grant support to help charities and social enterprises raise investment.

One of the reasons that Access was setup was to develop capacity building programmes that could help more charities and social enterprises take on social investment. The Reach Fund was one of the first programmes they funded.

HOW CAN I APPLY?

After being referred to the Reach Fund by your social investor you will be asked to register on this website and complete a diagnostic tool. This will then be used to help decide whether you should proceed to a full grant application.

If you are approved to apply, you will then work with your social investor to develop a support plan and apply for a grant. If your grant application is then successfull you can use this funding to pay for the support you need.

The application process is explained in further detail here.