Projects we have funded

A 3-month grant to provide short term support funding for the Veterans Programme.

A 3-year study on the experiences of ex-Service personnel and their families as they move from legacy benefits to Universal Credit.

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.  

A thorough and comprehensive piece of research, commissioned by FiMT, to examine the longer-term employment outcomes for ex-Service personnel. The research will explore how a person’s time in service, and the support received during transition, impacts on their longer-term employment outcomes.

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).