Applying to the Covenant Fund

Thank you for your interest in the Covenant Fund. The funding priorities for April 2016 to March 2017 have now been agreed and are detailed below:

Priority 1: Veterans’ Gateway
Priority 2: Families in stress
Priority 3: Improving local covenant delivery (for local authorities)
Priority 4: Community integration / delivery of local services

Priorities 1, 2 and 4 are now open for applications. Priority 3 will open in late July 2016.

This year there are different eligibility rules and timescales for each of the priorities. These are listed below. It is important to read and understand these as we will not assess applications which are ineligible to apply to a particular priority.

Veterans’ Gateway

If you wish to apply for funding Priority 1, you can find the form and guidance on the guidance page.

Families in stress

If you wish to apply under Priority 2, please visit our Families in stress expression of interest form. You can find the application guidance on the guidance page.

Improving local covenant delivery

We will open for applications under Priority 3 in late July 2016.

Community integration / delivery of local services

If you wish to apply under Priority 4, please visit our Small grant application form. You can find the application guidance on the guidance page.

To access guidance and forms follow the link;

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covenant-fund