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The Gannett Foundation is the charitable arm of Gannett Co Inc., owner of the Newsquest Media Group, publishers of more than 300 newspapers and more than 100 websites nationwide.

What is the Gannett Foundation Fund?

The Gannett Foundation provides funding to support local organisations in the areas where Newsquest operates in the UK. The Fund is managed by the Quartet Community Foundation.

What does the Gannett Foundation support?

The Gannett Foundation supports projects, which take a creative approach to local community needs from which a large number of people in that community benefit.

Grants should be for specified items or purposes, with detailed costings.

Grants will be for a maximum of £50,000.

The Foundation gives priority to:

• Projects of lasting benefit such as a specially adapted mini buses for elderly people or people with disabilities.
• Projects that benefit people with special needs either through disability or disadvantage.
• Sport, environment, conservation and local history projects.

Is there anything that is definitely excluded from getting a grant?

• Individuals
• Organisations which are not registered charities
• National or regional organisations unless the project addresses specific local community needs
• Political, religious or uniformed groups
• Salaries, training costs, publicity funding or general running costs
• Endowment funds
• General appeals or multi-year campaigns
• Medical or research organisations
• Animal charities
• School groups (excluding special needs schools)

How can I apply?

Applications must be submitted on the official application form, which can be downloaded here or obtained from the Journal's Rollestone Street offices. The completed form should be sent to the Journal office at: 8-12 Rollestone Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1DY.

Are there any conditions of Grants?

The newspaper will expect you to co-operate with reasonable arrangements for publicity for any grant given and in some cases may ask for the Gannett Foundation logo to be displayed on major items of equipment such as minibuses.