Together For Service Families open programme

Grants to reduce the impact of service-related separation and relocation for families of serving personnel and reservists.

The Together for Service Families open programme will award grants to reduce the impact of service-related separation and relocation for families of serving personnel and reservists. It’s open to registered charities, CICs, local authorities and armed forces bases.
Closing date: 16 Dec 2026

Funded by

Apply by

12:00 pm 16 December 2026

Grants of

£5,000 to £75,000

Requirements

reduce the impact of service-related separation and relocation for families of serving personnel and reservists.

Under the Together For Service Families open programme, the Trust will award grant of between £5,000 and £75,000 to projects that reduce the impact of service-related separation and relocation for families of serving personnel and reservists. These may be pilot projects, or continuation or extension of existing work.

We invite applications from:

  • UK based registered charities
  • Community interest Companies (CICs)
  • Local authorities
  • Armed forces bases/units

There is more detailed information about eligibility in the programme guidance. It is important that you read the programme guidance carefully before you apply.

Under the Together For Service Families open programme, the Trust will award grant of between £5,000 and £75,000 to projects that reduce the impact of service-related separation and relocation for families of serving personnel and reservists.

The maximum amount you can apply for depends on how long your organisation has been registered:

  • Charities and CICs registered for at least 12 months but less than three years at the time of application can apply for grants between £5,000 and £50,000.
  • Charities and CICs registered for three years or more at the time of application can apply for grants between £5,000 and £75,000.
  • Local authorities and armed forces bases may apply for grants up to £75,000.

This programme focuses on reducing the impact of service-related separation and relocation for families of serving personnel and reservists. Your project will need to meet at least one of the following outcomes:

  • Families feel better equipped to manage and reduce the impact of service-related separation, resulting in improved mental health, wellbeing, resilience, relationships and social connections.
  • Families feel better equipped to navigate and reduce the impact of relocation, enabling them to access support, build social connections, reduce isolation and settle successfully into new communities.
  • Organisations have a stronger understanding of what prevents, reduces or mitigates the impacts of service-related separation or relocation for families and are sharing that learning effectively with other organisations.

Projects may focus on separation, relocation, or both. This should depend on the needs you have identified.

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on 16 December 2026. You will receive a decision before end of March 2027.

Before making your application to this programme, we strongly recommend you use the helpful resources below to ensure you make the best application you can.

We encourage you to take a look at the application questions before beginning your online application. Please note, this is for reference only and applications can only be made via our online application portal.

You can also view the terms and conditions to receiving a grant.

Frequently asked questions

Please note, we will add to this list if and when we receive queries from applicants.

Has this programme replaced the Apart, Not Alone and Serving Families: On the Move programmes?

Yes, this programme combines elements of both of those programmes into one funding offer.

No, the project can be specifically targeted at one of those groups or both if appropriate.

Yes, however the proposals would need to clearly demonstrate the projects are distinct from one another and not contain overlap in terms of costs, resources and beneficiaries.

Yes – as with above, it would need to be for distinct and separate workstream.

In order to properly support newer organisations to manage funding and to manage attached risk of doing so, the maximum funding amount is lower.

 

If you are able to demonstrate the this project meets the funding aims, and consider that it will be in completion with broader family support, then yes. However there are other more targeted funding programmes that support these cohorts and you would need to demonstrate why this funding stream rather than those

Awards Made

We haven’t made any awards under this programme yet. New awards will appear in this section once they have been announced. 

You can view a full list of awards made under all our programmes on our Projects we’ve supported page.

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