COVENANT


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Covenant grants helping


integrate military and civilian communities


By Jo Wilkinson, Regional Covenant Manager (South)


The Armed Forces Covenant is supported every year by the £10million Covenant Fund, which grants awards to support the Armed Forces community by removing barriers to family life. It is also there to help integrate military and civilian communities, allowing the Armed Forces to participate as citizens and providing extra support after service for those who need it. The day-to- day implementation of the Covenant is about much, much more than just money.Nonetheless one of the key


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objectives of the RAF FF Covenant Team is to raise awareness of the fund and support units, projects and organisations that want to access funding for projects to ensure that RAF personnel and their families do benefit from the money available.


Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants The Covenant Fund has several different elements but perhaps the one most relevant to the majority of personnel and families is Local Grants under which local


organisations, charities, schools and even RAF units themselves can apply for up to £20,000 for one of two priorities.


Community Integration This particular area of Covenant grant is more well-known and is aimed at improving understanding of the Armed Forces and increasing integration between the military and civilian communities. Over the last two years numerous projects for RAF personnel and their families have been funded under this priority.Most recently the Energize


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