Date: Friday September 18, 2020 at 8:23am
New fund to improve life on base for our
serving personnel and serving families
Grants of up to £20,000 are available for Armed Forces
bases and stations for projects that will develop better spaces for recreation,
leisure or for our serving personnel to relax in while off duty, through the
launch of the NAAFI Fund.
The NAAFI Fund, launched today, will fund projects that
enhance welfare and improve quality of life for serving personnel and serving families
living on or near Armed Forces bases or stations.
In the first year of the NAAFI Fund, applications are encouraged for projects
or activities that help to bring people together on military establishments and
help reduce boredom or isolation
Funding projects that improve life on base
This year, Armed Forces bases and stations can apply for a
grant of between £5,000 and £20,000. Grants can be used to refurbish spaces,
purchase equipment or run projects of up to a year.
Steve Marshall, Managing Director of NAAFI, said:
“We know that 2020
has been a difficult year, with our Armed Forces working hard. We’re delighted
to be open for funding. You could use a grant from the NAAFI Fund to make a recreational
space more comfortable, or to create an area with pool tables or games consoles.
We are really looking forward to hearing your ideas about what would improve
your life on base
Melloney Poole, Chief Executive of The Armed Forces
Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) said
“We are delighted to be working with NAAFI to
deliver the NAAFI Fund and we look forward to supporting good projects that
make a difference to serving personnel and serving families living on or near
Armed Forces bases.”
Applications are open
Armed Forces bases and stations have until the 23 November
2020 to apply for this round. You will first need to submit a short summary of
50 words or less, to be received by NAAFI in October 2020. More information is
available in the programme guidance.
Find out
more
Full
programme details, guidance and resources are available via the Trust’s website,
www.covenantfund.org.uk
