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Grants ranging from £3,000 to £20,000 are available for projects supporting families of serving personnel stationed overseas.

Through the Supporting Serving Families Overseas Programme, the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust will support projects addressing the needs of partners, children, and young people during deployment. This includes focusing on emotional wellbeing, mental health, social connections, and overall family dynamics.

Eligibility:

• Overseas Armed Forces units, bases or defence locations
• Registered charities working in partnership with an Armed Forces overseas unit, base or defence location

Projects should aim to achieve one or more of the following outcomes:

• provide new forms of personalised and targeted support in location for partners, young people, and children and their wellbeing whilst posted overseas
• increase serving families’ knowledge of existing services and recreational provision
• reduce isolation and the impact of loneliness in country for partners, young people and children

The deadline for applications is 12pm on the 15th January 2025.

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