Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Family Focus Programme reopens for applications

When a serving person becomes wounded, injured, or sick, life can change quickly for those around them. Family members might take on the role of primary carer, carrying a heavy emotional and practical load during recovery.

Ongoing support is essential. Its helps carers recognise their own needs and ensure the wellbeing of everyone involved.

In 2024/25, The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) awarded more than £1.3 million to 16 projects under the Family Focus programme to improve the lives of family members of Wounded, Injured or Sick personnel and veterans.

Focus on family members

Today, the Trust are opening this programme and inviting applications for projects that will achieve one or more of the following outcomes:

• Family members of those who are wounded, injured or sick feel better informed and more able to access relevant information, advice and guidance, applicable to their situation.
• Family members of those who are wounded, injured or sick feel less lonely/isolated, more resilient and better equipped to deal with their circumstances.
• Family members of those who are wounded, injured and sick have developed their skills for work, or have greater confidence to pursue volunteering or employment when it's right for them.

Grants of between £50,000 and £100,000 are available for projects lasting 12-18 months, which focus on addressing the needs of family members currently experiencing significant impact to their lives.

The Trust are looking for projects that recognise that each family has a unique set of circumstances. You’ll take a person-centred approach with tailored support and information, and there will be tangible outcomes for those you are working with.

What’s new for 2025/26?

The programme will focus on interventions that explore and pilot innovative solutions, as well as projects that refine and implement learning from successful recent pilots.

The Trust also welcome initiatives that embed good practice or build upon and expand services developed and tested within the past five years. These projects should sit outside an organisations core or routine work, offering opportunities to innovate and grow based on proven foundations.

Applications will be accepted from:

• Registered charities
• Community Interest Companies (CICs)
• Local authorities
• NHS organisations

Full eligibility is available on the Trust website Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust

Find out more

Full details of this funding opportunity are available on the Trust’s dedicated Family Focus programme page.

Application deadline is 12pm Wednesday 24 September 2025.