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Applying for Assistance from the Black Rat Fund
The Black Rat Fund welcomes applications for
welfare and compassionate grants from individuals, as well as applications for funding of events, activities, facilities, and projects that will benefit the soldiers and families of 4th Mechanized Brigade.
How do we support you?
We provide support in a variety of ways...
- We can give welfare and compassionate grants to individuals or families from 4th Mechanized Brigade that will assist you if you or a member of your immediate family are in need or distress.
- We can give grants to specific projects, events or activities which benefit members and families from 4th Mechanized Brigade.
- We can give grants to assist with introducing or improving facilities which will be used by members and families from 4th Mechanized Brigade. Please note, however, that we will not fund facilities which should rightly be provided by, or funded from, the public purse.
- We can put you in touch with other welfare agencies if you need specialist support or advice.
In order to apply you need to complete an Application Form. There is one form for individual applications and a separate form for public projects.
We ask all public project applicants who receive grants to use this banner
on their publicity and promotional materials so that the work of
the Black Rat Fund is recognised and promoted.
Who is eligible for our support?
For personal welfare and compassionate grants we will accept applications from:
- Serving personnel who are currently part of 4th Mechanized Brigade.
- Immediate family of serving personnel from 4th Mechanized Brigade. We consider immediate family to include husbands, wives, sons and daughters.
For public projects, events and activities applications should be made by either:
- The organiser(s) of the event, so long as they are either a serving member of 4th Mechanized Brigade, or a dependent of a serving member.
- Your Commanding Officer, so long as your Unit or Regiment is part of 4th Mechanized Brigade.
- Your Unit Welfare Officer, so long as your Unit or Regiment is part of 4th Mechanized Brigade.
How to Apply
First you must decide which Application Form is the right one for you, then click on the link shown to the right. This will allow you to download the correct form and print it off. You should then complete this form and send it in to:
The Black Rat Fund Manager
Grant Applications
HQ 4 Mechanized Brigade
Baden-Powell House
Scotton Road
Catterick Garrison
North Yorkshire DL9 3JS
Please note that all Grant Applications made by, or on behalf of, an individual (whether a serving soldier or a member of immediate family) are treated in the strictest confidence.
If you are unsure whether you personally, or your project or event qualifies for our assistance, simply contact us to discuss it.
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The 4th Mechanized Brigade is a British Army brigade formed during the Second World War in 1941, as an armoured brigade of the 7th Armoured Division. The brigade was reclassified as a mechanized brigade in December 2006, and is currently based in Catterick Garrison, England, forming part of the 3rd (UK) Armoured Division.
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