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Op ASCEND interim evaluation

Alma Economics was commissioned by the Trust to conduct an impact and economic evaluation of Op ASCEND and the Veteran Industry Engagement Programme. This evaluation seeks to shed light on the programmes’ reach, the impact on veterans’ outcomes, each programme’s delivery challenges and opportunities, and whether the programmes offer value for money.

Op ASCEND interim evaluation

Op Ascend interim evaluation

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Date published: 08 Sep 2026

New funding to help armed forces families with care needs

The Family Focus programme is back, with more funding and longer grants. Organisations can apply for £100,000 to £200,000 for projects lasting two to three years.
Introducing Reveal & Respond programme

Date published: 12 Aug 2026

Reveal & Respond: improving access to support for underrepresented groups

Some people in the armed forces community face extra barriers to mental health and wellbeing support. Reveal & Respond offers grants to help organisations identify these challenges and provide tailored, practical support.
Free from Fear now open

Date published: 29 Jul 2026

Free from Fear: tackling domestic abuse in armed forces communities

Our Free from Fear programme is now open, offering grants of £100,000 to £250,000 for two-year projects that will help tackle domestic abuse and strengthen responses for serving personnel, veterans, reservists and their families.

Supporting Partners programme now open – helping partners thrive

The Supporting Partners Programme is now open for applications. This funding will support organisations to deliver meaningful, targeted projects that help partners of serving personnel.

Stories from funded projects

Care to Command

Funded through the Hidden Voices programme, the Rees Foundation’s From Care to Command project provides peer-led, trauma-informed support for care-experienced members of the armed forces community. At its heart is connection: bringing together people who understand both care experience and military life.

Targeted interventions supporting older service children

Funded under the Service Pupil Support Programme, This project recognises the hidden and compelling needs of service children in Further Education in Greater Manchester, where the majority are from unaccompanied families and in small cohorts. This project brings together colleges to improve understanding and provide targeted support.

Climb 2 Recovery

Climb 2 Recovery (C2R) is working to redefine what recovery means to veterans through therapeutic mountaineering and climbing.

The Penelope Project

West Mercia Women’s Aid received a grant through the Free from Fear programme to support their project, The Penelope Project- an initiative designed to work with the military service to help domestic abuse victims access confidential, independent advice and support, enabling them and their children to move towards safety and recovery.

Spotlight on: Naval Under Fives

Funded under the Early Years Programme,  Naval Under Fives  are offering extended opening hours to support working service families.

RAF Valley

Funded under the Supporting Partners programme, RAF Valley brings service spouses and partners together, while taking part in a wide range of positive health and well being activities whilst enabling informal support nets to develop.

Current programmes

Reveal and Respond programme

CLOSING DATE: 28 Oct 2026

Reveal and Respond programme

Grants to enable access to appropriate mental health and wellbeing support for specific underrepresented groups within the armed forces community.
Supporting Partners programme

CLOSING DATE: 23 Sep 2026

AF3: Supporting Partners programme

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust will award grants of between £10,000 and £150,000 on behalf of the MOD’s Armed Forces Families Fund Supporting Partners programme.

CLOSING DATE: 04 Nov 2026

Family Focus programme

The Family Focus programme offers grants of between £100,000 and £200,000 to fund projects that help armed forces families with care needs to access support, improve wellbeing and resilience, and prepare for the future, either during service or transition and civilian life.
Free From Fear programme

CLOSING DATE: 23 Sep 2026

Free From Fear programme

Grants of between £100,000 and £250,000 to address domestic abuse through preventative measures or providing support routes for for serving personnel, veterans, reservists and their families.
Service Pupil Support programme

CLOSING DATE: 30 Sep 2026

Service Pupil Support programme

The Service Pupil Support programme awards grants for projects which support service children along their educational pathway.

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