A one-off funding has been allocated to councils to use their discretion to support businesses that have been forced to close or are severely impacted by national restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deadline: 28th May 2021
Open Until:
Posted: 04/02/2021
The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) supports
businesses that are not covered by other grant schemes or where
additional funding is needed.
Lewisham Council are administering the ARG in three phases:
- Phase Two – grants to businesses during the period January 2021 to May 2021.
- Phase
Three – They will review the grants administered during phase one and
two, after which they may offer wider business support up to March 2022 to
assist businesses to recover and adapt to the impact of COVID-19.
Additional Restrictions Grant: Phase Two
In
Phase Two they are administering grants of up to £9000 to support small
businesses based in Lewisham. Applications close 28 May 2021.
Grants are available to business in all sectors but are focused on the following priority sectors:
- Shared
workspaces – Small businesses and social enterprises in shared offices
or other flexible workspaces which do not have their own business rates
assessment with a rateable value of less than £51,000 - Cultural,
Creative, Evening and Night Time Economy – Small businesses and social
enterprises in the Cultural, Creative, Evening and Night Time Economy
sectors with a rateable value of less than £51,000 - Childcare providers – Lewisham Registered Childcare settings which have been severely impacted due to COVID 19 Restrictions.
- Home-based businesses – Established businesses operating from the homes of their owners. You will need to provide proof that:
- the business is your main source of income through Companies House or HMRC
- pre-COVID revenue of £10k or more
- the last 12 months trading records
- Affordable
workspace providers – These are independent workspace providers who
cater predominantly to the creative and digital sectors, providing
affordable workspace.
They will
communicate the latest news and ARG information in a business
enewsletter. Sign up for the business enewsletter.
For more information, visit the website.
