Armed Forces Families Fund: Early Years Programme

The Armed Forces Families Fund: Early Years Programme, delivered on behalf of the MOD, is offering grants of between £5,000 and £80,000 for projects that enhance early childhood education and childcare settings for young children from armed forces families.

Who Can Benefit

Projects must clearly benefit armed forces families with a child under the age of 5 by enhancing their access to high-quality childcare and must contribute towards at least one of the following outcomes:

• Increased capacity at the setting to allow more service children to attend.
• Improved learning environments for service children.
• Provision of appropriate training and development to staff to support service children.
• Establishment of collaborative networks and shared resources through clusters to address the needs of service children.

Application Details

Deadline: 12pm on Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Decisions will be communicated before the end of December 2025.

Further Information

For full eligibility criteria, guidance, and resources, please visit the official programme page: Armed Forces Families Fund: Early Years Programme 2025/26 – Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust