The grants programme seeks to enhance early learning environments for children from Armed Forces families.

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is awarding grants on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) under its Early Years programme.

The fund is open to nurseries operated by private, public or non-profit sector providers as long as they are located within five miles of an Armed Forces base.

Grants help to ensure children from Forces families have access to Early ears education environments that best represent their needs for learning and development.

They can be used to cover:

• Reasonable staff costs which are shown to be in addition to regular staffing.
• The costs of sessional workers to deliver specific interventions for children from Armed Forces families.
• The costs of training for skills enhancements for staff to deliver specific interventions for children from Armed Forces families.
• Resources such as arts and crafts and other learning materials.
• Enhancements to the learning environment such as smaller-scale refurbishments, such as adapting current spaces, and indoor and outdoor equipment, where this offers a clear benefit to meet specific needs of children from Armed Forces families.
• Reasonable overheads that are directly related to the project/programme of activities.

Applications must include a supporting statement from uniformed serving Armed Forces sponsor.

The deadline to apply is midday on 5 December 2022.

How To Apply

The deadline to apply is 5 December 2022 (midday). Decisions are expected by the end of February 2023.

Guidelines and an online application form can be found on the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust website.