Most people are confused about personal grants in South Carolina. If you live in the state of South Carolina and are looking for personal financial assistance such as supplemental security income, Medicaid, or state social services, you should look into government benefits instead. Personal grants are financial aid from the local government of South Carolina for its residents under certain circumstances - the use of the financial funding must have a meaningful purpose to the economy of South Carolina.

Personal Grants for Work At Home Residents of South Carolina

With the aid from the federal government, the department of finance & economic growth in South Carolina is able to provide financial support to residents who work at home. According to the latest research, in South Carolina, there are over 45,732 business identities have 0 to 4 employees. This number includes people who work at home with sole proprietorship. To be eligible, you must be a resident of South Carolina and have a registered business in South Carolina. If your business is in one of the following areas: medicine, education, scientific research, and technology development, you have a higher chance of getting your grant application approved.

Personal Grants for Education for Residents of South Carolina

Not all students or teachers are eligible to apply for personal education grants in South Carolina. According to US Census,

In South Carolina:

  • 83.60% have high school diplomas
  • 24.30% have at least one post secondary degree
  • 8.40% have at least one graduate school degree

As you do not have to pay back the amount of grants given to you, South Carolina's office of education ensures that personal grants are only given to individuals who need financial assistance for their education related to medicine, education, scientific research, or technology development. And recipients must use their new knowledge and skill set to improve the economy of South Carolina.

Personal Grants for Veterans in South Carolina

There are more than 304,800 veterans (both active and retired) in South Carolina. If you have enrolled, or currently participating in the military, naval force, or air force, you are eligible to apply for veteran personal grants as long as the funds are being used to stimulate the economy of South Carolina.

You can look at personal grants as "government grants for individuals". Therefore, there are many other types of personal grants such as personal housing grants. If an individual receives grants from the government, he or she has received a type of "personal grants". It is much harder for individuals to receive grants than it is for businesses to receive grants. South Carolina residents apply for different types of state government grants by contacting South Carolina financial aid agencies, or

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in South Carolina are browsing from the following cities: Kershaw, Winnsboro, McClellanville, Blacksburg, Clemson, Marietta, Iva, Inman, Alcolu, Travelers Rest

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2024 - South Carolina (Apply for USDA NRCS SC CIG 24 NOFO0001375)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS SC CIG 24 NOFO0001375
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $150,000
Sand and Gravel Resource Identification and Mapping in Long Bay, Offshore North Carolina and South Carolina, for Coastal Resilience Projects and Multi-use Conflict Mitigation (Apply for M23AS00399)

Funding Number: M23AS00399
Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Category: Environment
Funding Amount: $300,000
Conservation Planning and Technical Assistance with the Bobwhite Quail Working Lands for Wildlife 2.0 Initiative under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in South Carolina (Apply for USDA NRCS SC EQIP 20 NOFO0001029)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS SC EQIP 20 NOFO0001029
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $450,000
Award Competitions for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and Wyoming (Apply for 2016 NIST MEP 02)

Funding Number: 2016 NIST MEP 02
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Category: Other
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties, South Carolina (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1102)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1102
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $12,301,189
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT PROPOSAL SUMMARY SC COASTAL REFUGES PARTNERSHIP, SOUTH CAROLINA (NAWCA) (Apply for F16AS00001)

Funding Number: F16AS00001
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Category: Education, Environment, Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
South Carolina Urban, Community and Pollinator Garden Projects (Apply for USDA NRCS SC MULTI 24 NOFO0001343)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS SC MULTI 24 NOFO0001343
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $100,000
South Carolina Watershed Assessment Services (Apply for USDA NRCS SC NWQI 24 NOFO0001353)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS SC NWQI 24 NOFO0001353
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $143,000
Climate Smart Conservation Collaboration – SOUTH CAROLINA (Apply for USDA NRCS SC MULTI 24 NOFO0001344)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS SC MULTI 24 NOFO0001344
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $500,000
Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants - Charleston County, South Carolina (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS HP R4 0110)

Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS HP R4 0110
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services, Opportunity Zone Benefits
Funding Amount: $1,567,898

 

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