South Carolina Small Business Grants & Funding Programs
South Carolina supports small businesses through statewide commerce and innovation partners, local development agencies, and entrepreneur programs serving coastal, manufacturing, and service-based businesses.
Statewide Commerce Support
South Carolina businesses can access support aimed at expansion, job creation, and business growth through statewide commerce and development partners.
Innovation and Research Programs
Startup and innovation-led businesses can pursue commercialization support, founder programs, and research-linked initiatives through statewide and regional partners.
Charleston, Columbia, and Regional Support
Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and other communities offer local business support, corridor programs, and entrepreneur initiatives for eligible firms.
South Carolina Business Grants
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Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneur Training Program (VFPETP)
This funding opportunity is for current Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneur Training Program (VFPETP) recipient organizations only, with an initial 12-month period and two option years of 12 months each.
Capital Readiness Program
Technical assistance to support growth and scalability of minority and underserved entrepreneurs.
Research and National Technical Assistance (RNTA)
The RNTA program funds research, evaluation, and national technical assistance projects that promote competitiveness and innovation in distressed rural and urban regions throughout the United States and its territories.
Build to Scale (B2S)
The Build to Scale (B2S) Program builds regional economies through scalable startups and includes three competitions supporting entrepreneurship, acceleration of company growth, and increased access to risk capital across regional economies.
Recompete Pilot Program
Provides flexible grant investments to alleviate persistent economic distress and support long-term, comprehensive economic development and job creation.
Good Jobs Challenge
The Good Jobs Challenge is a workforce program that aims to accelerate local economic growth and rebuild regional economies so they are more resilient to future challenges, while placing American workers into jobs.
Build to Scale Program
The Build to Scale Program provides funding to support entrepreneurship and innovation
Grants for community organizations
Grants for community organizations that support small businesses
Manufacturing grants
Grants for small manufacturers to help them grow and expand
Grants for Community Organizations
SBA offers grants to community organizations that promote entrepreneurship, including those that support veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
The STTR program encourages scientific research that helps meet federal research and development objectives, with high potential for commercialization.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
The SBIR program encourages scientific research that helps meet federal research and development objectives, with high potential for commercialization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about business grants in South Carolina