Main Grants Support

The team are offering comprehensive support for applicants

Neighbourhood Focused Networking workshops - In person

We are offering a series of in person workshops, held in each neighbourhood to bring together organisations making or considering a neighbourhood application. these will be information and clarification sessions and give you a chance to make important links.

  • North neighbourhood - Wednesday 3 September 2025, The Albany, Douglas Way, London SE8 4AG, 2-4pm

Sign up to attend the North Neighbourhood In-person Workshop

  • East neighbourhood - Thursday 4 September 2025, Civic Suite Catford Rd, London SE6 9SE, 2-4pm

Sign up to attend the East Neighbourhood In-Person Workshop

  • West neighbourhood - Monday 8 September 2025, Venue TBC,11am-1pm

Sign up to attend the West Neighbourhood In Person Workshop

  • South neighbourhood - Tuesday 9 September 2025, St Luke's Church, Northover/Shroffold Road, Downham, BR1 5JR, 11am-1pm

Sign up to attend the South Neighbourhood In-person Workshop

Places are limited in some areas so please sign up via the Eventbrite links above or email main.grants@lewisham.gov.uk to guarantee your spot.

Previous workshops.

We held grant overview workshops online which were attended by a high number of community organisations on:

Workshop 1 - Thursday 17 July 2025. 2 - 4pm.
Workshop 2 - Wednesday 23 July 2025. 10am -12 noon.
Workshop 3 - Tuesday 29 July 2025. 6.30-8.30pm.
Small Organisation Specific Workshop - Tuesday 12 August 2025, 11am-1pm 

The workshops covered the following topics:

  • Understanding the changes to the Main Grants programme 2026-29
  • Deciding which grant to apply for
  • Support offered during the application period
  • Key Dates
  • Q&A session

More workshops will be advertised on this page.

Slide deck

The slide deck from the Main Grant workshops contains important information about the background, changing focus areas, different types of grants, the processes and how to apply. 

Download the slide deck from the Main Grants workshop

1-2-1 support sessions

Contact one of the 4 community development officers via email to arrange a 1-2-1 session about your application. 

If you are applying for a neighbourhood grant, aim to contact the relevant officer for that area, if you are applying for a transition grant, aim to contact your current monitoring officer.

If your monitoring officer is not available please contact main.grants@lewisham.gov.uk to arrange your 1-2-1 session

Contact us

Grant Support Hub

When answering some of the questions you may need to provide evidence for your answers. Our grants support hub is packed with useful resources to support your grant applications such as data sites, reports and strategies. 

Visit our Grant Support Hub