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Funding & impact
Why we fund, what we fund, and the impact it creates
Why funding is needed
Military life places unique pressures on serving personnel and their families. Our funding helps address these challenges by improving quality of life for those who serve, and the families who support them.
Our funding themes
We focus our funding on improving health and wellbeing, strengthening family, welfare and community support, and widening access to education, training, employment and skills. Together, these priorities guide how we target our grants.
Our impact
Our grants support practical, well-designed projects that deliver real benefit across the Army community. From improved facilities and specialist support to opportunities that widen access and participation, our funding contributes to stronger, more resilient service life.
About the Army Central Fund
We support the wellbeing of serving Army personnel and their immediate families, Regular and Reserve, wherever they are based, through carefully targeted grantmaking.
Featured projects
Projects we’ve supported and the impact they create
Creating a central welfare hub at the Army Training Centre, Pirbright
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Supporting confidence and resilience through the Warrior Programme
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Supporting children and young people through Out of School Adventures
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Creating space to switch off at Athlone Barracks, Sennelager
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News
Keep up to date with the latest news from the Army Central Fund
24th July 2026
Army Central Fund awards £4.5 million to transform sporting facilities at Catterick Garrison
The Army Central Fund has committed £4.5 million towards a landmark £12.3 million programme to transform sporting facilities at Catterick Garrison, helping to create modern spaces that will encourage participation in sport and strengthen community wellbeing for serving personnel and Army families in the North of England.
11th June 2026
Army Central Fund launches redesigned website highlighting its funding and impact
The Army Central Fund (ACF) has launched a new website that better reflects its role as an independent grantmaking charity supporting the wellbeing of serving Army personnel and their families.
1st May 2026
Museum gains support for welfare facilities from the Army Central Fund | Royal Artillery Museum
We are delighted to share that the Royal Artillery Museum has received a conditional grant award of £1,500,000 from the Army Central Fund to support welfare-focused facilities within our Guns on the Plain project.
“The Army Central Fund’s support is vital to sustaining and developing sport across the Army. It enables us to deliver opportunities at every level, strengthening fitness, teamwork and resilience, and making a real contribution to morale and retention.”