Project Grant 20DG11083150006

The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $150,000 Section 6006 Community Facilities Technical and Training Grant to Southern Five Regional Planning District. The two-year project grant runs from September 2022 through September 2024 to provide essential services to rural residents under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). Funds will support technical and training assistance for community facilities construction, enlargement, or improvement...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1 million Project Grant to Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties on June 28, 2022 through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant will support construction and renovation activities to improve rural health care facilities in Orangeburg, South Carolina through June 28, 2024. Specifically, the funding will enable expansion and modernization of essential services provided by...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Southern Careers Institute Inc. a $4,350,373 Formula Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425) from March 5, 2021 through March 4, 2022. The grant funding will support Southern Careers Institute's efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing education and training services to students at their Austin, Texas location. As a postsecondary career training...

The West Georgia Farmers Cooperative (WGFC) was awarded a $463,298 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand its food hub distribution services. WGFC, an agricultural cooperative founded in 1966 serving rural West Georgia and Atlanta, will utilize the funding to attract new business and nonprofit clients, create value-added products from fresh fruits, vegetables and seafood,...

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center a $4,492,880 Formula Grant under the Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University program (CFDA 10.512). The grant will support agricultural and forestry extension activities at Southern University from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. As one of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, Southern...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $497,700 project grant to the Orangeburg County School District through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant funding will support community facility construction and improvement efforts related to Hurricane Florence disaster relief. Specifically, the grant will enable the Orangeburg County School District to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve local community facilities providing...

The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Orangeburg County, South Carolina a $471,800 Community Facilities Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant funding will support disaster recovery efforts related to Hurricane Florence through the construction, enlargement, extension, or improvement of community facilities providing essential services to rural residents of Orangeburg County. The award has a performance period of...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $4,620,868 Formula Grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (CFDA 20.218) to the Public Safety South Carolina Department, operating as the Office of Justice Programs. This three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, supports South Carolina's Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan to enhance commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety through activities such as driver and vehicle inspections, traffic enforcement, carrier...

The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Orangeburg County, South Carolina a $196,000 Community Facilities 2019 Disaster Grants - Hurricane Florence Project Grant. The grant was awarded on April 28, 2021 under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766) to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents affected by Hurricane Florence. The funding will support Orangeburg County in...

The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund Inc. will receive $750,000 through a three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to cooperatively mentor new and beginning farmers and ranchers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina for regional markets. The grant funds the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), which aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and...