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Ian Leckie, Grants Officer speaking at an event

Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Carers and Families, Consultation, Forces families, Funds, Impact, New programmes, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised, Uncategorized

February 13, 2020

The local face of funding: now and in the future

With more than 650 awards over the past five years, the Armed Forces Covenant: Local Grants programme will end after the final round of awards are made this month. At our recent Breakfast Seminar event to look at the Trust…

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Improving integration and engagement

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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Consultation, Forces families, Funds, Impact, New programmes, Programme news, Uncategorised, Uncategorized

January 13, 2020

Have your say in our new consultation: help us shape a great new Local Grants programme!

The Armed Forces Covenant: Local Grants programme has successfully supported hundreds of projects over the past five years, strengthening our Armed Forces community both in terms of integration and delivery of local services. It’s now time for us to consider…

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Positive Pathways Programme Logo- a decked path leading to the distance surrounded by green fields

Type: News

Categories: New programmes, Programme news

May 21, 2019

Funding available for veterans projects

The Positive Pathways Programme has launched today, with up to £9M of funding available for Armed Forces charities to support ex-forces through a range of activity- based projects.  Supporting our veterans  Part of the Veterans’ Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, we’re looking for applicants…

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Removing Barriers to Family Life

Type: News

Categories: Carers and Families, New programmes

April 17, 2019

Removing Barriers to Family Life- New programme launched

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has launched a £7.5M programme to award grants to Armed Forces Charities or Community Interest Companies or Armed Forces Units working with Armed Forces Families. This programme is about supporting Armed Forces Families facing…

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Front cover of Positive Pathways consultation report

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Categories: Consultation, New programmes, Programme news

April 15, 2019

Positive Pathways- What did the consultation say?

The Positive Pathways Programme is part of the £10M Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust launched a consultation in late 2018 to help shape this programme. 124 individuals and organisations responded; and there is…

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Type: News

Categories: New programmes, Programme news

January 13, 2019

Fund for Veterans’ Community Centres Launched

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has launched a £3M funding programme to fund renovations and improvements to veterans’ community centres. Grants of up to £30,000 are available. A small number of grants of up to £150,000 will be made…

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Type: News

Categories: New programmes, Programme news

December 14, 2018

Strategic Pathways Programme open for Expressions of Interest

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £10M to support Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Autumn Budget 2018. This Fund is being delivered by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund aims to…

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Type: News

Categories: Consultation, New programmes, Programme news, Uncategorised

December 7, 2018

Launch of consultation on the Veterans’ Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has launched a consultation, asking veterans to help shape a £10M Fund to improve veterans’ mental health and wellbeing. The Positive Pathways Programme will have a budget of  up to £9M to fund projects…

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Type: News

Categories: New programmes, Tackling Serious Stress

September 17, 2018

Tackling Serious Stress in Veterans, Carers and Families Programme open 1st October 2018

The consultation report for the New Ways to Tackle Serious Stress in Veterans, Carers and Families programme has been published, and the programme will be open for applications on 1st October 2018. The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust ran a…

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Type: News

Categories: New programmes

June 22, 2018

Armistice and Armed Forces Communities Programme: What are you doing in your community?

We’ve been hearing about some great ideas from community groups, schools, Parish Councils, Armed Forces Bases and places of worship who are thinking about applying to the programme; and thinking about how they can bring their communities together. Thetford Town…

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