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 £1m 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 SOLE purpose is:
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Make sure your annual accounts are signed by both an independent examiner and a member of the Board. The balance sheet must also be signed. Signatures that are blacked out will not be accepted. |
You cannot apply for donations to:
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You must include an A4 (PDF format) page that describes how you plan to spend any funding award and explains 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. If you would like to apply again please ensure we have received a satisfactory evaluation prior to the closing date of the new programme. |
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Make sure your additional A4 (PDF format) information is no more than one page long.. |
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. All funds must be spent with 12 months of receipt of funds. |
If you applied to Reach, Invest or Change but received a letter from us saying your application was declined, you must wait 12 months from the date of the letter before reapplying to any of the programmes. |
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If you applied to Reach but received a letter from us saying your application was unable to proceed to full assessment you are able to reapply immediately. |
You cannot apply for multiple grants at the same time, you must choose one programme and await the outcome of that application before applying again. |
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Your charities record on OSCR must state ‘It carries out activities itself’. |
If you have previously received a grant you must wait 12 months from the date you received the funds to reapply and submit an evaluation. |
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You must only submit one application for a programme. |
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PDF Application
We are now only accepting supporting documents in the Portable Document Format (PDF) for applications. PDF is a popular file format that can be created by most applications.
To convert your documents to PDF, you can use a variety of software programs. Some popular options include Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, and LibreOffice.
Please see our YouTube video for an easy guide to creating a PDF in Word.
Once your documents are in PDF format, you can attach them to your application and submit them.
Please note that we will not accept supporting documents in any other format. If you have any questions, please contact us for assistance.
| Programme | Opens to applications | Closes to applications | Charities notified |
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| Reach | End of August |
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.