Dillon, County Of SC

Dillon County of South Carolina, operating as the Dillon County Master Gardener Association, is a local government entity that has served as a federal contractor and grant recipient since its registration in the System for Award Management in July 2008. The county provides essential facility support services and engages in public safety and economic development initiatives through its federal award relationships. As a local government-owned entity classified as a Department of Transportation Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Dillon County leverages federal funding to enhance operational capabilities and infrastructure within its jurisdiction.

Dillon County has established a sustained and recurring business relationship with the Federal Correctional Institution Bennettsville through multiple landfill services contracts awarded by the Bureau of Prisons under the U.S. Department of Justice. Between November 2021 and October 2025, the county received eight firm fixed-price purchase orders for landfill and trash disposal services, with individual contract values ranging from approximately $3,600 to $53,900, demonstrating consistent performance in waste management operations. The most recent contract, awarded on October 1, 2025, carries a ceiling value of $12,477.02 for landfill services with a completion date of December 31, 2025, while a prior award from October 2024 valued at $48,246.57 had a completion date of June 27, 2025. All landfill services contracts were structured with no set-aside designations and performed in Dillon, South Carolina, reflecting the county's capability to reliably support federal facility operations through essential waste disposal and environmental management services.

Dillon County has received federal grant funding through both prime grants and sub-grant awards from multiple federal agencies supporting public safety, economic development, and criminal justice initiatives. The county received three consecutive block grants from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, awarded on October 1 of 2021, 2022, and 2023, with completion dates extending through September 30, 2025. These JAG grants supported the purchase of equipment for the Dillon County Sheriff's Office, including portable radios, digital cameras, crime scene tape, fingerprint kits, drug test kits, flashlights, safety vests, and mace, totaling $18,729 for the most recent fiscal year award. Additionally, the county received a project grant from the Economic Development Administration awarded on February 2, 2021, for the Inland Port Dillon Traffic Study, completed by August 2, 2022, which addressed roadway and rail infrastructure needs within a six-mile radius of the Inland Port to support economic diversification. Beyond prime grants, Dillon County has been a sub-grant recipient from various South Carolina state agencies, including the Department of Public Safety (multi-jurisdictional task force efforts targeting drug dealers and violent offenders), Department of Public Health (COVID-19 response in confinement facilities), Department of Social Services (Title IV-D child support services), and Department of Commerce (regional planning, fire station equipment and facilities, and infrastructure projects), demonstrating participation in collaborative federal-state-local initiatives across multiple programmatic areas.