ARE you a charity in need of a financial boost?

Registered charities which are working to make a lasting difference to communities across the Bradford district are being invited to apply for grants of up to £10,000.

The offer is being made by the charitable arm of the Telegraph & Argus.

The Gannett Foundation, which is operated by the US company that owns the T&A, is inviting applications from registered charities which need cash for projects tackling issues in the district.

Projects could include education and neighbourhood improvements, economic development, youth development, assistance to disadvantaged or disabled people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment.

Last year Gannett awarded £328,577 to 38 organisations across the newspaper group’s circulation area.

Five worthy causes across the Bradford district shared almost £28,000 in grants.

Homelessness charity Centrepoint was handed £8,095, Small World Cultural Arts Collective in Keighley was given £5,960, the Cellar Trust in Shipley received £5,586, Cancer Support Bradford and Airedale was granted £5,545, and HF Trust Ltd received £2,750.

The Cellar Trust used the money to expand the Old School Café as its base in Fairfield Road, Shipley.

In the last decade, the Gannett Foundation has made grants in the UK along totalling almost £4 million.

Recipients in the Bradford district in the past have included Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope, St Ives Riding for the Disabled in Bingley and the Oxenhope Community Association.

The hospice received £6,990 towards buying specialised beds, St Ives Riding was awarded £9,278 to extend its service to more severely disabled people and Oxenhope Community Association received £10,000 for a refurbishment to secure the building’s future.

Typically, grants are given for substantial projects which require and merit awards of between £5,000 and £10,000 and, although preference may be given to ideas which create a durable legacy for their community, single events or projects of limited duration will also be considered.

Decisions in respect of the value of the funding will be made by the trustees and based on the evidence submitted.

The Gannett Foundation will favour projects that demonstrate good planning, oversight and financial responsibility.

The submission of copies of the charity’s most recent financial accounts are required. In addition, any supporting materials and further details concerning the overall aims of the charity should be included with each submission. Each nomination will be judged on its own merits at the absolute discretion of the trustees, whose decision is final.

The foundation will favour projects that demonstrate good planning, oversight and financial responsibility, and the submission of copies of the charity’s most recent financial accounts are required.

The application forms and supporting document can be downloaded by logging on to telegraphandargus.co.uk/foundation.

Completed forms should be e-mailed to elaine.wilson@telegraphandargus.co.uk by 5pm on Friday, October 16..