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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Announcements</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>Early Years Programme 2026</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/the-armed-forces-covenant---early-years-programme</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:cf5ea0b7-a011-4ac9-af13-7140cb59dd5c</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=8797</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/the-armed-forces-covenant---early-years-programme#comments</comments><description>
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;</description></item><item><title>Service Pupil Support Programme 2026</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/exciting-new-funding-opportunity-from-the-armed-forces-families-fund</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:9f637d92-099b-412d-a44a-db3dbdaf7d22</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=6254</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/exciting-new-funding-opportunity-from-the-armed-forces-families-fund#comments</comments><description>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;</description></item><item><title>Six projects with one goal - to tackle domestic abuse in forces communities</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/six-projects-with-one-goal---to-tackle-domestic-abuse-in-forces-communities</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:26:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:1cf31eb5-1c2f-47a4-a20b-1a1b32300e0e</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=12005</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/six-projects-with-one-goal---to-tackle-domestic-abuse-in-forces-communities#comments</comments><description>
&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;</description></item><item><title>Embedding Prevention of Veteran Suicide Programme</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/embedding-prevention-of-veteran-suicide-programme</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 15:20:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:36223bce-6a74-447b-8099-c2547a92bc95</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=11020</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/embedding-prevention-of-veteran-suicide-programme#comments</comments><description>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;</description></item><item><title>Support For Families Serving Overseas</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/support-for-families-serving-overseas</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 14:19:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:5cc536b4-eee2-4830-a7a1-4ed928cf3d44</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=10923</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/support-for-families-serving-overseas#comments</comments><description>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;</description></item><item><title>Over £290,000 to support those with seldom heard needs in Armed Forces communities</title><link>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</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:21:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:5e11dc8c-3ad9-48a2-b1ce-796729d6ce52</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=10886</wfw:commentRss><comments>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#comments</comments><description>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;</description></item><item><title>Service Pupil Support Programme 2025</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/service-pupil-support-programme-2025</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:43:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:38cc1e56-f7c8-4f6e-813e-dc4308a5abec</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=10705</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/service-pupil-support-programme-2025#comments</comments><description>
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;</description></item><item><title>Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme Reopens For Applications</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/reducing-veteran-homelessness-programme-reopens-for-applications</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 13:17:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:d680915a-b924-4cca-95b1-97e227e08e18</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=10526</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/armed-forces-covenant/b/announcements/posts/reducing-veteran-homelessness-programme-reopens-for-applications#comments</comments><description>&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;</description></item></channel></rss>