The Gullah Farmers Cooperative Association was awarded a $149,790 Rural Business Development Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351). The grant will support the Association's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the emergence of small businesses and related employment opportunities in rural communities in South Carolina through July 2023. Specifically, the funding will...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $200,000 Community Facilities Grant to the Hampton County School District on September 26, 2022 through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. The funding will support construction or improvement projects to provide essential community services for rural residents, as the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program aims to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve rural community facilities. The award completion...
The Gullah Farmers Cooperative Association will receive $494,960 under a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The Cooperative will use the funding to maximize wholesale produce sales for socially disadvantaged and small farmers in South Carolina through its packaging and processing facility. Specifically, the grant will support operational investments and financial modeling to...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $117,500 Project Grant to Lee County Council on Aging, Inc. under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The two-year grant will support the delivery of rural health care services through September 2024. Specifically, the funding will be used to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents of Bishopville, South Carolina. The...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $192,800 project grant to Penn Center Inc. under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant will support construction activities to improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents of South Carolina. Specifically, the funding will be used by Penn Center, Inc. to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve facilities in the area. The Community Facilities Loans and...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $268,300 Project Grant to Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. on April 16, 2021 through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. The grant is intended to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents impacted by Hurricane Florence. Specifically, Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council will use the funding to support community facility...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Community Facilities awarded a $193,300 Project Grant to the Hampton County School District on September 26, 2022. The grant was awarded 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. Specifically, the funding will support improvements to community facilities operated by the Hampton County School...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $301,000 project grant to the Clarendon County Council through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant will support economic development at rural health care facilities in Manning, South Carolina through construction or improvement projects. The funding period is from August 12, 2022 to August 12, 2024 and will deliver essential services to rural residents through construction or enlargement of...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $154,900 Community Facilities Loans and Grants program Project Grant to Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. on April 16, 2021. The grant is intended to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents impacted by Hurricane Florence in Conway, South Carolina. Specifically, funding will support Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council in delivering essential...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $198,900 project grant to the Hampton County School District on September 26, 2022 under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant funding will support construction or improvement projects to expand or upgrade community facilities providing essential services to rural residents, consistent with the program's goal of constructing, enlarging, extending, or otherwise improving such facilities. The award...