Aims/priorities: The funding supports projects that improve quality of life for serving armed forces families and respond to the challenges linked to mobility, separation and isolation. The funding will support pilot projects, or continuation or extension of existing work.
Projects should focus on service-related separation, relocation, or both, and they could help families:
- Manage the impact of time apart on mental health, wellbeing, resilience and relationships
- Find and access support following a move
- Build social connections and reduce isolation
- Settle successfully into a new community
- Improve understanding of what can prevent, reduce or lessen the impact of separation or relocation, and share that learning with other organisations.
Projects can take place in the UK or overseas and they need to respond to a clear need and be shaped by the lived experience of serving families. They should link to or add value to existing support, rather than duplicate it.
The direct and primary beneficiaries must be the families of current serving armed forces personnel, reservists and other personnel recognised under the Covenant.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from the following organisations which must be based in the UK:
- UK based registered charities with substantial recent experience supporting armed forces communities. Charities must have been registered in the UK for at least 12 months at the time of application.
- Community interest Companies (CICs) with substantial recent experience supporting armed forces communities. CICsmust have been registered in the UK for at least 12 months at the time of application.
- Local authorities
- Armed forces bases/units
Organisations without substantial recent experience of supporting armed forces communities can still apply if they deliver their project with an organisation that has this experience.
Grant amount: Between £5,000 and £75,000 are available for projects of between 12 months and three years.
The maximum grant depends on how long the applicant organisation has been registered:
- Charities and CICs registered for at least 12 months but less than three years at the time of application can apply for grants between £5,000 and £50,000.
- Charities and CICs registered for three years or more at the time of application can apply for grants between £5,000 and £75,000.
- Local authorities and armed forces bases may apply for grants up to £75,000.
Application process: All relevant documents and the online application portal are available on the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust website.
Contact the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust for further information.
Deadline: Wednesday, 16 December 2026 (12 noon)
Contact information: Contact us - Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust