Engaging Creative Minds Advancement Grants
Application Period
04/21/2025 - 04/28/2025
11:59 p.m. ET
Funding
For half-day camps, up to $42,000. For full-day camps, up to $55,000.
Matching Requirement
1:1 (grantee:SCAC)
- Closed
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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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Barrier-Free Arts SC Grants
Application Period
03/20/2025 - 04/10/2025
This is a Letter of Intent deadline. More details in “Deadlines & Grant Period” section.
Funding
Year One: Up to $3,500. Years Two and Three: Up to $5,000.
Matching Requirement
Year One: No match. Years Two and Three: 1:1 match (grantee:SCAC).
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ArtsNOW Schools Advancement Grants
Application Period
09/03/2024 - 10/29/2024
11:59 p.m. ET
Funding
Varies by year
Matching Requirement
Varies by year
- Closed
Individual Artist Fellowships
Application Period
10/09/2024 - 02/11/2025
11: 59 p.m. ET
Funding
$10,000
Matching Requirement
None
- Closed
Festivals Program Grants
Application Period
03/31/2025 - 04/30/2025
11:59 p.m. ET
Funding
Up to $7,500
Matching Requirement
1:1 (grantee:SCAC)
- Closed
Artists’ Business Initiative Grants
Application Period
09/17/2024 - 11/15/2024
11:59 p.m. ET
Funding
Up to $5,000
Matching Requirement
1:2 (grantee:SCAC)
- Closed
Emerging Artist Grants
Application Period
04/28/2025 - 05/23/2025
11:59 p.m. ET
Funding
Up to $1,800
Matching Requirement
None
- Closed
Accessibility Grants
Application Period
07/07/2025 - 03/02/2026
11:59 p.m. ET
Apply at least five (5) weeks before grant-funded activities begin or purchases are made.
Funding
Up to $2,500
Matching Requirement
1:1 (grantee:SCAC)
- Open
Art of Community: Rural SC Grants
Application Period
07/07/2025 - 03/02/2026
11:59 p.m. ET
Apply at least five (5) weeks before grant-funded activities begin or purchases are made.
Funding
Up to $5,000
Matching Requirement
Varies by county
- Open
Arts Project Support Grants
Application Period
07/02/2024 - 01/31/2025
Rolling deadlines throughout the year
Funding
Up to $2,500 within a fiscal year
Matching Requirement
1:2 for artists, 1:1 for organizations
- Closed
School Arts Support Grants
Application Period
08/13/2024 - 01/31/2025
Rolling deadlines throughout the year.
Funding
Up to $2,500 per grant request
Matching Requirement
1:2 (grantee:SCAC); no match for qualifying schools (see note)
- Closed
Operating Support for Small Organizations (OSS) Grants
Application Period
11/17/2025 - 02/16/2026
SCAC is not accepting new applications for this category in FY26.
Funding
Up to $5,000 per year
Matching Requirement
1:1 (grantee:SCAC)
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