Projects we have funded

Sponsorship of the 2021 Working Together Award, an award to honour a person or a group of people, team or organisation that has demonstrated an enduring commitment to a collaborative approach, engaging with others to support the sector within the wider armed forces community.

A 2-year research project that will conduct an in-depth analysis of demographic data and lived experience of transition relating specifically to service leavers in Scotland.

The continuation of Informing Scotland, a project which engages with decision makers in statutory and third sector organisations across Scotland, informing them about the Armed Forces Covenant, ex-Service community and those in transition.

A grant awarded to the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund on behalf of the Casework Steering Group to support the first phase of the Cobseo Casework Steering Group ‘Casework Transformation Project’.

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.

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.

The Contact Group is the collaboration of third sector, statutory providers and support organisations which deliver mental health support to the UK Armed Forces community. Contact members work to ensure that the Armed Forces community is provided with the best possible mental health advice and support, and that treatment pathways are as good as they can be. The award will fund a project officer and help with travel costs for the Group. This will enable Contact to continue to develop a substantial programme of work to help it achieve its aims of increasing the capacity of mental health services, developing best practice guidelines, supporting the planning of future services and understanding the needs of veterans.