Family Focus programme re opens for applications
When a serving person becomes wounded, injured, or sick, life can change quickly for those around them. Family members might take on the role of primary carer, carrying a heavy emotional and practical load during recovery.
Ongoing support is essential. Its helps carers recognise their own needs and ensure the wellbeing of everyone involved.
In 2024/25, we awarded more than £1.3 million to 16 projects under our Family Focus programme to improve the lives of family members of Wounded, Injured or Sick personnel and veterans.
Focus on family members
Today, we’re re opening this programme and inviting applications for projects that will achieve one or more of the following outcomes:
- Family members of those who are wounded, injured or sick feel better informed and more able to access relevant information, advice and guidance, applicable to their situation.
- Family members of those who are wounded, injured or sick feel less lonely/isolated, more resilient and better equipped to deal with their circumstances.
- Family members of those who are wounded, injured and sick have developed their skills for work, or have greater confidence to pursue volunteering or employment when it’s right for them.
What’s new for 2025/26?
The programme will focus on interventions that explore and pilot innovative solutions, as well as projects that refine and implement learning from successful recent pilots.
We also welcome initiatives that embed good practice or build upon and expand services developed and tested within the past five years. These projects should sit outside an organisations core or routine work, offering opportunities to innovate and grow based on proven foundations.
We will be accepting applications from:
- Registered charities
- Community Interest Companies (CICs)
- Local authorities
- NHS organisations
Full eligibility is available on our Family Focus programme page
Find out more
Head to our Family Focus programme page for full details and how to apply.
You can also read about the projects we funded last year.
Application deadline is 12pm Wednesday 24 September 2025.