We strongly advise applicants to read the eligibility criteria provided here and only proceed if your application falls within the objectives of the Trust.

What we can fund

  • A project where the proposed outcomes meet an identified need within our priority areas.
  • Projects that have the potential to make a difference beyond their initial scope. This could mean expanding a successful approach to reach more people or places, replicating it across different local areas or devolved nations, or developing and testing an approach that could be adopted by other organisations.
  • A project which can bring about sustainable change.
  • We welcome applications from various organisations from small not-for-profit groups and charities to larger institutions such as universities and established policy ‘think tanks’.
  • We have no minimum amount that applicants can apply for.
  • The majority of our grants are for up to two years, but we have no minimum term.

Activities outside our remit

We will not support the following no matter how worthwhile:

  • Projects that do not benefit serving personnel, veterans or their families.
  • Projects that do not deliver a direct benefit in the UK. (This does not exclude projects supporting Foreign and Commonwealth personnel who have served in the UK Armed Forces).
  • Activities that are primarily the responsibility of central or local government or other statutory providers, or projects that replace statutory funding.
  • Service delivery, unless it forms part of a wider project whose primary purpose is to address one or more of the FiMT funding priorities.
  • General fundraising appeals or circulars.

Types of costs we do not fund

  • Capital costs, including building work and renovations.
  • Ongoing costs for existing or established projects.
  • Retrospective funding for activities that have already taken place.

Types of organisations or applicants we do not fund

  • Grants to individuals, including individuals undertaking research (such as PhD students). Supporting individuals is the primary role of Service charities and benevolent funds.
  • Profit-making organisations, unless the project is being delivered as part of a corporate social responsibility programme that directly benefits serving personnel, veterans or their families.
  • Churches or other religious organisations where the grant would be used for religious purposes.

If you are unsure whether your project is eligible, please contact us before applying.