Administration

The first $650,000 allocated by AdvanceSC provides grants to public assistance programs. The remaining funds are divided between economic development and manufacturing competitiveness programs as follows:

25 percent to high school, technical and community colleges and university programs that support manufacturing or economic development
25 percent to economic development programs via existing partnerships, chambers of commerce and economic development organizations to attract new or expanding industries
50 percent to existing industrial customers to increase productivity, reliability, cost control, efficiency, or to positively impact the environment

Grant Process

The board of directors of AdvanceSC makes all grants decisions.
The AdvanceSC board may elect to disburse funds received in any year, over more than a year, to achieve maximum impact on the community.

Grant Applications and Deadlines