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The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards awarded the Adjutant General South Carolina, SC Emergency Management Division, $5.192 million on March 4, 2026, under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (CFDA 97.039) to fund hazard mitigation planning updates and infrastructure projects across multiple South Carolina counties, with performance concluding September 30, 2026, and work performed in Columbia, SC.

SC Emergency Management Division distributed sub-awards to five county governments—Pickens County, Chester County, Greenwood County, Cherokee County, and York County—to update their respective multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plans. The division also funded a stream-crossing improvement project delivered by Marco Rural Water Company, Inc., and a lower mill drainage study executed by the Town of Pelzer. SC Emergency Management Division retained state management cost allocations for itself to oversee and administer the program.

The award is structured as a project grant, a form of assistance typical under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, which provides funding to states and local governments to reduce the risk of future damage and loss of life and property in areas affected by major disasters. Sub-award activity spanned from March 16, 2026, through August 27, 2026, with individual sub-grants flowing to local and regional entities responsible for executing specific mitigation and planning initiatives at the county and municipal level.