Aims/priorities:
ABF The Soldier’s Charity provide grants to charities and organisations that provide lifetime support to soldiers, veterans and their immediate families when they are in need.
The funding is intended to support charities and organisations with projects and activities that directly benefit the Army community in six key areas: independent living, elderly care, education and employability, mental fitness, families and housing.
Who can apply:
Charities, not-for-profit organisations, CICs, community and housing associations which support the Army community can apply.
In the first instance, preference is given to charities and organisations which are to members of the Confederation of Service Charities (COBSEO) or Veterans Scotland.
Grant amount:
Funding is at the discretion of the Grants Committee. The charity has not set a minimum or maximum amount.
Applications from organisations with which the charity has no established relationship are likely to be below £15,000.
Typically grants are made for a single year; however, the Charity’s Trustees may consider making a grant spread over a number of years at their discretion if they feel this would be appropriate.
Application process:
Application forms can be found on the ABF The Soldiers' Charity website and must be submitted by email.
Deadline:
The main Grants Committee sits three times a year in February, June and November, with the Scottish Committee (dealing with requests for activities and charities/organisations based solely in Scotland) being held in April.
The next Grants Committee is in November. The window for applications is open between 29 August and 4 October 2023.
Contact information:
Tel: 020 7901 8900
Email: externalgrants@soldierscharity.org