The Accessibility Grants Program is designed to help South Carolina organizations make arts programs and existing facilities accessible to persons with disabilities.
Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission
State: South Carolina
County: Allendale County (SC), Bamberg County (SC), Calhoun County (SC), Edgefield County (SC), Hampton County (SC), Lee County (SC), Marlboro County (SC), Saluda County (SC), Union County (SC), Williamsburg County (SC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
An accessibility barrier is anything that prevents an individual with a disability from fully accessing a service or fully participating in a program. Examples of accessibility barriers can include, but are not limited to, physical/structural barriers, communication barriers, and digital/technology barriers.
Funding Information
Up to $2,500.
Grant Period
August 11, 2025 – May 31, 2026.
Uses of Funds
Grants awards may reimburse the applicant for any combination of qualifying expenses incurred during the grant period. Projects may include but are not limited to the following:
- Programs
- Printing large-print program materials.
- Printing Braille materials.
- Artist/consultant fees.
- Preparation for special exhibitions.
- Audio description.
- Sign language interpretation.
- Website accessibility audit/remediation.
- Docent accessibility training.
- Consultant fee to develop an overall accessibility plan for your organization.
- Inclusive programming.
- Staff training (e.g., travel to a workshop and/or training).
- Purchase of assistive listening devices.
- Other accommodations that make programs accessible.
- Facilities
- Curb cuts.
- Construction of accessibility ramp(s).
- Accessibility signage for exterior and/or interior space.
- Modification of restroom(s).
- Modification of drinking fountain(s).
- Installation of elevator.
- Installation of electronic door opener.
- Installation of Braille plaques.
- Architectural or engineering study to address accessibility of existing facility.
- Capital improvements (“bricks and mortar”) of existing facilities.
Geographical Areas
Priority will be given to individuals or organizations that have projects in SCAC’s Opportunity Initiative Counties:
- Allendale
- Bamberg
- Calhoun
- Edgefield
- Hampton
- Lee
- Marlboro
- Saluda
- Union
- Williamsburg.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be either:
- a designated South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs board,
- a South Carolina organization that
- has a primary mission focused on the arts, or
- serves as the primary arts provider in its community, or
- will commit to a project that connects the arts to persons who have disabilities.
- The applicant must also be either:
- a unit of government,
- a nonprofit organization
- currently registered as a charity with the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office
- Note: Applicants who are exempt from this registration must upload their registration exemption approval.
- reflecting S.C. as the primary address on all current official organizational documents
- with federal tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service
- applying through a tax-exempt fiscal agent/receiver organization Note: Applicants who are applying through a fiscal agent/receiver must submit a letter outlining the working relationship and responsibilities of both parties.
- Colleges and universities are not eligible to apply for this grant category.
- In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) private schools, public school districts, government entities, and nonprofit organizations – must provide a valid UEI number to receive an SCAC grant award.
For more information, visit SCAC.
