News

Empowering Bereaved Military Families

Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, Funds, New programmes, Programme news

February 10, 2025

Improving support for bereaved military families

A new funding opportunity for charities supporting bereaved military families is now accepting expressions of interest.

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Type: News

Categories: Consultation, Current Serving, Forces families

February 5, 2025

Supporting the submariner community

We commissioned the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) to conduct research into the needs of the Royal Navy submariner community and the impact of separation on family life, to help strengthen the design of what comes next.

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Serving women

January 21, 2025

Over £3.3 million awarded in latest round of Covenant Fund awards

We’re starting 2025 with some great news – we’ve awarded over £3.3 million in the latest series of grants made under the Covenant Fund.

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Serving women, Veterans

December 10, 2024

Over £160,000 to support Hidden Voices in Armed Forces communities

We are delighted to announce grants totalling more than £160,000 have been awarded to 9 outstanding projects in the first round of our Hidden Voices programme.

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Type: News

Categories: Forces families, Programme news, Projects we've funded

October 15, 2024

Over £380K awarded to enhance Early Years provision for Service families 

We’ve awarded 12 fantastic projects supporting Service children in the latest round of the Early Years programme!  

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Type: News

Categories: Forces families, Programme news

October 1, 2024

Apply now for the AF3: Supporting Partners programme

Charities, CICs, Armed Forces units and bases, and universities and colleges are invited to apply for grants of between £10,000 and £60,000 for projects which provide support for partners and spouses of serving personnel.

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Type: News

Categories: Forces families, New programmes, Programme news, Veterans' mental health and wellbeing

September 19, 2024

New targeted grant awards to explore the impact of Service life on children, and engage with younger Veterans 

New awards targeted to explore the impact of Service life on children, and engage with younger Veterans.

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Type: News

Categories: Forces families, Funds, Projects we've funded

September 16, 2024

The Trust commissions an evaluation to look at the impact of the Service Pupil Support Programme 

The Trust is pleased to announce that, following a competitive selection process, we’ve commissioned Alma Economics as evaluators of the Service Pupil Support Programme.

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Type: News

Categories: Carers and Families, Forces families, New programmes, Programme news

September 11, 2024

Enhancing Quality of Life for Families of Service personnel and Veterans

New programme dedicated to supporting family members who care for serving personnel and Veterans who are wounded, injured or sick. It aims to address their needs beyond their roles as carers and consider the wellbeing of the whole family unit, enhancing quality of life.

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Type: News

Categories: Forces families, New programmes, Programme news

September 9, 2024

Supporting Service Families Overseas: Building Community Connections and Enhancing Wellbeing

Supporting Service Families Overseas addressing and recognising wellbeing issues faced by partners, children and young people during overseas posting.

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