The Reach Fund is a grant programme funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment. The fund is intended to support organisations who are close to raising repayable finance for a specific purpose and where a social investor has indicated there is some essential information missing which is preventing them from making an investment offer.

Grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 are available and can be used for purposes such as support with business plans or marketing strategies, covering additional staff time to help with the due diligence process or specific legal work that may be relevant to your investment request.

In order to apply to the fund, an organisation must be referred by a social investor registered with and approved by the fund, known as an ‘Access Point’. Arts & Culture Finance is proud to be an Access Point for the Reach Fund, with an allocation of £75,000 available up until 30 September 2023 to support organisations with their applications for Arts & Culture Finance investment.