Type: News
Categories: Funds, Guidance, Programme news, Uncategorized
What is the difference between an Armed Forces charity or a charity that is supporting people from the Armed Forces community? Our Director of Grants, Carol Stone, explains… We generally get more good applications for funding than we can support….
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Type: Case Study
Categories: Funds, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme
The Trust was excited to get the opportunity to visit a new installation at the Royal Marines Association (RMA) Deal club in Kent last week, following their grant award of £17,386 through the Veterans’ Community Centres (VCC) Programme. One of…
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Type: News
Categories: Funds, Impact, Uncategorized
We are delighted to announce a grant of £300,000 to support wounded, injured and sick Veterans and Service Personnel taking part in the Invictus UK trials in Sheffield this July. Supporting mental health and wellbeing The funding, awarded from the…
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Type: Case Study
Categories: Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme
Parwich Royal British Legion Club has become one of the first groups to receive funding from the Veterans’ Community Centres (VCC) Programme. Based in the vibrant village of Parwich, in the heart of Derbyshire within the Peak District, the club…
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Type: News
Categories: Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme
We’re delighted to announce that the first awards have now been made under our Veterans’ Community Centres Programme and 11 worthy projects will take a share of just over £220,000 awarded to improve the facilities available to veterans in their local communities. …
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Type: News
Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized
A new batch of awards has been made under our Local Grants Programme and it’s great to see awardees using the money in such a variety of ways! From outdoor sports equipment, to forest school sessions, to tackling knife crime – we’re sure these…
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Type: Case Study
Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised
D-day revisited has become one of the latest organisations to receive funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants Programme, using their funding to create a national tribute and legacy to the veterans of Normandy and the D-Day landings. A…
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Type: News
Categories: New programmes, Programme news
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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Type: Case Study
Categories: Programme news, Projects we've funded
Community-led organisation, Gorebridge Community Cares, received £20,000 from the Local Grants Programme in October 2018 to deliver the ‘food for thought’ project – a series of cooking classes, ‘talking and doing’ workshops and education and employment sessions for local veterans,…
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Type: News
Categories: Programme news, Uncategorized
Did you know the Veterans’ Community Centre Programme is currently receiving applications? If you have a Veterans’ Community Centre in need of some TLC, then grants of up to £30,000 are available for projects such as a new roof, heating…
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