Grant News
A new grant programme has opened to help Armed Forces families cope with the challenges of separation. The “Apart, Not Alone: Support for Serving Families Programme 2025–26”, delivered by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, aims to build resilience, reduce isolation, and improve wellbeing among families when service duties keep them apart.
Charities, community interest companies (CICs), and Armed Forces units or bases can apply. Grants of £5,000 to £25,000 are available for projects lasting up to a year. Organisations registered for at least three years can apply for up to £50,000 for work running over two years.
The programme seeks to fund projects that strengthen families during deployment, ease reintegration after separation, and improve mental health and wellbeing.
Projects will need to address one or more of the following outcomes:
- Families feel more able to manage the impact of loneliness or isolation during
- periods of separation.
- Families experience fewer challenges during reintegration after deployment or
- extended separation.
- Improved mental health and wellbeing for serving families.
- Improved understanding of effective models of support for serving families.
Examples of what could be funded include (this list is not exhaustive):
- Peer support groups for spouses, partners, or children during deployment.
- Community-based activities that help families stay connected to networks of support.
- Counselling, wellbeing, or mental health programmes tailored to military family needs.
- Practical support services (such as childcare or advice sessions) that reduce stress during separation.
- Pilot projects testing innovative approaches to maintaining family resilience.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon 21 January 2026.