Funding to Refurbish Rental Accommodation for UK Veterans

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is delivering the Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund Refurbishment Grants Programme on behalf of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs. This is the second year of the grants programme.

The Trust will award grants of up to £75,000 (though most will be under £40,000) for projects that assist in the refurbishment or extension of rental accommodation that will offer high quality support for veterans with a housing need.

The funding is for projects that will:

Enable refurbishments of existing affordable homes for rent to veterans.
Enable refurbishments of sites that increase the availability of veteran housing.
Ensure properties meet decent homes and energy efficiency standards.

Applicants need to show how a refurbishment grant would meet the wider aims of the Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund, with a particular focus on the refurbishment of:

Transitional/homeless accommodation.
Care homes.
Supported/sheltered accommodation housing.
Social housing.

The grant can be used to pay for most things needed for the project.

Priority will be given to projects for:

Single Veterans
Veterans and their families, including veterans who have shared custody arrangements for their children
Veterans with disabilities
Homeless Veterans
Female Veterans
LGBT Veterans
Veterans leaving prison.

Applications will be accepted from:

UK registered charities that can show experience of supporting veterans. The charity must have been registered with the relevant regulator for at least three years at the time of application and be able to provide published accounts for all three years.
Registered social housing providers that can show they support veterans.

There will be two funding rounds in the 2024/25 financial year.

The first deadline for applications is midday on 19 June 2024 for decisions by the end of September 2024.

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