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A fund that helps a wide range of projects to support veterans is now open for applications.

The Scottish Veterans Fund will support ex-service personnel and charities for projects that provide advice, help and support to the thousands of veterans leaving the armed forces, ranging from employability and housing support to befriending and wellbeing projects.

A total of £600,000 is available over the next three years with a £240,000 contribution from Standard Life to support veterans employment and £360,000 from the Scottish Government.

The fund will continue to help one-year projects, but for the first time applicants will now also be able to bid for two or three year funding to enable more strategic projects to come forward.

Colonel Martin Gibson, executive chairman of Veterans Scotland, said: “I anticipate many service leavers finding meaningful and worthwhile employment as a result of the short to medium term initiatives that will come about as a result of this funding.

“In turn, they will bring their considerable skills and attributes into the work place in Scotland. We are grateful to the Scottish Government and to Standard Life for their generous contribution.”

Scottish Veterans Fund open to applications from ex-service personnel

26 November 2016