A weekly update for the S.C. Lowcountry Promise Zone
In this post, you can find descriptions of new events, webinars, resources and funding opportunities that may be helpful to Promise Zone partners and supporters.
In this update are grant opportunities for tourism projects, different kinds of AmeriCorps funding, food projects and other initiatives that focus on sustainable farming, healthy eating, patient-centered care, healthcare systems research and waste management. Read more
Flood waters from the Edisto River covered mailboxes near Givhans Ferry in Colleton County. Photo provided.
OCT. 14, 2015 | Bamberg County is among several South Carolina’s counties that are eligible for Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. On Tuesday, the SBA also added three other Promise Zone counties — Allendale, Barnwell and Hampton — to the list of counties for which small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations can apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million.
In this lengthy post, you will find descriptions of new events, webinars, resources and funding opportunities that may be helpful to Promise Zone partners and supporters.
NOTE: Some of the funding opportunities are with non-governmental agencies not involved with the Promise Zone initiative, but they may offer funding that Promise Zone organizations might find worthwhile. Read more
OCT. 6, 2015 — Two new agriculture-related federal grants worth more than $161,000 will help farmers and communities in the South Carolina Lowcountry Promise Zone through education and marketing efforts for locally-grown food, officials said today.
“One grant will allow targeted farmers and ranchers in the Promise Zone get risk management education that will help them make good decisions as they build sustainable and profitable agricultural businesses,” said Danny Black, president and CEO of SouthernCarolina Alliance, the lead organization for the Promise Zone. “Another will help support marketing efforts for locally-grown food at a farmers market in Allendale. Read more
