The Gannett Foundation

There's another opportunity for local organisations to apply for a grant from the Gannett Foundation.

Projects need to tale a creative approach to local community needs that will benefit a large number of people. The maximum grant is £50,000 and projects must take place within the catchment area of one of more than 300 newspapers published by the American Gannett Corporation and its subsidiary Newsquest Media Group.

Projects must be local and take a creative approach to fundemental issues such as:

  • neighbourhood improvements, economic development, youth development, community problem solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation or cultural enrichment.

The Foundation prioritises projects/items of lasting benefit such as:

Applicants must be registered charities, and national and regional charities can only apply for specifically local projects.

Medical, research organisations or animal charities may not apply. Neither will applications be accepted from organisations with substantial financial reserves.

As a rule, grants are small: between £1,000 and £5,000, but in exceptional cases up to £50,000 may be awarded.

Grants are only made for specified items and detailed costings must be provided.

There's a newspaper listing at www.newsquest.co.uk/links.html where you can find out if there is a Newsquest publication near you, and there's a Newsquest contacts list at www.newsquest.co.uk/contacts/ .

Applications have to be made to the local newspaper, so go to their website and search under Gannett Foundation if the infortmation is not immediately obvious.

There is an application form that can be completed online at www.gannettfoundation.org/applicationUK.htm then printed and sent to your local newspaper office.

For further information, go to: www.gannettfoundation.org

last updated on 18th May 2009