News

April 16, 2025

More than £1.3m to support families of wounded, injured or sick serving personnel and veterans

Families are at the heart of the latest round of Covenant Fund awards we’ve made – under our Family Focus programme.

April 10, 2025

Almost £250K Awarded to Further Relocation Support

We’ve awarded a further three projects under our Serving Families: On the Move programme, bringing the total number to 14 projects worth over £1.25 million!

April 8, 2025

Free from fear in military communities

Our Free from Fear programme seeks to address and prevent domestic abuse within the military community.

We’ve awarded just over £1 million to seven major projects, whose work could change the landscape for those in need.

March 11, 2025

From sailing to service dogs: over £850,000 awarded to improve the quality of life for veterans negatively impacted by their service

Breaking down barriers; building bridges; addressing trauma. Our Fulfilling Futures programme has supported six outstanding projects totalling more than £850,000 to improve the lives of veterans negatively impacted by their service.

February 10, 2025

Improving support for bereaved military families

A new funding opportunity for charities supporting bereaved military families is now accepting expressions of interest.

February 5, 2025

Supporting the submariner community

We commissioned the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) to conduct research into the needs of the Royal Navy submariner community and the impact of separation on family life, to help strengthen the design of what comes next.

January 21, 2025

Over £3.3 million awarded in latest round of Covenant Fund awards

We’re starting 2025 with some great news – we’ve awarded over £3.3 million in the latest series of grants made under the Covenant Fund.

January 17, 2025

Celebrating Success: End of Project Webinar Highlights

In January 2025, the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust jointly hosted a webinar with programme evaluators from the University of Chester, focusing on key insights and outcomes from the end evaluation of the supporting Armed Forces in Acute Hospital Settings programme.

December 12, 2024

Over 70K awarded to mitigate the challenges of long or frequent involuntary separation.

We’ve awarded funding worth over £70,000 to five fantastic projects designed to mitigate the challenges posed by long or frequent involuntary separation on families, spouses, and serving personnel.

December 10, 2024

Over £160,000 to support Hidden Voices in Armed Forces communities

We are delighted to announce grants totalling more than £160,000 have been awarded to 9 outstanding projects in the first round of our Hidden Voices programme.