The Armed Forces Covenant Fund The Covenant Fund 10M per annum in perpetuity It has 4 broad funding themes now and in the future Removing barriers to family life Extra support after service for those that need help ID: 639819
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The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Slide2
The Armed Forces Covenant FundThe Covenant Fund - £10M per annum in perpetuity.It has 4 broad funding themes now and in the future.
Removing barriers to family life;
Extra support after service for those that need help; Measures to integrate military and civilian communities and allow the armed forces community to participate as citizens; Non-core healthcare services for Veterans. Slide3
The Covenant Fund so far
Covenant
in Business
Awarded 231 grants to date
Committed funds totalling
£10m in 2015/16
£1.5m so far in 2016/17 with
the remainder being announced
late Feb/early MarchSlide4
The Covenant Fund so far …Slide5
The Covenant Fund Small Grants so far…Slide6
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The Covenant Fund Small Grants so far…
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The Covenant Fund awarded in the South East…
2015/2016 Small Grants Awards
23 in total including the following Gurkha projects:
Organisation - Reading Ex British Gurkhas – Project - REBGA Gurkha Community Support Worker - £14,560Organisation - Rushmoor Healthy Living – Project - We are Gurkhas! - £19,860Organisation – Hampshire Cultural Trust – Project – Gurkha Connections - £20,0002015/2016 Large Grants Awards5 in total but region incorporated in a number of national bids
2016/2017 Small Grants Awards so far. Large Grants to be announced shortly
13 in total including the following Gurkha projects:
Organisation - Maidstone Gurkha Nepalese CIC – Project – South Park Pavilion Community Hall - £20,000Slide10
The Covenant Fund So how can we make sure that great projects get funded?Slide11
The Covenant Fund – what next?Funding programmes for 2017/2018
Families in Stress (Round 2) – Open for applications March 2017
Strengthening Local Government Delivery of the Covenant (Round 2) – Open for applications June 2017
Armed Forces Covenant: Local Grants – Open for applications February 2017 (Small grants up to £20,000)Slide12
Measuring the impactGiven the life span of the Covenant Fund, we’re looking at how we can develop systems that will enable us to explore and show the impact of the Fund over decades
We want these tools to be easy for our grant holders to use, and support our grant holders to be able to show others the great work that they are delivering Slide13
The Covenant Fund – Any Questions?Further information on the Armed Forces Covenant Fund can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covenant-fund
You can email the MOD Armed Forces Covenant Fund team at:
covenant-grantteammailbox@mod.uk
For further information on all aspects of the Armed Forces Covenant visit:https://www.armedforcescovenant.gov.uk/