The External Grants programme accepts applications from organisations running, or planning, charitable activities in support of the Armed Forces community. It is intended to fund specialised projects or services for serving and/or ex-Service personnel and/or their families that are not already being provided by The Royal British Legion (the Legion) and that are in line with their programme’s Funding Priorities. 
Funding Priorities
• Employment and Training
• Support for Families
• Supporting the Elderly
• Homelessness and Outreach
You must be a charitable organisation operating for at least two years and you must share their aims and objectives and be able to:
• demonstrate that the money we give you will directly benefit serving and/or exService personnel and/or their families;
• demonstrate that you have attempted to secure funding from other sources (whether you were successful or not);
• demonstrate that your charitable organisation is run efficiently;
• provide evidence to show that there is demand for the project or service and how your project fits with our aims and objectives;
• describe the impact (project outcomes) your project will achieve for serving and/or ex-Service personnel and/or their families, providing evidence where you can
The first stage requires a short expression of interest from the applying organisation via submission of a completed Stage One Application Form. Stage One applications will typically be considered within one month of the submission deadline. Successful applicants will be notified and invited to Stage Two.
For further information and to apply, visit: www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-support/external-grants/, or contact 0203 207 2138, or email: [email protected]
Deadline: Friday 11 November 2016