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Date published: 12 Aug 2026

Reveal & Respond: improving access to support for underrepresented groups

Some people in the armed forces community face extra barriers to mental health and wellbeing support. Reveal & Respond offers grants to help organisations identify these challenges and provide tailored, practical support.

Date published: 29 Jul 2026

Free from Fear: tackling domestic abuse in armed forces communities

Our Free from Fear programme is now open, offering grants of £100,000 to £250,000 for two-year projects that will help tackle domestic abuse and strengthen responses for serving personnel, veterans, reservists and their families.

Supporting Partners programme now open – helping partners thrive

The Supporting Partners Programme is now open for applications. This funding will support organisations to deliver meaningful, targeted projects that help partners of serving personnel.

Date published: 08 Jun 2026

Don’t just watch the future happen. Help shape it in the Collaboration Lab!

Our Collaboration Lab is now open! We’re building the next chapter of funding for the armed forces community in conversation with the people who understand the challenges, see the gaps, and know what needs to change.

Date published: 04 Jun 2026

Could your organisation help strengthen support for serving families facing separation and relocation?

Together for Service Families: Place-based grants is now open, giving organisations the chance to strengthen support for serving families affected by separation and relocation.

Date published: 28 May 2026

Bringing Hidden Voices into Focus

Following our latest Hidden Voices awards, we take a closer at some of the projects helping seldom-heard members of the armed forces community access support shaped around their real experiences.

Date published: 21 May 2026

£4.4 million awarded to strengthen housing and support for veterans

From new accessible flats to upgraded supported housing hubs, 11 projects across the UK will make it easier for veterans to find safety, stability and the right support when they need it.

Date published: 30 Apr 2026

Building Stronger Futures for Older Veterans

Building Stronger Futures for Older Veterans is a national project by Age Cymru Dyfed supporting veterans aged 50 to over 100, helping them stay independent, connected, and understood.

Date published: 29 Apr 2026

Helping military families feel at home, faster

The latest round of awards through Serving Families: On the Move backs practical, welcoming projects that help military families find their feet quickly: from a first friendly phone call, to school transition support, to digital tools that make local life easier to navigate from day one.

Date published: 27 Apr 2026

New round of the Service Pupil Support programme now open

Service life can bring unique challenges for children and young people. The Service Pupil Support programme funds practical, evidence-led projects that respond to these challenges and strengthen educational outcomes for service pupils.

Date published: 16 Apr 2026

Building resilience after brain injury

Thanks to £250,000 of funding from the Trust, BOWRA Foundation is delivering the Building Resilience After Brain Injury programme for veterans, their families, and carers affected by acquired brain injury.

Date published: 15 Apr 2026

28 new awards back seldom-heard armed forces community

We’ve awarded 28 new projects set to support members of the armed forces community whose mental health and wellbeing needs are too often overlooked.

Date published: 14 Apr 2026

Rise programme strengthens long term support for the armed forces community

Through the Rise programme, we’re investing over £348,000 in 12 armed forces charities and community organisations across the UK to help them strengthen their long term sustainability.

Date published: 08 Apr 2026

Helping families build resilience during separation

When service duty takes a loved one away from home, families can feel the strain. That’s why we’ve awarded 13 projects a share of over £450,000 to enhance the quality of life for those experiencing service-related separation.

Date published: 26 Mar 2026

Funding open to help service children thrive in their earliest years

A new round of the MOD’s Early Years Programme is now open! We want to fund practical, thoughtful projects that help children aged 0-5 years from serving armed forces families get the best possible start in life.

Date published: 13 Mar 2026

Our first research framework goes live

Five new research partners have joined us to bolster our research and evaluation capacity as we begin evaluation of the impact of Covenant Fund grants since 2024.