Covenant fund small grants awards 2015 to 2016
Small grants are those up to £20,000, and are primarily given for community integration projects. Decisions on both small and large grants are made by a national panel based on the recommendations of regional panels.
Click on the links below to view the small grants in your region:
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Overseas
Multi region
London region
North East
North West
South East
South West
West Midlands
Northern Ireland
Organisation Name
|
Project Name
|
Award
|
Activity
|
| Ballymacanallen Community Association |
Mrs Sergeant’s Boys |
£4,715 |
WW1 events |
| Ballymena Sea Cadets |
Ballymena Sea Cadets Kayaking in Partnership with AAVSNI |
£10,1000 |
Kayaks |
| The Army Sailing Association, Northern Ireland |
ASA NI Inshore Fleet Replacement |
£20,000 |
Dingy replacements |
| Newtownards Sea Cadets |
Newtownards Sea Cadets Boating |
£19,306 |
Cadets boats |
| Army Welfare Service Northern Ireland (AWS NI) |
HEROS Programme (Hockey Education Reaching Out) |
£19,612 |
Hockey support |
| 310 (Irish) Bde |
Horse-assisted coaching for empowerment, leadership… |
£20,000 |
Horse based coaching |
Scotland
Organisation Name
|
Project Name
|
Award
|
Activity
|
| Highland Hall RBLS Nairn Branch |
Legion Hall Solar |
£7,200 |
Refurbishment |
| Kinloch Historical Society |
Our Military Connection – An Island Legacy |
£11,700 |
Exhibition |
| Helensburgh Sea Cadets (Ts Neptune) |
Helensburgh Sea Cadets replacement minibus |
£15,000 |
Minibus |
| Orkney Sea Cadets |
Minibus and Garage for Orkney’s Junior Uniformed Groups |
£15,000 |
Minibus |
| Rosie Kay Dance Company Ltd |
5 Soldiers- The Body is The Frontline Scottish Tour and Community Engagement Programme |
£110,000 |
Theatre production |
| Macrobert Arts Centre Limited |
A season of ‘5 Soldiers: The body is the frontline |
£19,917 |
Theatre production |
| Sacro |
The Veteran’s Mentoring Service |
£20,000 |
Veterans mentoring |
| TS Mountbatten Sea Cadets Unit No 17 – Ayr |
Ayr Sea Cadets – Get Rowing 2016 |
£20,000 |
Boats |
| Rhu & Shandon Community Centre |
New Gas Central Heating System for Rhu & Shandon Community Centre |
£20,000 |
Refurbishment |
| Royal British Legion Scotland Grangemouth Branch |
Legion Scotland Grangemouth Branch-Preparing For The Future |
£20,000 |
Refurbishment |
| Salvation Army |
New Future project |
£20,000 |
Veterans mentoring |
| St John and Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) |
Defence Medical Welfare Service – Highland & Grampian Welfare Support |
£20,000 |
Welfare support |
| Housing Options Scotland |
Military Matters – Housing Advice for Armed Forces Families |
£20,000 |
Housing advice |
| Citizens Advice Bureau West Lothian |
First Contact |
£2,160 |
Outreach support |
| B.A.S.I.C (SCIO) |
B.A.S.I.C and Cornerhouse Crèche |
£5,900 |
Refusbishment of crèche |
| The First Base Agency |
The Carnsalloch Veterans Garden Project |
£7,500 |
Gardening project |
| 39 Engineer Regiment |
Cumming Hall |
£11,593 |
Furniture |
| Combat Stress (Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society) |
Tools for Life |
£11,901 |
Mental health support |
| Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust |
Hunters Tryst Woodland renewal |
£110,200 |
Woodland renewal |
| Motherwell & Wishaw Citizens Advice Bureau |
Veterans Employability & Transition Support |
£19,040 |
Employment support |
| The Royal Caledonian Education Trust |
Forces Kids Live |
£19,4100 |
Drama Programme |
| Project 101 Youth and Community Enterprise Ltd |
Integra101 |
£19,6100 |
Out Reach |
| Scottish Association for Mental Health |
SAMH Veterans families employment support |
£19,6101 |
Employment support |
| Women’s Enterprise Scotland |
Business ideas / startup education for spouses |
£19,1095 |
Spousal support |
| St John and Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) |
Defence Medical Welfare Service – Lothian Welfare.. |
£20,000 |
Welfare support |
| The Tower Digital Arts Centre |
Faslane Cinema Audio Upgrade |
£20,000 |
Cinema audio upgrade |
| Eastriggs and Gretna Heritage Group |
A Permanent Record of Their Service |
£20,000 |
Archives of memories |
| St. Mark’s R.C. Primary School |
Expanding Outdoor Learning opportunities |
£19,200 |
Outdoor learning |
| Dementia Service Development Trust (DSDT) |
Helpful hints for veterans with dementia |
£20,000 |
Dementia support |
Wales
Organisation Name
|
Project Name
|
Award
|
Activity
|
| Llangwm Community Centre |
WW1 – A Village at War |
£9,659 |
WW1 Exhibition |
| Time Banking Wales |
The Adventures of Mrs RFA Orangeleaf and Friends |
£15,950 |
Educational |
| The Friends of The Royal Welsh Regimental Museum, Brecon |
Never Forget Your Welsh Heroes |
£110,951 |
Exhibition |
| Gwynedd County Council |
Strengthening Access to Support Services |
£10,300 |
Support services |
| Amgueddfa Cymru National Museum Wales |
Take a Seat |
£16,350 |
Veterans making benches |
| Mount Street Infant and Nursery School |
Mount Street Infants Community Garden |
£17,500 |
Educational |
| West Wales Action for Mental Health |
Veterans Lead Mental Health Development Worker |
£20,000 |
Mental health support |
Overseas
Organisation Name
|
Project Name
|
Award
|
Activity
|
| Defence Section, British Embassy, Doha, Qatar |
Defence Section, British Embassy, Doha, Qatar |
£5,000 |
3 events |
| European Joint Support Unit |
SHAPE UK Armed Forces Community Facilities |
£20,000 |
Refurbishment |
Multi region
Organisation Name
|
Project Name
|
Award
|
Activity
|
| Reading Force |
Reading Force Little Ones – Shared reading activity pack for parents |
£13,025 |
Mental health support |
| Directorate of Personnel Services (Army), |
Mental Health First Aid Funding for Army Personnel and families |
£12,1000 |
Mental health support |
| Support Our Forces (ta Forces in the Community) |
Safety Catch |
£110,900 |
Tickets |
| Tickets For Troops |
Tickets For Troops – Reaching out to the regions |
£20,000 |
Training courses |
| Felix Fund – the bomb disposal charity |
Dashboard Courses |
£20,000 |
Mental health support |
England – East region
Organisation Name
|
Project Name
|
Award
|
Activity
|
| Worksop Sea Cadets |
Upgrade of Unit Staff and Male Cadet Facilities |
£10,000 |
Refurbishment |
| The Bridge for Heroes |
Military Experience Day and Education Centre (MEDEC), Outreach project |
£16,000 |
Outreach services |
| Rosmini Centre Wisbech |
Community – New friends, new places & new challenges. |
£19,630 |
Outreach services |
| Hartsbourne Primary School |
The Decorated Duck (Pastoral Support Centre) |
£19,659 |
Refurbishment |
| Goodwill Solutions (Community Interest Company) |
ESTABLISH – A “wrap-around employability based support” project |
£20,000 |
Employment support services |
| Business in the Community |
VETS East |
£9,500 |
Business start up |
| 7 Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East |
Toton Tigers U14 Tour 2016 |
£1,525 |
School tour |
| Bassetlaw District Council |
Wings over Worksop |
£2,200 |
Event |
| 7 Inf Bde and HQ East Personnel Recovery Unit |
The ForcesBikeShed |
£5,700 |
Motorcycle Refurbishment |
| After Armed Conflict CIC |
Community in uniform |
£19,390 |
Outreach services |
| Digby War Memorial Hall Management Committee |
Digby War Memorial Hall Refurbishment Project |
£20,000 |
Refurbishment |
| 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment & Sutton Heath Parish |
Rock Barracks Skate Park |
£20,000 |
Skate park |
| Lincolnshire County Council |
Lincolnshire Memories and Memorials |
£20,000 |
WW1 memorial |
| The Matthew Project |
Outside the Wire |
£15,743 |
Reducing reoffending |
London region
| Reading Force |
Reading Force resource for welfare and pastoral support |
£12,575 |
Welfare support |
| Ealing Cycling Campaign |
Re-Cycle your way |
£15,350 |
Cycling training |
| Islington Music Forum Ltd. |
Key Changes Veterans Music Club |
£110,550 |
Music for veterans |
| Stoll – formerly Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation |
Stoll in the Community |
£19,600 |
Outreach services |
| Skills & Care CIC |
Together We Grow |
£20,000 |
Gurkka support |
| Croydon Commitment Ltd |
Armed Forces Community Lunch |
£3,000 |
Lunch clubs |
| HMS President |
Tower Hamlets Community Engagement Project |
£10,960 |
Sailing for young people |
| Shared Enterprise CIC |
Kingston Shared Enterprise Club |
£19,475 |
Enterprise Development |
| Faith Matters Community Interest Company |
Informing, Engaging and Supporting Joint Futures |
£19,690 |
Pastoral engagement |
| Westminster Archives |
Not Forgotten |
£19,905 |
Exhibition |
| The Royal Tank Regiment |
RTR Military Ethos Rugby Project |
£20,000 |
Rugby |
| The Heritage of London Trust Operations Ltd |
St George’s, Woolwich: transition |
£20,000 |
Community Outreach |
North East
Organisation Name
|
Project Name
|
Award
|
Activity
|
| North Yorkshire County Council Carnagill & Wavell Children’s Centre |
Ride Safe Family Activities |
£6,570 |
Family cycling days |
| Topcliffe & Asenby Village Hall |
Topcliffe & Asenby Village Hall Improvements Project |
£10,100 |
Refurbishment |
| St Cuthbert’s Community Hall, Colburn |
St Cuthberts Community Hall |
£20,000 |
Refurbishment |
| FirstLight Trust |
Scarborough Service Coordinator |
£20,000 |
Outreach cordinator |
| Giroscope Limited |
Foundations for transition |
£11,750 |
Reducing reoffending |
| Army welfare service, community support. |
Building links |
£12,762 |
Outdoor Activities |
| Hull and East Riding Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd |
East Riding Armed Forces Money Advice Project (East Riding AFMAP) |
£19,995 |
Debt counselling services |
| South Tyneside Council |
Ex-Service Personnel and Reservists Employment Project |
£20,000 |
Employment support |
| Clervaux Trust |
Clervaux and Catterick Young Families Community Covenant Project |
£20,000 |
Horticulture Programme |
| AF&V Launchpad Ltd |
Minibus for Launchpad (Newcastle) |
£20,000 |
Minibus |
| Northumbria Calvert Trust |
Inspiring Breaks |
£20,000 |
Reducing reoffending |
North West
Organisation Name
|
Project Name
|
Award
|
Activity
|
| The Regimental Charity of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (King’s, Lancashire and Border) |
The Lions of England: Commemorating the past; celebrating the future! |
£12,000 |
Event on 01 July 2016 |
| Chorley Council |
From the Somme to Some Other Lands |
£17,000 |
WW! Workshops |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |
Creative Tameside |
£17,770 |
Events at Manchester Day Parade |
| Veterans in Communities |
Open All Hours |
£19,10105 |
Drop in centre |
| Wigan Athletic FC Community Trust |
Football 4 Forces |
£19,970 |
Football |
| Cumbria CVS |
Cumbria AFC Opps Network |
£4,770 |
Outreach support |
| Kirkham Town Council |
Kirkham Community Covenant |
£12,700 |
Art Installation |
| Warrington Borough Council |
Cheshire Armed Forces Network |
£14,700 |
Training of front-line staff |
| Dig In North West CIC |
Bug Out |
£17,000 |
Veterans community development |
| Helena Partnerships |
The Driving Forces Project |
£19,4010 |
Employment prospects for veterans |
| FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) |
Veterans in Practice: Prison Programme |
£19,750 |
Reuducing reoffending |
| Rochdale Hornets Sporting Foundation |
Greater Manchester Wheelchair Rugby Project |
£19,1031 |
Rugby |
| Wigan Leisure + Culture Trust |
Greater Manchester Wheelchair Rugby Project |
£19,1054 |
Rugby |
| Liverpool Arabic Centre |
Aden Narratives: Ex-servicemen Sharing Stories… |
£20,000 |
Veterans support network |
| Manchester City Council |
Manchester Veteran Village Community Alleyway … |
£20,000 |
Alleyway improvements |
| S.A.M.S.Support And Management Solutions CIC |
St Helens Armed Forces Community Breakfast Club |
£20,000 |
Breakfast clubs |
South East
Organisation Name
|
Project Name
|
Award
|
Activity
|
| Royal Air Force MT |
RAF Benson 2015/16 Road Safety Campaign |
£2,926 |
Road safety campaign |
| Court Lane Infant School |
Real Heroes are all around us |
£3,300 |
Event tbc spring 2016 |
| Talavera Junior School |
Our Communit Readers |
£5,000 |
Educational |
| The Inspiration Federation |
Breaking Barriers Project |
£14,272 |
Viisits to schools |
| WSX Enterprise Limited |
St Anne’s House – Military/Community Integration for New Entrepreneurs |
£17,031 |
Business start up support |
| Brookwood and Pirbright Children’s Centre |
Extended Early Intervention and support for Service and Civilian families with 0-5 years olds |
£17,515 |
Support services |
| The Surrey Care Trust |
Learning Together |
£19,1005 |
Courses for military wives |
| The House at Pooh Corner |
Snug Outdoor Play |
£19,10106 |
Outdoor play facilities |
| Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner |
Vulnerable Veterans – Halting the Revolving Door |
£20,000 |
Triage and mentoring supprt |
| Blackdown preschool |
IT resources and educational play project |
£1,462 |
Educational |
| Buckinghamshire Mind |
Armed Forces MHFA – Buckinghamshire |
£3,237 |
Mental health support |
| Shorncliffe Station Nursery School |
Excellence in community and family engagement … |
£12,350 |
Educational |
| Motiv10 South Ltd |
Bike Maintenance Club |
£12,903 |
Bike Maintnnance |
| Reading Ex-British Gurkhas |
REBGA Gurkha Community Support Worker |
£14,560 |
Gurkka support |
| The Trench Experience |
Trench Experience Community Integration Project |
£17,600 |
WW1 Exhibition |
| Gravesham Borough Council |
Basecamp KENT |
£17,7100 |
Support Services |
| Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum Ltd. (SMEF) |
Gurkha Veteran’s Integration Drive |
£19,724 |
Gurkka support |
| Rushmoor Healthy Living (RHL) |
We are Gurkhas! |
£19,1060 |
Gurkka support |
| Community Impact Bucks |
Connecting the Community through volunteering |
£19,1072 |
Outreach support |
| Crofton Hammond Infant School |
Crofton Community Cabin |
£19,920 |
Educational |
| The Lampard Centre |
Play centre |
£20,000 |
Refurbishment |
| Family Friends in Windsor and Maidenhead |
Family Champions Launch Project |
£15,152 |
Event |
| Hampshire Cultural Trust |
Gurkha Connections |
£20,000 |
Gurkka support |
South West
Organisation Name
|
Project Name
|
Award
|
Activity
|
| The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum |
A digital future – engaging with communities. |
£9,1073 |
Exhibition |
| Devon County Council |
Devon Armed Forces Community Service Directory |
£12,700 |
Online service directory |
| Wiltshire South County Guide Association |
Enhanced facilities for Girlguiding at Berwick St James Guide HQ Activity Centre – Increased capacity |
£15,000 |
Refurbishment |
| Marlborough Brandt Group |
Commonwealth Club |
£19,1006 |
After school clubs |
| In The Same Boat C.I.C. |
Forward Together |
£20,000 |
Opportunities to exercise |
| Exmouth Unit 395 Sea Cadet Corps |
Hew building and extended community use |
£20,000 |
Refurbishment |
| 29 Regt RLC |
29 RLC Whole Life Development – Trim Trails |
£4,500 |
Adult Fitness Assault Course |
| RAF St Mawgan |
Kernow Family Force |
£13,950 |
Event |
| HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, Imjin Music Festival |
Imjin Music Festival |
£15,000 |
Event |
| Torbay Council |
Torbay Mental Health First Aid Training |
£15,632 |
Mental health support |
| The Wellington College Academy Trust |
The LAT (Ludgershall and Tidworth) Festival. |
£17,2510 |
Event |
| Cornwall Museums Partnership |
Joining Forces |
£17,299 |
Exhibition |
| West of England Rural Network |
Rural Hidden Heroes |
£110,600 |
Outreach support |
| Combat Surfers (Trading as: Surf Action) |
Surf Action Armed Forces |
£20,000 |
Supporting children’s mental health |
| Devon Armed Services Community Support Hub |
Hub Transition 2016 |
£20,000 |
Employment support |
| Plymouth Community Healthcare CIC |
Mental Health First Aid (Armed Forces)-Workplace Support for Veterans |
£20,000 |
Mental health support |
West Midlands
Organisation Name
|
Project Name
|
Award
|
Activity
|
| Shrewsbury Town in the Community |
Military Community Soccer Schools |
£4,4210 |
Football |
| 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment |
Tern Hill Astro Observatory |
£7,295 |
Observatory |
| MediaActive Projects C.I.C. |
Community Unity |
£110,023 |
Youth engagement and media skills |
| Make Some Noise West Midlands (Limited) |
Connect Create |
£110,290 |
Youh engagement through music |
| HMM Arts Ltd. |
Diverse Sounds |
£19,435 |
Music production |
| 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment |
Tern Hill Dance Studio |
£2,1066 |
Building |
| Wave-length Social Marketing CIC |
Consider, Plan and Act Upon |
£7,117 |
Support in to self-employment |
| Construction Industry Trust for Youth |
Helmets-to-Hard-Hats |
£13,930 |
Access training & employment |
| The International School |
Liberating the Roma: Birmingham to Bergen-Belsen |
£110,1000 |
Cycle ride |
| Shropshire Council |
Armed For Coaching |
£19,560 |
Sports Coaching |
| The Staffordshire Regiment Museum Trust |
Mission: Adventure |
£20,000 |
Exhibition |
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