Projects we have funded

A grant awarded X-Forces Enterprise to research and map business membership organisations and trade associations as part of a drive to improve employment opportunities for ex-Service personnel within small and medium sized businesses.  

The Armed Forces Project 2020 sees the continuation of the armedforcescharities.org.uk website and the production of two Focus on reports; Finance and Families.

The project aims to improve businesses’ and employers’ knowledge and understanding of the Armed Forces Covenant and the potential benefits of recruiting from the Armed Forces Community and ex-Service personnel.

A grant to support the Veterans Work project. Veterans Work, made-up of leading professional services firm Deloitte, the Armed Forces charity the Officers’ Association and The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), is a consortium of organisations whose collective aim is to improve our understanding of veteran employment.

Sponsorship of the 2020 Working Together Award which honours a person, team or organisation that has demonstrated an enduring commitment and a collaborative approach, engaging with external organisations to support the sector within the wider community.

A 6-month project to conduct a place-based, pilot exploration and feasibility assessment for an innovative new model for connecting ex-Service personnel and their spouses to the specific employment market represented by Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Grant to researchers carrying out an independent review into the families of serving personnel.

A three-year pilot study where an employability consultant is embedded within a mental and physical health clinical setting in the Wirral, Birkenhead.

A 2-year project to expand on current research by examining positive and negative employment and economic trajectories across the transition process, with a particular focus on the role of mental health, pre-enlistment factors, service history and the experience of at risk groups (women, ESLs and reserves).

An additional grant awarded to support the delivery of the recommendations of the orginal project.