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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Forces families, Programme news, Veterans

September 16, 2025

Why the Family Focus programme matters so deeply

Caring for a loved one through injury or illness is never easy. It can reshape your daily life, your relationships, and your sense of self. Our Family Focus programme helps put the spotlight back on you and other family members, ensuring you are seen, heard, and valued.

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

July 18, 2025

“It’s just like a darkness. As soon as they’ve gone, there’s just nothing…”

In March this year, we awarded £368,500 to Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) to support submariner families in the West of Scotland. Forming part of our Apart, Not Alone portfolio, funding will enable RNRMC to bring organisations together to improve mental health and wellbeing – fostering community connection and enhancing social support. 

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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, Funds, Impact, Projects we've funded

July 7, 2025

Celebrating 10 Years of the Covenant Fund

This year marks a significant milestone: 10 years of the Covenant Fund. It has supported hundreds of projects making a real lasting difference to veterans, service families, reservists and those who stand beside them.

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

May 27, 2025

Supporting Partners Programme now open for new applications!

We’re reopening the Supporting Partners programme which seeks to provide support and solutions to help partners of serving personnel navigate the challenges of service life.

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Categories: Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, New programmes, Programme news, Projects we've funded

May 6, 2025

Unlocking potential: Opportunities for forces partners

We’ve awarded almost £800,000 to 15 projects that will provide tools, resources and training to help partners move into a job or a career change, and to build easier access to wellbeing support.  

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

April 24, 2025

Over £290,000 to support those with seldom heard needs in armed forces communities

In the latest round of our Hidden Voices programme, we’ve awarded grants totalling more than £290,000 to 15 projects delivering accessible mental health and wellbeing support for those with seldom heard needs in armed forces communities.

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

April 16, 2025

More than £1.3m to support families of wounded, injured or sick serving personnel and veterans

Families are at the heart of the latest round of Covenant Fund awards we’ve made – under our Family Focus programme.

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Empowering Bereaved Military Families

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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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Categories: Carers and Families, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Veterans, Veterans Places, Pathways and People

January 27, 2025

Enhancing support for Veterans and their families across the UK

The Thrive Together programme is set to enhance support for Veterans and their families across the UK, with new and exciting regional portfolios of work taking place.

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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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