Combined Cadet Force Association

CCFA provides funding for CCF-related activities, equipment, training, events and transport. Causes supported include youth development, education and skills, sport and recreation, and armed forces connections. The group activity grant programme supports activities that would not ordinarily be funded by the Chain of Command, such as expeditions, camps, battlefield tours, and training equipment. The small grant programme assists individual cadets facing financial hardship, covering clothing, equipment, instruments and books to enable participation in planned activities. Grants are available to CCF contingents across the United Kingdom, including England, Wales and Scotland.

CCFA grants are available to school-based Combined Cadet Force contingents across the UK. The group activity grant programme is open to all CCF contingents that are members of the CCFA. The small grant programme requires applications from individual cadets, with the support of their contingent. Beneficiaries are children and young people in schools who are part of the CCF. There is no religious restriction. The funder's focus is exclusively on the CCF community.

CCFA does not fund activities that are ordinarily the responsibility of the Chain of Command at regional or national level. Core costs and salaries are excluded. For the small grant programme, group applications are not accepted, nor are contingent resources obtainable through the MOD system or contingent subscriptions and cadet fees.

CCFA makes grants for specific CCF-related activities, equipment, training, events and transport. The group activity grant programme supports contingent-level activities that fall outside Chain of Command funding. The small grant programme provides individual support to cadets, particularly those facing financial hardship, for items such as clothing, equipment, instruments and books. Grants are not for core costs or salaries. The funder operates two distinct grant routes, both focused on the CCF community.