Funding for Projects Addressing Domestic Abuse in UK Armed Forces Communities

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has launched the 'Hidden from Fear' programme as part of its three-year Covenant Fund Funding Framework. This programme fits under the theme of ensuring Armed Forces communities are not disadvantaged.

Registered charities, Community Interest Companies (CICs) and Armed Forces bases/units can apply for grants of between £75,000 and £150,000 to support projects starting early in 2025 and delivered over a period of up to two years.

The funding is for innovative and exemplary projects tailored to address domestic abuse within the specific context of the serving Armed Forces community through either preventative measures or the provision of effective routes to support for victim-survivors.

Projects need to achieve one or more of the following outcomes: 

• Deliver effective, preventative and educational measures regarding domestic abuse within Armed Forces communities, by addressing emerging and current challenges.
• Provide clear routes, or remove barriers, to enable victim-survivors to access effective support, including the ability to recognise and report domestic abuse.
• Establish long-term, sustainable improvements and adaptation of support to meet the evolving needs of victim-survivors.

Projects must focus on Armed Forces communities. This could involve both male and female spouses/partners, children and young people and serving members of the community as both victim-survivors and perpetrators. 

There is interest in projects that are actively aware of additional factors that might present additional barriers in accessing support. This could include those with disabilities, foreign and Commonwealth families, the LGBT+ community or Armed Forces serving personnel and families who are located overseas. It could also include other groups.

Projects will most likely be regional or national in focus and can also address the needs of those located overseas. 

The grant can pay for most of the things needed for the project or activity, including people's time, costs of delivering work online or buying/hiring equipment. 

The deadline for applications is 16 October 2024 (12 noon).

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust