Institutions that apply for accreditation through direct access modality. They are regional, national and sub-national institutions that are required to provide evidence of a 1 Partly extracted from the guidelines for National Designated Authorities (NDA) or focal points available at Annex XIII of GCF/B.08/45. nomination from a NDA or focal point with their application documents. Entities that are accredited under the direct access modality, or wish to be accredited, may be eligible to receive support under the Readiness Programme at the request of its NDA or focal point.