News

April 21, 2023

Grants of up to £1.5M available to tackle veterans’ homelessness

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme – a targeted programme that will award major grants to tackle the issue of veterans experiencing homelessness. Under this new programme, the Trust will award grants on…

April 5, 2023

Grant awarded to reduce Veteran Homelessness

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has worked with the Office for Veterans’ Affairs to award a grant under a specialist grant scheme to end veteran homelessness. Nearly £500,000 has been awarded to Riverside to run Operation FORTITUDE, a UK…

March 29, 2023

Over £400,000 awarded in the latest round of Force For Change

We are delighted to have awarded grants totalling more than £400,000 to 42 outstanding projects in the latest round of our popular Force for Change programme, which supports community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration in local Armed Forces communities.

March 8, 2023

One Is Too Many Webinar: Support, Inform, Reach Out

Our latest webinar – Veteran Suicide: One Is Too Many – provided a valuable opportunity to showcase the key learning and progress made in our One is Too Many programme.

February 21, 2023

Veteran Suicide: One Is Too Many

Following high interest in our previous webinar events, we are happy to announce our next FREE webinar – Veteran Suicide: One Is Too Many, taking place Wednesday 1 March at 11am.

February 6, 2023

Armed Forces Advocates are making a difference in acute hospital settings

Passion, adaptability and sheer determination shone through from our project representatives during our latest webinar: ‘The positive impact of Armed Forces advocates on veterans in acute hospital settings’.

January 23, 2023

Advocating for vulnerable veterans: the Acute Hospital Settings programme

The Supporting Armed Forces in Acute Hospital Settings programme was jointly funded by the Covenant Fund and NHS England and NHS Improvement to support pilot projects to try better ways of supporting veterans and their families when they are in a hospital setting.

Join us for a a free webinar to discuss the positive impact the Armed Forces Advocates are having on veterans in acute hospital settings.

January 11, 2023

A message from our Chief Executive, Anna Wright

As we reach the end of a very busy year, I’d like to share some thoughts from my first twelve months at the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.

January 11, 2023

Covenant Fund: Funding much needed projects that make a difference

Our three Covenant Fund programmes this year are specifically designed to address hidden or compelling needs for cohorts that may not have previously had sufficient access to support.

October 31, 2022

Have your say

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and the Directory of Social Change are running a survey to find out more about small grants and small grants programmes.