Emerging Artist Grants
Application Deadline
10/18/2022
Funding
Up to $1,800
Matching Requirement
None
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Grants are one of the four ways the S.C. Arts Commission accomplishes its work in arts education and artist and community arts development.
The South Carolina Arts Commission is honored to have been named 2019 Public Sector Grantmaker of the Year by the 3,000-member Grant Professionals Association.
Read more about this honor on The Hub.
Looking for Statewide Operating Support (SWO) grants?
That grant category has been phased out. SWO grantees were reassigned to our other operating support grant categories: General Operating Support and Operating Support for Small Organizations.
Looking for Teacher Standards Implementation (TSI) Grants?
The SC Arts Commission has replaced Teacher Standards Implementation (TSI) Grants with Arts Teacher Support Grants, available starting in FY21.
Arts Accessibility
The Arts Commission, in accordance with 504 regulations, provides support through grants and technical assistance for awareness, training, and other needs to artists and arts organizations for developing architectural, programmatic and attitudinal accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Website Accessibility
The South Carolina Arts Commission is committed to providing information to all constituents. If you are having difficulty accessing material on this site due to a disability, please contact us.
Contact
For assistance and information, please contact Coordinator for Accessibility Amanda Noyes (anoyes@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8675).
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Artists’ Business Initiative Grants
Application Deadline
11/15/2022
Intent to Apply deadline: November 15, 2022
(Based upon Intent to Apply approval)
Full application deadline: March 15, 2023
Funding
Up to $3,500 for a one-time business occurrence/single purchase; up to $5,000 for an ongoing business initiative
Matching Requirement
1:2 (grantee:SCAC)
Individual Artist Fellowships
Application Deadline
11/15/2022
Funding
$10,000
Matching Requirement
None
Accessibility Grants
Application Deadline
Rolling
Apply from Monday, August 15, 2022 to Monday, March 6, 2023
Funding
Up to $2,500
Matching Requirement
1:1 (grantee:SCAC)
Arts Project Support Grants
Application Deadline
Rolling
Apply from Monday, August 15, 2022 to Monday, March 6, 2023
Funding
Up to $2,500 within a fiscal year
Matching Requirement
1:2 for artists, 1:1 for organizations
Rural Libraries Public Engagement Grants
Application Deadline
Rolling
Must apply at least five weeks before project begins.
Apply from Monday, October 3, 2022 to Monday, March 6, 2023.
Funding
Up to $2,500 within a fiscal year
Matching Requirement
1:2 (grantee:SCAC)
School Arts Support Grants
Application Deadline
Rolling
Apply from Monday, August 15, 2022 to Monday, March 6, 2023 (see note)
Funding
Up to $2,500 per grant request. Individual schools are eligible to receive up to two (2) grants ($5,000 total) per fiscal year.
Matching Requirement
1:2 (grantee:SCAC); no match for qualifying schools (see note)
Subgranting Grants
Application Deadline
05/01/2023
Tentative deadline for *FY24* funding; details scheduled for release in early 2023.
Funding
Up to $10,000
Matching Requirement
1:1 (applicant:SCAC)
Operating Support for Small Organizations (OSS) Grants
Application Deadline
12/13/2021
The application deadline for FY23 funding has passed.
Funding
Up to $2,500 per year
Matching Requirement
1:1 (grantee:SCAC)
General Operating Support (GOS) Grants
Application Deadline
12/13/2021
The application deadline for FY23 funding has passed.
Funding
No pre-set range
Matching Requirement
3:1 (grantee:SCAC)
Summer Arts Education Project Grants
Application Deadline
01/04/2022
This application deadline has passed.
Funding
Up to $50,000 ($25,000 per summer)
Matching Requirement
1:2 (grantee:SCAC)
Folklife & Traditional Arts Project Grants
Application Deadline
03/15/2022
The application deadline for FY23 funding has passed.
Funding
Up to $6,000
Matching Requirement
1:1 (grantee:SCAC)
Term Arts Education Project Grants
Application Deadline
03/29/2022
The application deadline for FY23 funding has passed.
Funding
Up to $30,000 (up to $15,000 per term)
Matching Requirement
1:2 (grantee:SCAC)
District Arts Support Grants
Application Deadline
03/29/2022
The application deadline for FY23 funding has passed.
Funding
Up to $25,000 per year
Matching Requirement
2:1 (grantee:SCAC)
District Arts Coordinator Grants
Application Deadline
04/05/2022
The application deadline for FY23 funding has passed.
Funding
Up to $30,000 per year for 3 years
Matching Requirement
1:1 (grantee:SCAC)
Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Initiative Grants
Application Deadline
04/15/2022
The application deadline for FY23 funding has passed.
Funding
$2,000 to the Mentor Artist and $500 to the Apprentice
Matching Requirement
None
ABC Advancement Grants
Application Deadline
05/17/2022
The application deadline for FY23 funding has passed.
Funding
Up to $15,000 per year
Matching Requirement
2:1 (grantee:SCAC)
Arts Emergency Relief Grants
Application Deadline
03/26/2021
This application deadline has passed.
Funding
Up to $500
Matching Requirement
None
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