The South Carolina Arts Commission is seeking applications for its Folklife & Traditional Arts Project Grants.
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: 04/23/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
This grant ensures that South Carolina’s many living traditions remain vibrant, visible parts of community life by supporting nonprofit organizations and units of government seeking to promote and sustain the traditional arts practiced across the state. South Carolina’s cultural landscape encompasses diverse artistic traditions and practitioners, including indigenous, longstanding, and more recently-arrived art forms and communities.
Priorities
Priority will be given to:
- Proposed activities in one or more Opportunity Initiative Counties targeted for special attention by SCAC; and/or
- Applicant organizations located within an Opportunity Initiative County.
Funding Information
Grants Up to $6,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2026–May 31, 2027.
Uses of Funds
These include, but are not limited to:
- Presentation of traditional artists through workshops, concerts, festivals, exhibitions, radio programs, recordings, etc.
- Documentation of traditional arts and/or folklife of South Carolina. (Note: The project must result in a public presentation, whether through programming or access to archived materials.)
- Cultural Survey: fieldwork done to identify traditions and traditional artists.
- Production, documentation and/or distribution of a traditional artist’s work (for example, the production of publicity materials).
- Acquisition of difficult-to-obtain materials or equipment needed to create traditional art.
- Projects that preserve a traditional art form (e.g., apprenticeships or classes).
Geographical Areas
Current SCAC Opportunity Initiative Counties: Allendale, Bamberg, Calhoun, Edgefield, Hampton, Lee, Marlboro, Saluda, Union, Williamsburg.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be one of the following:
- A unit of state or local government
- A college or university
- 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.
- Have a valid Unique Entity ID.
- 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. Note: If an applicant organization is using a fiscal agent/receiver, separate UEI numbers must be provided for both the applicant organization and the fiscal agent/receiver. Exceptions to separate UEI numbers are organizations run by a local government or a school district.
- Commissioners and staff of the S.C. Arts Commission and members of their immediate families are not eligible to apply for any individual SCAC programs, grants, fellowships, or services that provide financial support or career recognition.
For more information, visit SCAC.
