New funding support for the Armed Forces community in 2020/21
The Trust is delighted to announce a range of funding programmes for 2020/21, in support of the Armed Forces community.
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Categories: Funds, Programme news, Uncategorized
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Categories: Carers and Families, Forces families, Funds, New programmes, Programme news, Removing Barriers to Family Life, Uncategorized, Veterans' mental health and wellbeing
New funding to bring Forces communities together
The Trust has launched an exciting new funding programme to support creative and engaging projects supporting the Armed Forces community during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Categories: Carers and Families, Forces families, Funds, New programmes, Uncategorized
Emergency funding for frontline Armed Forces charities working with Armed Forces communities
The Government has announced £6M in funding for Armed Forces charities and Community Interest Companies (CICs) who are delivering services to veterans, Armed Forces families and others from the Armed Forces community. What’s available? Grants of up to £60,000 are…
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Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust set to offer additional funding for veterans’ projects
Following an announcement on 11 March 2020 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, an additional £10M of funding has been awarded to the Trust to distribute as grants to support veterans’ mental health and wellbeing. The Trust is privileged to…
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Categories: Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme
Veterans’ Minister praises much-needed funding awarded to veterans’ community centres
The final round of awards have been made under the Veterans’ Community Centres programme, this time including larger projects awarded sums of up to £150,000. In our biggest round yet, 46 refurbishment projects were supported from Shetland in the North,…
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Categories: Carers and Families, Forces families, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Removing Barriers to Family Life, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
More than £7M awarded in support of Forces families and helping to remove barriers to family life
The Removing Barriers to Family Life programme has made 60 awards totalling just over £7M to support Armed Forces families. Awards were made at two levels, medium grants of £30k to £100k and large grants of up to £300k or…
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Categories: Funds, Positive Pathways Programme, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' mental health and wellbeing
Veterans to get out and active in latest batch of Positive Pathways programme awards!
We’re excited to announce that the second round of Positive Pathways programme awards has seen a whopping £3,465,000 go towards activity-based projects for Armed Forces veterans. Continuing the theme of being veteran-led and getting veterans out and active, successful projects…
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized
Final round of Local Grants funding supports 48 great Armed Forces projects!
Almost £700,000 has been awarded in the final round of funding for the Armed Forces Covenant: Local Grants programme. We were delighted to be able to support 48 more projects, spanning the UK and even supporting those based in British…
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Carers and Families, Consultation, Forces families, Funds, Impact, New programmes, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
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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Categories: Funds, Positive Pathways Programme, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised, Uncategorized, Veterans' mental health and wellbeing
Carving new skills for veterans in the North East
Positive Pathways awardee, Veterans’ Woodcraft CIC, were awarded £70,000 over two years for their ‘Woodworking Warriors’ project, which tackles the mental health and wellbeing of veterans in the North East. This new funding will allow the group to open its…
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