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The Forces in Mind Trust

The Trust provides grants to UK not-for-profit organisations to support ex-Service personnel and their families transition to civilian life in UK. Grants are awarded in the general categories of Health, Housing, Employment, Finance, Relationships and Criminal Justice.

Who can apply: UK not-for-profit organisations, including small voluntary groups, registered charities and educational institutions such as universities.

Key words: Ex-Service Personnel and the Families, Armed Forces Veterans, Relief of Poverty, Mental Health, Physical Health, Criminal Justice, Employment.

The objectives of the Forces in Mind Trust are:

  • The prevention and relief of poverty, the protection of mental and physical health and the relief of sickness and need amongst serving and former serving members of the Armed Forces by means of the provision of mentoring, services, facilities and equipment to support their treatment, rehabilitation, resettlement, education, training and employment and thereby support their transition to civilian life, and
  • The protection of the mental and physical health and the relief of poverty of the families and dependants of serving and former serving members of the Armed Forces.
    UK not-for-profit organisations that are working to benefit ex-Service personnel and their families may apply for a grant.

Grants tend to be discretionary and awarded on a case-by-case basis – there is no minimum or maximum awards levels.

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