Decision details

To request approval for the submission of an application to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust of up to £300,000 for a three-year portfolio of projects and research to support military families facing service-related separation.

Approval has been given to commence the grant application to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.
Decision made in consultation with Assistant Director-Resources and Executive Member for Health and Adult Services.

In summer 2025, North Yorkshire Council successfully submitted an Expression of Interest to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust for their ‘Apart, not alone’ Local Impact grant. The aim of the grant is to provide support for serving families facing challenges caused by service-related separation. The Council have now been invited to submit a full application. This is for a 3-year, £300,000 programme of work, in partnership with North Yorkshire Sport. The programme comprises:
• Activities to build and strengthen community connections
• Emotional wellbeing training to better equip people to deliver peer support in their community
• Nature-based/sports activities for returning service-people and their families that will be used to support reintegration
• Development of a suite of resources specifically for young people in military families informed by insights of young people in military families in North Yorkshire
• Action research to develop understanding of how to support military families facing separation
A decision will be made by the funders in Spring 2026, with an anticipated start date of Summer 2026.

HDRC North Yorkshire has identified this funding call as an excellent opportunity to bring resources into the council to support its objectives. There are currently no other funding calls open which would support the delivery of the proposed programme of work.