News

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. 

July 15, 2025

Blog: School’s out – The work continues

Whether it’s scrunched into the school bag or landing with the ping of an inbox, school reports are being delivered all over the country. As a former teacher, I’m not sure this time of year ever feels quite the same ever again!

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.

June 24, 2025

Honouring Pride Month: Supporting our LGBT+ Veteran community

This pride month, we’re proud to shine a spotlight on one of our newly funded initiatives from The Bridge For Heroes , partnership working with Fighting with Pride called LGBT+ Veterans Voice, awarded through the Armed Forces Covenant Fund under the Fulfilling Futures Programme.

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.

January 17, 2025

Celebrating Success: End of Project Webinar Highlights

In January 2025, the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust jointly hosted a webinar with programme evaluators from the University of Chester, focusing on key insights and outcomes from the end evaluation of the supporting Armed Forces in Acute Hospital Settings programme.

March 26, 2024

Veteran Suicide: understand-identify-prevent

Did you join us for our recent One Is Too Many webinar, which took place on 20 March?

We were pleased to help launch the findings from an innovative research project undertaken by The Baton and Northumbria University, which worked with bereaved military families to better understand future support and prevention of Veteran suicide.

March 25, 2024

Early Years funding to make a positive impact on youngest Service children

Improved staff training, SEN support and transformed classroom spaces are just some of the ways the latest Early Years awards are shaking up childcare provision for our youngest Service children in the latest round of funding.

March 20, 2024

New framework developed by Northumbria University to help prevent suicide among Veterans and serving personnel

Launched today, a new report from The Northern Hub for Veterans and Military Families Research at Northumbria University, has identified new approaches which may help prevent suicide.

March 11, 2024

New Covenant funding model to better serve Armed Forces communities

Following on from our Armed Forces Covenant consultation last year, we’re excited to announce the latest developments in our plan to target Covenant funding where it’s needed most.