S.C. Department of Commerce awards more than $8.2 million in Community Development Block Grant funds
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Twenty communities from around South Carolina are receiving community development grant funds totaling more than $8.2 million for public improvement projects. This funding comes from the South Carolina Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, which biannually awards grants to aid municipal governments for the purpose of improving economic opportunities and meeting community revitalization needs. The S.C. Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) awards the CDBG funds, which will benefit 86,904 residents and total $8,287,065.
Projects receiving fall 2022 CDBG funding include:
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COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT |
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Anderson County |
Iva Library |
$500,000 |
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City of Barnwell |
Fire Truck |
$500,000 |
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Chesterfield County |
Fire Truck |
$500,000 |
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Dillon County |
Fire Truck |
$500,000 |
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City of Johnsonville |
Fire Truck |
$500,000 |
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Kershaw County |
Fire Truck |
$499,994 |
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City of Lake City |
Fire Truck |
$500,000 |
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City of Mullins |
Fire Truck |
$500,000 |
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Newberry County |
Subertown/Gary Sidewalk Improvements |
$475,000 |
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Orangeburg County |
Fire Truck |
$500,000 |
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Town of Pamplico |
Water Tower Demolition |
$125,000 |
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Town of Ridgeland |
Logan Street Sidewalk Improvements |
$485,000 |
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Union County |
Fire Substation |
$500,000 |
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City of York |
Railroad Avenue Sidewalk Improvements |
$452,071 |
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NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION |
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Town of Pendleton |
West Pendleton Neighborhood Revitalization |
$500,000 |
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SPECIAL PROJECTS |
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City of Abbeville |
Chestnut Park Improvements |
$250,000 |
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City of Beaufort |
Washington Street Park Improvements |
$250,000 |
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City of Dillon |
Community Pavilion |
$250,000 |
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City of Georgetown |
Cleland Street Public Parking Lot |
$250,000 |
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City of Westminster |
W.P. Anderson Park Expansion and Renovation |
$250,000 |
"The CDBG program is an impactful way to create opportunities in communities that may otherwise have limited access to funding major revitalization projects,” said Secretary of Commerce Harry M. Lightsey III. “These projects support communities of all sizes in growing and moving forward to a sustainable future.”
S.C. Commerce awards CDBG funds each fall and spring. Selected through a statewide competitive process, local governments receiving CDBG funds are required to provide at least a 10% match in funding to complete the projects. Grant funds are allocated on an annual basis to South Carolina from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and S.C. Commerce administers the CDBG program on the state's behalf. CDBG assists communities in providing decent housing, a suitable living environment and expanded economic opportunities.
All grants awarded through the CDBG program must meet at least one of three objectives:
- Benefit low- to moderate-income persons.
- Aid in the prevention or elimination of slum and blighted conditions.
- Meet other urgent community needs where existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to public health and welfare and where other financial resources are not readily available to meet such needs.
For additional information on South Carolina's CDBG program, including application guidelines and frequently asked questions, please visit www.cdbgsc.com.