The Connected Communities Grant is a challenge grant that supports interesting and engaging ideas to improve a community’s quality of life and livability, and to increase residents’ satisfaction and sense of attachment.
Donor Name: Central Carolina Community Foundation
State: South Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Connected Communities grants support this work through funding innovative ideas from nonprofit organizations that will further knit the community together. The Foundation aims to inspire organizations to engage and invest in the community and build on the community’s existing assets.
Connected Communities projects should increase the quality of life, community attachment and satisfaction by increasing Midlands residents’ easy access to:
- Safe places to live and work
- Healthcare facilities and services
- Quality job opportunities
- Affordable housing
- Safe, proximal, high-quality recreational areas
- Quality arts and cultural events.
Funding Information
Applicants may request $10,000-$60,000.
Grant Period
March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027.
Eligibility Requirements
- Organizations must be determined as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, public entities or other charitable, educational or faith-based
- Organizations must be physically located in one of the following 11 counties in the Midlands: Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda and Sumter
- Organizations must register for and participate in Midlands Gives
- Current Connected Communities grantees can apply; the same project can only be funded a maximum of three times. If a program/project is funded more than once, the grantee matching requirement will increase annually: 1st – 20%, 2nd – 30% and 3rd – 40%.
For more information, visit CCCF.
