SEIF Capital Growth Fund FAQs

A selection of frequently asked questions about the SEIF Capital Growth Fund.

What is the SEIF Capital Growth Fund?

This Fund will provide capital investment to social enterprises to help them to deliver innovative health and social care services, enable them to grow, and become more sustainable. 

We are seeking to support proposals for which funds can be drawn down and spent this financial year, by 31 March 2012, for the long-term benefit of the organisation.

Funding is not available for pilots or efforts to establish proof of concept.  We are seeking to support organisations and proposals that will generate income from sustainable sources in the long term.

How much can we apply for?

We will be awarding grants of £50,000 to £150,000 in value. Loans are also available if the organisation can show it is able to repay. Investments of over £150,000 will include a loan element.

How will my application will be assessed?

Once we receive your application we will carry out the steps outlined below.  If you fail to meet the requirements at any of these stages your application will be rejected and no further assessment will take place.

• Initial check to ensure that the form has been completed and we have received the required supporting documents.
• First stage validation and confirmation of eligibility to ensure that your organisation, project and costs meet the programme requirements.
• Second stage scoring to establish how strongly you meet the criteria of the Fund in relation to other applications we receive. We may ring you to discuss the proposal at this stage.
• Further due diligence checks focussing on areas such as State Aid. 
• The SEIF investment committee approval.

Where do I find information on the Department of Health's overall principles and policies?

You can find more information on the Department of Health website here.

The application form will not open correctly. What can I do?

The SEIF application form is available only as an interactive PDF and will need the most recent version of Adobe Reader. Get Adobe Reader X

Alternatively, please turn off the 'view in browser' setting on your PDF reader.

If you are using a Mac, please ensure you open the application form using Adobe Reader. You will not be able to view the interactive PDF on Mac Preview.

Please contact us to help with any problems you might face in downloading or viewing the application pack.

I am having trouble saving the application form. What can I do?

Save the application to your drive. When you are ready to start filling in the form, open the form from your drive using Adobe Reader. The form will then allow you to save a version to your drive.

If you open the form using your browser, it will not let you save a copy.

When you are ready to submit, please click 'submit form' to send your answers to us directly.

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