News

Ian Leckie, Grants Officer speaking at an event

Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Carers and Families, Consultation, Forces families, Funds, Impact, New programmes, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised, Uncategorized

February 13, 2020

The local face of funding: now and in the future

With more than 650 awards over the past five years, the Armed Forces Covenant: Local Grants programme will end after the final round of awards are made this month. At our recent Breakfast Seminar event to look at the Trust…

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Decorated biscuits in the shape of bears

Type: Case Study

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised, Uncategorized

January 21, 2020

Local Grants project bakes the cake!

Community integration and local service delivery can take many forms, but not many can claim to be quite as yummy as the latest award from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Local Grants programme! With £19,622 of funding, the Church…

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Improving integration and engagement

Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Consultation, Forces families, Funds, Impact, New programmes, Programme news, Uncategorised, Uncategorized

January 13, 2020

Have your say in our new consultation: help us shape a great new Local Grants programme!

The Armed Forces Covenant: Local Grants programme has successfully supported hundreds of projects over the past five years, strengthening our Armed Forces community both in terms of integration and delivery of local services. It’s now time for us to consider…

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A boy sitting.

Type: Case Study

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised, Uncategorized

October 4, 2019

Then and now: how a chance find has given an historical boost to one Local Grants’ project

Skill Horizons have been busy exploring and documenting iconic landmarks, war tunnels, buildings and gun placements that were key to the War efforts, for their heritage trail, nestled on the White Cliffs of Dover, thanks to funding from the Armed…

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Children displaying certificates

Type: Case Study

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Forces families, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized

September 25, 2019

Local Grants project unearths new friendships

Lincolnshire County Council were awarded £20,000 from our Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants programme to deliver the year-long ‘Wings to the Past’ project, designed to bring RAF personnel and their families, and the wider community together to research, investigate, and…

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Children taking part in an archaeology project

Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Forces families, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Uncategorized

September 6, 2019

Local Grants programme supports new batch of exciting projects

We’re delighted to announce the latest awards made under the Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants programme, supporting community integration and local delivery of services to military communities. Almost half a million pounds will now support projects across the UK, including…

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Veterans and their families taking part in a project with Age Concern

Type: Case Study

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized

August 2, 2019

Community cohesion in Colchester

Age Concern Colchester is bringing the community together to tackle loneliness and explore different cultures thanks to funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants programme. Working closely with the Colchester Nepalese Society, the group is hosting a variety of…

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A stone on the poetry trail

Type: Case Study

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized

July 15, 2019

Poetry trail brings history to life at Brackfield Wood

That their deaths were not in vain, That is their legacy, rooted here, In branch and leaf endeared, Each tree equal, each the same. by Dr Sam Burnside MBE, Woodland Trust Poet in Residence With help from funding from the…

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Programme news, Veterans' Community Centres Programme

July 5, 2019

A handy guide to programme closure dates

Want to get an application into us, but not sure when you have to apply by?

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D-Day 75 garden

Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized

June 5, 2019

Latest awards made under Local Grants Programme

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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