Community Plus grants of up to £5,000 are available for local charities or local projects of national charities with funding available to cover salaries, equipment or materials. Grants must directly help disadvantaged people in your local area. Santander wants to fund an entire element rather than make a contribution to a larger budget.
The scheme is designed to be quick and simple to use and nominations can be made by charities as well as Santander customers and staff. Just visit any Santander branch and complete a Community Plus Nomination. The completed form should then be dropped into your local branch. Community Plus is intended to be a light touch admin process. By dropping your nomination into the local branch you do not need to wait for an acknowledgment of receipt. This is a local grants programme and the branch staff are the first stage in the assessment process.
There are no closing dates and entries will be considered by a panel of staff drawn from across the region every month. Successful charities will be notified within a month of submitting their nomination by email.
The only criteria for the Community Plus grants are:
• You must be a UK registered charity (or in Northern Ireland on the Deemed List)
• You must be a local charity or local project of a larger charity
• The grant must benefit local disadvantaged people
For further information and to apply, visit: www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/community-plus.aspx