Joining communities

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust makes grants to support the Armed Forces Community and to help military and civilian communities to integrate; joining communities. The Trust manages the £10 million per year grant programme funded by the Covenant Fund and also runs wider funding programmes that support the Armed Forces Community.

Find out more and apply for the Covenant Fund

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund has four broad funding themes now and in future years:

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

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For applications to be considered, we recommend they are supported by the Hertfordshire Armed Forces Covenant Board.

Email us if you have a project you think meets the criteria for the Armed Forces Covenant Fund.

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Cookies we use

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