Welcome to the Grant Support Hub!
This hub is designed to support community organisations in Lewisham when applying for Lewisham Council grant funding. Here, you’ll find useful resources including guidance materials, local data and key reports that can help you understand local needs and strengthen your projects and grant applications.
Whether you’re applying for a Lewisham Council or other grant, planning a new initiative, or trying to promote your project, this page brings together the tools and information you need in one place.
Support resources for applications to the Main Grant Fund 2026-29
This section hold many resources that will be useful for organisations making applications to the Main Grant 2026-27. Here you can find strategic reports, strategies and data tools.
As part of our wrap around support package you can also book on to a series of online and in-person workshops and also contact one of the community development officers for a 1-2-1 online session. We will add the questions that come up in workshops and sessions to the FAQ page as they come in, keeping it dynamic and up to the minute.
Please also view the Theory of Change to understand out inputs, outputs and impact and the Understanding Neighbourhoods - what do we know document.
For general questions about the grant, or technical questions about accessing the application form or using your resume link
contact: main.grants@lewisham.gov.uk or
call the Main Grant Helpline: 020 8314 7249 Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm
We wish you the best of luck with your application.
NCIL 2025-2027 support
We have created an Information and document support pack for organisations funded through NCIL 2025-2027. Even if you weren't funded through NCIL, you might find some useful template documents in this section.
NCIL Funding is currently closed for applicants.
Finding data to support grant applications
There are a number of useful websites that can help you to dig into the data to find out how your project will make a difference to your local community.
Useful reports
Reports and strategies can give you a clear overview of why a funder or local authority are prioritising certain themes. These documents usually include a rationale, data and the intended outcomes which can help you to provide context, reasoning and justification for your project.
Funders and fundraising support
Access information about local, London-wide and national funds, funding databases and support.
Template documents
Here you can find useful template documents that can be adapted to suit the needs of your project as well as information about Road closures and arranging events in parks.
Find photo consent, user registration, risk assessment and other useful forms.
Promoting your project
Community funding news stories
Keep up to date by checking out our news page, were information about upcoming Lewisham Grants, good news stories and more.
We would welcome your stories for our news section.
Hints and Tips on Promotion
Information, advice and useful tips about promoting your Lewisham Grant Funded project to encourage services users and attract future funders.
Lewisham Council communications support
Lewisham council has multiple channels to help you promote your project to a wide reach of residents from across the borough and highlight your good news stories.
Keep in touch
If you think we have missed anything that would help community organisations like yours to thrive, please let us know by dropping an email to main.grants@lewisham.gov.uk and help us make our Grant Support Hub even better.