Press release submitted by Citizens Bank
Representative Jennifer Benson informed the 37th Middlesex District that the Citizens Bank Foundation is calling for applications for its Growing Communities initiative in Massachusetts. Through the Growing Communities initiative, the Citizens Bank Foundation will award up to $150,000 in grants ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 for projects that contribute to the resiliency of neighborhoods by fostering economic growth.
Growing Communities is part of Citizens Helping Citizens Strengthen Communities, the bank’s program to help contribute to the economic vitality of its communities. The Growing Communities initiative is designed to promote and make an investment in neighborhood revitalization based on the existing assets of a community. The Growing Communities program was launched in Ohio in 2010, extended to Michigan and New Hampshire in 2012, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and New York earlier this year, and is now expanding its reach to Massachusetts.
Applications may include efforts for neighborhood revitalization in distressed communities, support for local economic activity, creation of small businesses, job creation and other creative and collaborative responses to make a neighborhood a better place to live and work. The application deadline is Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013.
A complete list of the requirements for projects eligible for the Growing Communities initiative can be found on the Citizens Bank website at: http://www.citizensbank.com/community/corporate/grants.aspx.
Interested applicants must complete Citizens Charitable Foundation’s online application located at www.cybergrants.com/citizensbank/charitable_grant with Project/Program Title Growing Communities. Applicants must also submit a supplemental Growing Communities Application narrative for the application to be reviewed.
For questions about the program or application process, please contact Andrea Martinez Frey at andrea.martinezfrey@rbscitizens.com or MAGrowingCommunities@CitizensBank.com.
