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South Carolina Small Business Grants 2026

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288

Average award

$3,061

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Browse open South Carolina grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.

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South Carolina STEP Export Grant Program

Grantor

South Carolina Department of Commerce

Award Amount

$10,000

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South Carolina Small Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

South Carolina STEP Export Grant Program

Founders First Job Creators Quest for Veteran Founders

Furman Rinker Paladin Pitch Competition

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Grants for Veteran-Owned Businesses

i.Invest National Youth Business Competition

Founders First Job Creators Quest

College of Charleston AI Innovation Challenge

Carolina Panthers Charities Grants

City of Greenville Facade Improvement Program

Harvest Now Fund

Halstead Grant

Young Changemakers Fund

South Carolina Job Tax Credit

City of York Facade Improvement Grant Program

Made with Cola Love Small Business Pop-Up Grants

USC Catalyst Microgrant

Blackbaud Fund Grants

Greenville County Facade Improvement Program for Fountain Inn

Carolina Panthers Youth Football Travel Fund

City of Fountain Inn Facade Improvement Grant

Galaxy Grants for Women and Minority Entrepreneurs

NASE Growth Grants for Veteran-Owned Microbusinesses

Investment Tax Credit

YEScarolina State Business Plan Competition

Arts Project Support (APS) Grants

Carolina Panthers Challenger Flag Football League Grants

South Carolina Arts Commission Arts Project Support (APS) Grants — Nonprofits

Clemson Catalyst Science Entrepreneurship Challenge

Emerging Artist Grants

Job Retraining Credit Program

South Carolina Apprenticeship Credit

Apprenticeship Credit

SCDA Organic Cost Share Grant

SCDA Cold Storage Cost Share Program

South Carolina Young Entrepreneur Award

South Carolina Special Source Revenue Credit

South Carolina Corporate Headquarters Credit

South Carolina Research Expenses Credit

York County Business Retention and Expansion Program

Rural Infrastructure Fund

South Carolina Accelerated Small Business Job Credit

South Carolina Fee-in-Lieu of Property Taxes

Winthrop Region Small Business Development Center Assistance

City of York Economic Development Incentive Program

Port Volume Increase Tax Credit

South Carolina Job Development Credit

Economic Development Set-Aside Program

South Carolina Investment Tax Credit

York County Regional Chamber Small Business Resources

City of Fountain Inn Economic Development Incentive Support

InvestSC Co-Investment Program

York County Fee-in-Lieu of Tax Incentive

Fountain Inn Chamber Foundation Entrepreneurship Support

Small Business Job Credit

Greenville Area Development Corporation Business Assistance

Job Development Credit

Jobs Tax Credit

Closing Fund

South Carolina SSBCI Venture Capital Program

City of Charleston Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Assistance

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