Under this programme the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust will award grants of between £5,000 and £80,000 on behalf of the MOD’s Armed Forces Families Fund Early Years Programme, towards projects lasting up to two years, which help enhance early childhood education and childcare settings to meet specific needs of young children from Armed Forces families.
Applications are invited from:
Early childhood education and childcare providers which operate either on Defence Estate (armed forces base, station unit or within the Patch) OR within 5 miles of where Armed forces families live or work.
Local Authorities which wish to supply training to early childhood education and childcare providers who operate either on Defence Estate (armed forces base, station unit or within the Patch) OR within 5 miles of where Armed forces families live or work.
An organisation which provides Childminder training for those working with Service Children near or on Defence Estate.
There is more detailed information about eligibility in the programme guidelines available at the link below. This is a complex programme, and it is important that you read the programme guidance carefully before you apply.
For more details, including deadlines and how to apply, please click on the image below:
