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Date published: 13 Oct 2025

Empowering Bereaved Armed Forces Families: Transforming Mental health Support Through Partnership

We’ve awarded nearly £2 million to Defence Medical Welfare Service to deliver targeted support – including counselling, emotional and practical care - to military families who’ve lost loved ones during or connected to service.

Date published: 07 Oct 2025

New awards to help ease the stress of relocation

Starting again somewhere new is challenging. The latest projects funded by Serving Families: On the Move hope to make each move a little easier.

Date published: 02 Sep 2025

Investing in Their Future: Early Years support for children from armed forces families

We’ve awarded over £350,000 to 11 projects that will expand childcare capacity, enhance staff development through targeted training, and create shared resources to establish collaborative networks, ensuring the needs of service children are addressed.

Date published: 18 Jul 2025

“It’s just like a darkness…

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.

Date published: 07 Jul 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.

Date published: 25 Jun 2025

It starts with a home, and changes a life

On behalf of the Office of Veterans’ Affairs, we’ve awarded a further £2,905,656 under the Reducing Veteran Homelessness (RVH) programme.

Date published: 29 Mar 2025

LGBT+ veterans – The Journey Home

Funded through our Fulfilling Futures programme, Fighting With Pride's project The Journey Home will ensure that LGBT+ veterans, service personnel and their families are seen, heard and embraced by the wider military community.

Date published: 20 May 2025

Don’t miss final chance to apply for major capital housing funds

The final round of the Major Capital Grants strand, with grants up to £1m on offer, is open until 18 June 2025.

Date published: 14 May 2025

Almost £4.5 million awarded to support veterans with a housing need

Twelve innovative projects will share almost £4.5 million thanks to funding from the Office for Veterans’ Affairs’ Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund.

Date published: 13 May 2025

Suicide prevention is everybody’s business

The Embedding Prevention of Veteran Suicide programme (EPVS) has awarded over £1.5 million to 18 projects that are driving real change in veteran suicide prevention.