GRANTS

All applications for QA Association grants are considered by the Board of Trustees in accordance with the ‘objects’ of the Charity.  Help is provided with funding for a wide variety of activities to assist in the provision of social gatherings to promote comradeship, fostering esprit de Corps and events and activities that preserve Corps and Army traditions.

In addition to ad hoc grants the Association gives an annual grant to the Royal Army Medical Service (RAMS) Sports Union, and the RAMS Engagement Team (Recruiting). These are reviewed and agreed annually by the Board of Trustees.

 

ELIGIBILITY

Grants are only available for the benefit of Association members.  Applications are accepted from individuals and groups, serving and retired, units and Association branches. Applicants must have normally held Association membership for at least 6 months.

Applications from teams or individuals for a grant towards a sport that has already received a grant through the RAMS SU will not normally be considered by the Association.

PROCESS

All applications for grants should be submitted as follows:

Serving members to RAMS Assistant Regimental Secretary  - GAPPED - please forward to QARANC General Secretary 
Branch (retired) members to Association General Secretary generalsecretary@qarancassociation.org.uk

***Please allow 6 weeks for your application to be processed***

Applications are to be submitted on

Serving Members  - Serving Members (word doc). Serving Members (PDF doc)
Branch (retired) Members - Branch Members (word doc). Branch Member (PDF doc)

Cases will be considered by the Finance and Grants Committee or the Board of Trustees as per the grant board dates below and the decision will be notified in writing to the applicant. Grants made can only be used for the specific purpose of the request and will generally not be made payable to an individual.

GRANTS CONSIDERED

Some examples of grant awards:

• Adventurous Training (Level 3 only)
• Representative Sport (not already in receipt of RAMS SU funding)
• Costs associated with the organisation of social gatherings i.e. venue hire, if there is no access to military venues or sites
• Refreshments ( Corps Day and Remembrance)
• Battlefield Tours
• Nijmegan Marches

This is not an exhaustive list so if in doubt please apply.

Please note:

• Grants will not be considered for non-association members attending any event.
• Grants will not be considered to support individual leaving gifts.
• Grants will not be considered to support unit Regimental Dinners.
• Grants requested for Adventurous Training or representative sport will not usually exceed 30% of the individual's personal contribution. The Finance and Grants Sub-Committee may override this in exceptional circumstances with the agreement of the Board of Trustees, however, the grant will not exceed an absolute maximum of £500.
• Grants to offset personal contributions of those participating in Battlefield Tours will not normally exceed £50.00 per member and will only be awarded to an individual once in every five years.
• Funding for social gatherings will be considered on a case by case basis and will be decided according to the total membership attending. The award should, in so far as practicable, only benefit Association members. Grants to subsidise events will not normally exceed 10% of any personal contribution payable. This may be overridden with the agreement of the Board.

PUBLICITY 

It is important that all members know the benefits of belonging to the Association.  If you receive a grant please ensure you engage with us to publicise the support you have received either through social media or by writing an article for the QA Association Gazette.

Board dates are as follows:

8 May 25
5 Jun 25
3 Jul 25
31 Jul 25
28 Aug 25
25 Sep 25
23 Oct 25
20 Nov 25
11 Dec 25
You can read about event we supported on our amazing magazine The Gazette

The Gazette - Spring 2024
The Gazette - Autumn 2024
 

• Diving with the Injured - a rehabilitation and adventure to the the Maldives in December 2023
• Ex ALIQUAM SERPENT - 16 Medical Regiment diving exped to Malta
• Badlands cycling - a 750km unsupported gravel cycling event in Sierra Nevada
• Ex EXPISKYROS NIKE - football in Cyprus
• Ex SNOWBUCK - snowboarding in Austria
• Surfing in Morocco
• Support to Short Term Training Team to travel to Grenada
• Bobsleighing - Olympian in the Making 
• Nijmegan Marches
• Cultural Day at Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre