Forces in Mind Trust grants
Forces in Mind Trust funds organisations working to support serving and former serving members of the UK Armed Forces and their families, and does not fund individuals.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Forces in Mind Trust funds organisations working with serving and former serving members of the UK Armed Forces, and their families and dependants. It does not make grants to individuals, including individuals carrying out research such as PhD students. It welcomes applications from a range of organisations, from small not-for-profit groups and charities to larger institutions such as universities. There is more than one route in: it responds to unsolicited applications, issues its own calls for work, and directly commissions research. Its objects cover the prevention and relief of poverty, the protection of mental and physical health, and the relief of sickness and need among Armed Forces personnel. It pursues those through mentoring, services, facilities and equipment that support treatment, rehabilitation, resettlement, education, training and employment. The aim is to support transition to civilian life. It will not fund work that is primarily the responsibility of central or local government and statutory providers, or work that directly replaces statutory funding.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records purposes including armed forces and emergency service efficiency, disability, the advancement of health or saving of lives, and the prevention or relief of poverty. Its objects tie all of these to the Armed Forces community.
Who and where
The register records that it operates throughout England and Wales and benefits other defined groups. Its own guidance says work must have a direct benefit in the UK and must benefit Service men, women, veterans and their families.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Forces in Mind Trust says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
Who they say they'll fund
“We welcome applications from various organizations from small not-for-profit groups and charities to larger institutions such as universities”
Source: fim-trust.org — Check your eligibility - Forces in Mind Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“Service delivery unless it is required as part of a broader project where the primary purpose of the project is to support one or more of our four change mechanisms”
Source: fim-trust.org — Check your eligibility - Forces in Mind Trust →
“Grants to individuals - this is a primary role of existing Services charities and benevolent funds. This includes grants to individuals carrying out research e.g. PhD students”
Source: fim-trust.org — Check your eligibility - Forces in Mind Trust →
“Work that is primarily the responsibility of central or local government and statutory providers such as local authorities and Primary Care Trusts, or projects which directly replace statutory funding”
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“Work that does not benefit Service men, women, veterans and their families”
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“Work that does not have a direct benefit in the UK, but this does not preclude the support for foreign and commonwealth groups that have served in the UK Armed Forces”
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How they say to apply
“We have a robust and insightful awarding infrastructure and we respond to unsolicited applications for grant awards, issue our own calls for work, and directly commission research”
Source: fim-trust.org — Apply - Forces in Mind Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
5 the objects are: 1 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…
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Forces in Mind Trust give?
It does not publish a grant range, and there is no typical or median award figure available for this funder. In its most recent published accounts it made £756,051 of grants to organisations and nothing to individuals.
What does Forces in Mind Trust fund?
Its objects cover the prevention and relief of poverty, the protection of mental and physical health, and the relief of sickness and need among serving and former serving members of the Armed Forces. It pursues those through mentoring, services, facilities and equipment that support treatment, rehabilitation, resettlement, education, training and employment, and so support transition to civilian life. It also covers the health and relief of poverty of their families and dependants. Its Charity Commission entry records purposes including armed forces and emergency service efficiency, disability, the advancement of health or saving of lives, and the prevention or relief of poverty.
Who can apply?
It welcomes applications from various organisations, from small not-for-profit groups and charities to larger institutions such as universities. Your work must benefit Service men, women, veterans and their families.
What will it not fund?
It does not fund grants to individuals, including individuals carrying out research such as PhD students, which it says is a primary role of existing Services charities and benevolent funds. It does not fund work that is primarily the responsibility of central or local government and statutory providers, or that directly replaces statutory funding. It does not fund work without a direct benefit in the UK, though this does not preclude support for foreign and commonwealth groups that have served in the UK Armed Forces. It does not fund service delivery, unless it is required as part of a broader project whose primary purpose is to support the trust's stated change mechanisms. Work that does not benefit Service men, women, veterans and their families is out.
How do I apply?
It responds to unsolicited applications for grant awards, issues its own calls for work, and directly commissions research. It publishes an eligibility check on its website that is worth working through before you write anything. Check the funder's own website (www.fim-trust.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1145688) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Forces in Mind Trust.