The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Williamsburg County, South Carolina $500,000 on January 8, 2026, under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), a congressionally delegated community project grant.
The grant funds development of an essential community facility in Kingstree, South Carolina, serving rural residents through January 8, 2028. Williamsburg County Government, a local government entity based in Kingstree, is the recipient. The Community Facilities Loans and Grants program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas that deliver critical services to local communities and do not involve private commercial or business undertakings. Priority for funding is given to projects enhancing public safety—such as fire, police, rescue, and ambulance services—and health care facilities. Recipient organizations must maintain adequate records and accounts of facility operations and comply with record retention requirements under 2 CFR 200.334.