2026 Community Grants Program (South Carolina and Georgia)

The Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is seeking applications for its 2026 Community Grants Program.

Donor Name: Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area

State: Georgia, South Carolina

County: Aiken County (SC), Burke County (GA), Columbia County (GA), Edgefield County (SC), McDuffie County (GA), Richmond County (GA)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 08/15/2025

Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

The Community Foundation for the CSRA only considers applications from organizations providing programs and services directly benefiting individuals living in Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina, and Burke, Columbia, Richmond and McDuffie counties in Georgia.

Funding Information

Requests not exceed $15,000.

Focus Areas

• Arts/Culture/History
  • Recognizing the positive impact arts, cultural and historical organizations have on a community, they welcome innovative and high-quality applications in this area.
• Education/Youth Enrichment
  • They welcome applications from organizations that provide enrichment and educational opportunities to disadvantaged children, youth and adults. Examples include: job skill training and/or placement, after school or summer programs, leadership, tutoring, GED and literacy programs.
• Health/Environmental
  • Some examples of programs in this funding area include: environmental research or management, animal services, programs that support sustainable community and backyard gardens, medical clinics, drug rehabilitation programs, medical programs for persons with disabilities, and mental illness.
• People in Need
  • This category is generally, but not exclusively for human service programs that work with people in need. Examples include feeding, housing, financial assistance, programs serving the homelessness, and programs for recently incarcerated individuals.

Eligibility Criteria 

The Foundation consider grant applications from organizations that:

• Are determined as charitable under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, public entities or other charitable, educational or cultural organizations.
• Provide programs and services to the following counties in Georgia: Richmond, Columbia, McDuffie, Burke and in South Carolina: Aiken and Edgefield.

For more information, visit CFCSRA.