Project Grant 23A60CC000003

This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant funding will enable South Carolina State University, a historically Black college and 1890 land-grant institution, to improve rural education and healthcare technologies in Orangeburg, South Carolina over a 2-year project period ending on December 16, 2026. The university will...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $109,583 Project Grant under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351) to the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs on July 25, 2022. The grant period extends through July 25, 2024. Funds will support the Commission's delivery of rural enterprise and cooperative development services to small businesses and entrepreneurs in South Carolina. The Rural Business Development Grant program aims to promote...

The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. a $9.83 million Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support the delivery of telemedicine and distance learning services to rural areas through Horry Telephone Cooperative's broadband network expansion project from April 2021 through April 2023. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program aims to improve...

The Project Grant award with ID CLSS00000080943 in the amount of $200,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The funding supports the provision of technical assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses in South Carolina for the development of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements. This two-year award to South Carolina State University,...

The Midlands Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority received a $415,063 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on August 1, 2022. The funding supports infrastructure improvements to provide access to four parcels within an industrial park located on the College's Northeast campus in Columbia, South Carolina. Specifically, the EDA investment will support road construction to diversify the industrial park's manufacturing base from...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $199,697 Project Grant to Clemson University under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program. The grant will support Clemson University's work as a Cooperative Development Center to improve economic conditions in rural South Carolina. As outlined in the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771), the funding will assist individuals and businesses through Clemson University in starting, expanding, or...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $941,917 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to Palmetto Care Connections, a non-profit organization in South Carolina. This 2-year award, with a start date of August 7, 2023 and completion date of August 7, 2025, will support Palmetto Care Connections' efforts to provide telemedicine services to rural communities in Bamberg, South Carolina. The DLT...

This federal Project Grant award of $6,000,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant supports workforce development and community enhancement initiatives at Midlands Technical College in South Carolina. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding include job training, vocational education, apprenticeships, career services, and...

This federal Project Grant award of $199,903.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771), will support Clemson University in delivering technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or enhance rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in South...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $2,680,819 Formula Grant under the Rural Education (CFDA 84.358) federal grant program to the South Carolina Department of Education on July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant provides funding to 27 rural school districts across South Carolina to carry out activities aimed at improving the quality of teaching and learning in their schools serving rural and low-income communities. Sub-awards were made by...