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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/utility/feedstylesheets/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">Announcements</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.0.0.15013">Telligent Community (Build: 12.0.0.15013)</generator><updated>2025-02-23T13:17:25Z</updated><entry><title>Early Years Programme 2026</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/the-armed-forces-covenant---early-years-programme" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/the-armed-forces-covenant---early-years-programme</id><published>2026-05-06T15:01:00Z</published><updated>2026-05-06T15:01:00Z</updated><content type="html">
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (The Trust) are offering grants of between &amp;pound;5,000 and &amp;pound;80,000 for projects that will help to enhance early childhood education and childcare settings to meet the specific needs of young children from ...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/the-armed-forces-covenant---early-years-programme"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=8797&amp;AppID=35&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Service Pupil Support Programme 2026</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/exciting-new-funding-opportunity-from-the-armed-forces-families-fund" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/exciting-new-funding-opportunity-from-the-armed-forces-families-fund</id><published>2026-05-06T15:00:00Z</published><updated>2026-05-06T15:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is launching it&amp;#39;s 2026 Service Pupil Support Programme &amp;ndash; an MOD funded programme, part of the Armed Forces Families Fund (AF3).
Specifically supporting Service pupils aged 4-18 years, this programme will...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/exciting-new-funding-opportunity-from-the-armed-forces-families-fund"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=6254&amp;AppID=35&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Six projects with one goal - to tackle domestic abuse in forces communities</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/six-projects-with-one-goal---to-tackle-domestic-abuse-in-forces-communities" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/six-projects-with-one-goal---to-tackle-domestic-abuse-in-forces-communities</id><published>2025-10-02T14:26:21Z</published><updated>2025-10-02T14:26:21Z</updated><content type="html">
&amp;nbsp;The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) has funded another six projects under their Free from Fear programme, worth a total of more than three quarters of a million pounds, to further strengthen much-needed support to victim-survivors...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/six-projects-with-one-goal---to-tackle-domestic-abuse-in-forces-communities"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=12005&amp;AppID=35&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Embedding Prevention of Veteran Suicide Programme</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/embedding-prevention-of-veteran-suicide-programme" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/embedding-prevention-of-veteran-suicide-programme</id><published>2025-05-13T15:20:58Z</published><updated>2025-05-13T15:20:58Z</updated><content type="html">Suicide prevention is everybody&amp;rsquo;s business
&amp;ldquo;Research tells us that military personnel are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety and depression as non-military civilians. A culture of self-sufficiency and not admitting &amp;lsquo;weakness&amp;amp;rsq...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/embedding-prevention-of-veteran-suicide-programme"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=11020&amp;AppID=35&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Support For Families Serving Overseas</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/support-for-families-serving-overseas" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/support-for-families-serving-overseas</id><published>2025-05-01T14:19:06Z</published><updated>2025-05-01T14:19:06Z</updated><content type="html">The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) has awarded over &amp;pound;600,000 to support Families serving overseas.
&amp;nbsp;According to UK defence personnel statistics up to April 2024, around 5,700 armed forces personnel were stationed overseas. 4...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/support-for-families-serving-overseas"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=10923&amp;AppID=35&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Over £290,000 to support those with seldom heard needs in Armed Forces communities</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/over-290-000-to-support-those-with-seldom-heard-needs-in-armed-forces-communities" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/over-290-000-to-support-those-with-seldom-heard-needs-in-armed-forces-communities</id><published>2025-04-24T19:21:31Z</published><updated>2025-04-24T19:21:31Z</updated><content type="html">Ensuring under-represented voices in armed forces communities are heard is vital.&amp;nbsp; In the latest round of their Hidden Voices programme, the Armed Forces Covenant Trust (the Trust) awarded grants totalling more than &amp;pound;290,000 to 15 projects...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/over-290-000-to-support-those-with-seldom-heard-needs-in-armed-forces-communities"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=10886&amp;AppID=35&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Service Pupil Support Programme 2025</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/service-pupil-support-programme-2025" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/service-pupil-support-programme-2025</id><published>2025-03-25T09:43:46Z</published><updated>2025-03-25T09:43:46Z</updated><content type="html">
Thinking of applying for Service Pupil Support Programme?
You have until 30 April 2025 to submit your applications.


&amp;nbsp;This programme will offer grants ranging from &amp;pound;5k and &amp;pound;150k for standalone projects lasting up to 2 years, aimed ...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/service-pupil-support-programme-2025"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=10705&amp;AppID=35&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme Reopens For Applications</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/reducing-veteran-homelessness-programme-reopens-for-applications" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/reducing-veteran-homelessness-programme-reopens-for-applications</id><published>2025-02-23T13:17:25Z</published><updated>2025-02-23T13:17:25Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;a href="https://covenantfund.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust&lt;/a&gt; (the Trust) has announced a new round of funding under the Reducing Veteran Homelessness (RVH) Programme in a bid to deliver further sustainable, supported housing options for veterans in need.
The Trust is delive...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/reducing-veteran-homelessness-programme-reopens-for-applications"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=10526&amp;AppID=35&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry></feed>