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EDA awards over $30 million in grants for economic development projects in South Carolina in 2023

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Craig Buerstatte, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/craig-buerstatte

Craig Buerstatte, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/craig-buerstatte

In 2023, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 14 grants totaling $30,038,466 to fund economic development projects in South Carolina.

This represents a 51.5% decrease from 2022, when the state received $61,958,054 in funding.

Still, South Carolina ranked first across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2023.

City of Walterboro received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $9,996,446.

EDA Grant Recipients in South Carolina in 2023
Grantee NameTotal Funding
City of Walterboro$9,996,446
Horry-Georgetown Technical College$8,000,000
Georgetown County$3,526,192
Town of Estill$2,170,000
City of Georgetown$2,123,117
York Technical College$1,641,985
Town of Ridgeland$1,426,716
City of Union$428,935
Midlands Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority$198,717
Catawba Regional Council of Governments$129,122
Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority$128,000
University of South Carolina$109,618
Claflin University$109,618
Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation$50,000

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