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South Carolina Small Business Grants 2026

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288

Average award

$1,167

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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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Halstead Grant

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Halstead

Award Amount

$7,500

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South Carolina Small Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Halstead Grant

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

Arts Project Support (APS) Grants

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

Job Retraining Credit Program

South Carolina Apprenticeship Credit

Apprenticeship Credit

SCDA Cold Storage Cost Share Program

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 Job Tax Credit

South Carolina Accelerated Small Business Job Credit

York County Property Tax Abatement for New Investment

Tax Credit for Increases in Purchases of South Carolina Agricultural Products

South Carolina Fee-in-Lieu of Property Taxes

Investment Tax Credit

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

Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce Business Support

South Carolina Port Volume Increase Credit

South Carolina Small Business Development Centers

Fountain Inn Economic Development Incentive Ordinance

South Carolina Small Business Training for Minority Entrepreneurs

Gaingels LGBTQ Founder Investment Network

SCDOT DBE Supportive Services

The Gaygency Fully Funded Program

Veterans Business Outreach Center of the Carolinas

City of Charleston Youth Sports Scholarships

South Carolina Jobs Tax Credit

Export-Import Bank Export Credit Insurance

South Carolina Community Loan Fund Business Loans

Young Changemakers Fund

Greater Women's Business Council LIFT Program

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