Lowcountry Area Health Education Center

Walterboro, SC Doing business as Low Country A H E C

UEI
JMCRPHN4CSE1
CAGE
33RG3
Primary NAICS
611710 Educational Support Services
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • Non-Profit Organization
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
87 Academy Rd, Walterboro, SC 29488, USA
Website
lcahec.com
Founded
1977
Employees
1-10
Estimated annual revenue
$0-$1M
Industry
  1. Consumer Discretionary
  2. Consumer Services
  3. Diversified Consumer Services
  4. Education Services
SIC code
87 Engineering & Management Services
Profiles

Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .

Contract awards

Award Agency Obligated Awarded
CPR certification DJBESTGB110031 Federal Correctional Institution Estill (BOP) $550
CPR certification DJBEST305035N110002 Federal Correctional Institution Estill (BOP) $120

Grant awards

Grant subawards

Prime recipient Prime award Amount Awarded
South Carolina Department Of Public Health To provide support to school nurses around the state through ongoing professional development and learning activities to include in-person educational events… NE11OE000041 $35,000
The Medical University Of South Carolina Center Directors are responsible for all AHEC-SET activities in their geographic area. Each Center has identified one Lead educational coordinator that will… U7703019 $77,234
The Medical University Of South Carolina Am1 - 11/06/2023 Lowcountry Center Director is responsible for oversight of their center and program implementation and evaluation at the regional level. In… U7703019 $245,846
The Medical University Of South Carolina A4 10/05/26 A3 10/16/25 A2 9/24/2024: $128,385 A1 11/7/2023: $132,951 Lowcountry Center Director is responsible for oversight of their center and program… U77HP03019 $615,326
The Medical University Of South Carolina A4 11/2/21 A3 updated 11/23/20 A2 updated 3/2/2020 Updated per Amendment 1 1.15.2019 Implement recruitment strategy, determine availability and quality of… U77HP03019 $567,081

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About the company

Lowcountry Area Health Education Center, doing business as Low Country A H E C, is a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Walterboro, South Carolina that operates as a sub-recipient on federal health workforce development grants from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The organization does not hold prime contracts or serve as a prime grant recipient; all seven awards in the source represent grant sub-awards from the Medical University of South Carolina, which acts as the prime grantee on HRSA funding mechanisms.

Low Country A H E C's federal footprint centers on AHEC (Area Health Education Center) programming under HRSA support. Sub-award work includes center-level oversight and program implementation, recruitment and retention of regional coordinators, and administration of the SC AHEC Scholars Program, a pipeline initiative for health professions students in grades 9–12, and continuing professional development for practicing health professionals. Representative sub-awards span three distinct HRSA grants: a July 2023 sub-award for simulation-based educational activities and interprofessional training coordination; a December 2022 sub-award for Health Professions Student Coordinators and Continuing Professional Development Coordinator roles; and a September 2022 sub-award with obligated dollars of $261,336 (across two amendments: $132,951 in November 2023 and $128,385 in September 2024) covering Center Director oversight and multi-track health careers programming for secondary students, AHEC Scholars, and licensed professionals.

Customer concentration is narrow and concentrated within HRSA. Five of seven awards (71% of recent award count) flow through the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration or its Bureau of Health Professionals division, representing the only named federal customers in the source data. Activity has been sparse and sporadic—one award in 2004, one in 2007, one in 2017, two in 2022, and one in 2023—with no prime contract or IDV vehicles and no evidence of competitive positioning outside the AHEC sub-award pipeline.

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Is Lowcountry Area Health Education Center registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Lowcountry Area Health Education Center's SAM.gov registration is active through February 16, 2027.

What is Lowcountry Area Health Education Center's most recent federal award?

Lowcountry Area Health Education Center's most recent federal contract award is CPR certification (DJBESTGB110031), from Federal Correctional Institution Estill (BOP), on January 10, 2007.

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