Our Reach programme is suitable for charities can demonstrate they address disadvantage or social exclusion. This will ensure that our funding will reach the most vulnerable people across Scotland, to provide them with opportunity and equality and making positive, sustainable change.
Disadvantage
Examples include charities addressing primary disadvantage such as homelessness, abuse, mental health or poverty, or secondary disadvantage such as debt issues, learning disabilities, illiteracy, lack of employability skills or health issues.
Social Exclusion
Examples include charities addressing exclusionary challenges for minorities, people with disabilities, LGBT people, drug users, institutional care leavers, the elderly or the young.
If you are submitting an application for reach
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Your charity must have an income of £1.5m or less |
You cannot apply if you are a newly registered charity operational for less than one year with no accounts lodged at OSCR |
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You must be a charity registered in Scotland, operational for more than one year. |
You cannot apply if you do not have all your regulatory returns up to date at OSCR and Companies House |
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Make sure you put the correct charity number on your application. |
You cannot apply if you are a charity whose purpose is:
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Make sure your annual accounts are signed by both an independent examiner and a member of the Board. Computer generated or signatures that are blacked out will not be accepted. |
You cannot apply for donations to:
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In your A4 information, describe how you plan to spend any funding award and explain how your community will benefit from it. |
If you are currently in receipt of a grant from any of our programmes or have not yet returned your Evaluation form for your most recent grant. |
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Make sure your additional A4 information is no more than one page long and the font size is a minimum size point 12.. |
If you are still in receipt of an extended grant. |
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Charities are able to apply to Reach for funding for a period of 12 months or less. All funds must be spent with 12 months of receipt of funds. |
If you applied to Reach but received a letter from us saying your application was declined, you must wait 6 months from the date of the letter before reapplying for that programme. |
| Programme | Opens to applications | Closes to applications | Grants Awarded |
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| Reach | Feb 2022 |
Sample Reach Application Form
A sample of our Reach application form can be downloaded here: Sample Reach Application Form.
Please note; this is a sample form for reference only and cannot be used as an application form. All applications must be submitted via our online system during the opening times listed on our website.