The Veterans’ Foundation, one of the UK’s fastest-growing military charities, is launching a new Major Grants Programme on 2 March 2026, offering grants of £200,000–£500,000 for collaborative, partnership-led projects that test new approaches, generate insight, or explore solutions to complex challenges facing veterans and their families.
Launched in its 10th anniversary year, the programme builds on a decade of impact by increasing investment in organisations delivering real support to serving personnel, veterans and their families across the UK. Grants will be available for projects running from 12–24 months, supporting work such as:
- Testing or piloting new approaches
- Action learning or feasibility projects
- Impact research
- Cross-sector partnership working
The opportunity is for partnerships involving two or more organisations, with a registered charity or CIC (Ltd by Guarantee) as the lead partner. Every project is supported by an independent learning partner to act as a “critical friend”, and learning is expected to be shared and published, helping shape future responses across the sector.
The grants will support organisations working across the Foundation’s five key themes, including: Community & Relationships, Employment Skills & Education, Health & Wellbeing, Housing& Homelessness and
Tackling Disadvantage.
Over the past decade the Veterans’ Foundation, has awarded more than £32 million in grants to over 550 charities, funding more than 1,100 initiatives delivered by trusted organisations rooted in their communities. This new programme invests at greater scale in work that delivers measurable and lasting impact.
Stewart Macgregor, Head of Grants at the Veterans’ Foundation, said: “In our 10th year, we are building on a decade of impact by increasing our investment in organisations delivering real support to the Armed Forces community. Our Major Grants Programme is about funding partnerships to learn, not just deliver, and using that learning to improve outcomes for serving personnel, veterans and their families.
“The programme will enable charitable organisations to test ideas, learn together, and shape better long-term support. We welcome applications from those already supporting veterans and their families, partnerships ready to explore new approaches, and groups with the ambition to influence wider practice, policy or system change.”
Expressions of Interest open on Monday 2 March 2026 and close on Monday 20 April 2026. Full guidance and key dates for applying for a Major Grant can be found at: www.veteransfoundation.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant.
The Veterans’ Foundation is holding a Major Grants Pre-application Q&A Webinar on Tuesday 3 March 2026 for organisations interested in applying, and who have questions about the application process or guidance. To register, email: grants@veteransfoundation.org.uk.