REACH

Funding

WHAT IS REACH?

REACH is a grant award for aimed at companies requiring business and product development support.

REACH requires a minimum of 50% cash match funding and all expenditure must be spent externally and evidenced. REACH awards cannot be retrospective. This award is not for company overheads or payroll of existing employees.

The maximum amount awarded for REACH is £5000. Awards of £1,000 – £3,000 are the maximum likely to be awarded for higher risk development, i.e. new start-ups or companies with fewer than 2 employees.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for distinctive, ambitious and high-quality activity that may be critically and/or commercially driven. We are looking for projects that have a clearly defined outcome (i.e. clear route to market with the direct goal of winning future business).

Projects and companies should be commercially viable, of high quality, with a suitably experienced team attached (or looking to attach) that will give investors confidence. Priority will be given to those companies that have interest from a commissioner/ broadcaster/ investor.

Looking to apply? Please ensure you read the guidelines and follow our application checklist (below).

North East Screen’s REACH scheme is funded by the North East Screen Industries Partnership (NESIP).

The Application Checklist 

Application Form 

Business Eligibility Form

EDI Form  

Budget/Funding Template 

Employment Template (if applicable) 

Jobs Created / Safeguarded Template (if applicable) 

New Products Template (if applicable) 

Your application will only be considered if you have sent us the above. 

Please note: all applications for funding must be for future spend. We cannot award funding for projects or activity where money has already been spent.

WHEN CAN YOU APPLY?

We will open the application process periodically.

This year’s REACH timetable:

11^th March 2024 – R6 Launch     

8^th April 2024 – R6 Applications Close  

6^th May 2024 – R6 Awarded

20^th May 2024 – R7 Launch

17^th June 2024 – R7 Applications Close

15^th July 2024 – R7 Awarded

29^th July 2024 – R8 Launch

26^th August – R8 Applications Close

23^rd September 2024 – R8 Awarded

7^th October 2024 – R9 Launch

4^th November 2024 – R9 Applications Close

2^nd December 2024 – R9 Awarded

6^th January 2025 – R10 Launch

3^rd February 2025 – R10 Applications Close

3^rd March 2025 – R10 Awarded