THE Gannett Foundation is the charitable arm of Gannett Co Inc., the parent company of Newsquest Media Group, one of the UK’s largest publishers and owners of the South Wales Guardian. We provide funding to registered charities where we operate local newspapers and websites.

We support those charities with projects which take a creative approach to fundamental issues such as neighbourhood improvements, economic development, youth enterprise, assistance to disadvantaged or disabled people, care of the elderly, environmental conservation, and educational or cultural enrichment.

We value projects that bring lasting benefits to communities served by our newspapers and websites. While preference is given to ideas which create a community legacy, we will consider single events or limited projects that meet our criteria.

We entertain applications of any size or ambition. Typically, grants are modest sums for practical projects, but we do award sums of £10,000 or more to larger projects which deserve backing. We are able to join with other contributors to support elements of larger projects, though we prefer to make a donation which will fund a project entirely or constitutes the final instalment to complete a project. Decisions are made by trustees on the evidence submitted.

The Foundation favours projects showing planning, oversight and financial responsibility. As a prerequisite, copies of the charity’s most recent accounts are required. In addition, supporting materials concerning the overall aims of the charity should be included.

Each nomination will be judged on its own merits at the discretion of the trustees, whose decision is final. Applications must be submitted on the approved application form, which can be downloaded at GANNETT FOUNDATION APPLICATION FORM 2015.docx Any applications not meeting our criteria or failing to follow our rules and procedures will be rejected.

Completed forms and documents should be sent to ste@swguardian.co.uk. Paper submissions are not encouraged, but if unavoidable, must be sent to South Wales Guardian, 37 Quay Street, Ammanford, SA18 3BS. Applications must arrive by 5pm on Friday, October 16 2015.