Strengthening Delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant programme

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Under the Strengthening Delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant Programme, £6.6M was awarded through two rounds of funding to clusters of Local Authorities to deliver projects linked to needs identified by their Local Covenant Partnerships, improving delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant locally.
Strengthening Delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant programme

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Amount awarded

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Under the Strengthening Delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant Programme The Covenant Fund awarded £6.6M through two rounds of funding to clusters of Local Authorities (LAs), enabling them to deliver projects linked to needs identified by their Local Covenant Partnerships, building on the concepts in the Our Community Our Covenant publication, which sought to improve consistency in the delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant locally.

For this programme, Local Authorities (LAs) were funded in clusters under lead LAs. Projects typically sought to build local capacity and improve awareness of the Armed Forces Covenant. A number of projects focused on improving Covenant understanding among public sector workers to support members of the armed forces community to be better able to access services. In the second round, funding was also made available to establish drop-in centres in places where these did not exist.

This programme is now closed – there are no guidance resources available.

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Awards made

Year awardedProgrammeFunderOrganisation nameProject titleProject descriptionProject locationGrant amount
2014Local GovernmentCovenant FundHampshire County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/South East73,095.00
2017Local GovernmentCOBSEOBuilding Capacity in Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland300,000.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundLincolnshire County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/East74,341.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundRhondda Cynon Taf County Borough CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantWales79,146.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundCaerphilly County Borough CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantWales99,750.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundCarmarthenshire County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantWales84,303.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundCharnwood Borough CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/East97,000.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundCity of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/North East98,961.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundCity of Edinburgh CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantScotland200,000.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundCity of York CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/North East196,017.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundColchester City CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/East70,000.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundGateshead CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/North East241,363.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundHighland CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantScotland73,200.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundKingston Upon Hull City CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/North East480,000.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundManchester City CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/North West232,000.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundNorthamptonshire County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/East109,214.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundNuneaton and Bedworth Borough CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/West Midlands76,000.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundPortsmouth City CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/South East161,000.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundRhondda Cynon Taf County Borough CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantWales74,500.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundSheffield City CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/North East180,695.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundStaffordshire County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/West Midlands49,290.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundCommunities and Prevention Manager, Surrey County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/South East321,300.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundWiltshire Council Strengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/South West190,291.00
2017Local GovernmentCovenant FundWrexham County Borough CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantWales231,830.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundCambridgeshire County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/East88,541.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundCarmarthenshire County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantWales152,700.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundCharnwood Borough CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/East150,650.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundCardiff CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantWales150,000.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundDerbyshire County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/East50,000.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundDorset County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/South West234,786.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundHerefordshire CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/West Midlands246,820.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundKingston Upon Hull City CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/North East131,450.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundLancashire County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/North West152,700.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundLondon Borough of LewishamStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/London198,240.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundMilton Keynes CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/South East91,500.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundNeath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantWales88,083.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundNorth East Lincolnshire CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/East79,050.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundNuneaton and Bedworth Borough CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/West Midlands146,000.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundPortsmouth City CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/South East152,997.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundRhondda Cynon Taf County Borough CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantWales140,000.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundRotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantProject delivered/partially delivered, with some funding not used England/North East101,050.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundRutland County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/East111,550.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundCommunities and Prevention Manager, Surrey County CouncilStrengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/South East147,888.00
2018Local GovernmentCovenant FundWiltshire Council Strengthening Local Government Delivery of the CovenantEngland/South West154,048.00

Programme news

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