Grants are available to local councils, organisations, schools, ex-service organisations and individuals for Armed Forces Day events across the UK.

Application can be made for up to £10,000 of funding. The funding is provided by the Ministry of Defence and is to help with the cost of events such as tea parties, parades, big band concerts, civil war military re-enactment and live and static demonstrations. The events must be held on or in the weeks around Armed Forces Day, 25 June 2022.

The funding could be used, for example, to cover road closures, decorations, flags and banners, newspaper and radio advertisements, security, first aid arrangements or PA and communications systems.

The grants can cover up to half the total cost of the event.

The closing date for applications is the 1 March 2022.

For more details, visit the Armed Forces Day website.