Funding to Support Newly Arrived and Relocated Service Families in the UK

The second round of this year’s Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust’s Serving Families: On the Move grants programme is currently accepting applications until mid December.

Registered charities, Community Interest Companies (CICs), local authorities and Armed Forces units/bases within the UK can apply for grants of between £5,000 and £50,000 for projects being delivered over a period of up to 12 months.

The funding is for projects that create opportunities for increased integration by building stronger community links and improving access to existing services for newly arrived or relocated service families only.

Projects will need to contribute towards at least one of the following outcomes:

• Families in a new posting have more accessible and sustainable information to support them to settle into a new and unfamiliar location.
• Newly arrived families report improved wellbeing by being introduced to and connected with activities provided in their new area.
• Fewer newly arrived and relocated service families report feeling isolated or lonely and more service families say they have effective support networks.
• Families feel more able to navigate the challenges of relocation, because their relationships are stronger.

The funding aims to support projects which seek to boost links with local communities, improve access to services, increase opportunities for integration and strengthen family relationships. Activities should offer preventative, and/or early intervention approaches, with an emphasis on health and wellbeing to reduce the impact of relocation for families unfamiliar with their new community.

The direct and primary beneficiaries must be families of current serving armed forces personnel, including reservists (including RFA Royal Fleet Auxiliary).

The grant can pay for most of the things needed for the project or activity.

The deadline for applications is 17 December 2025 (12 noon).

Further details can be found here: Serving Families: On the Move programme 2025-26 : Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust