Best Grants for Veteran Nonprofit Organizations in South Carolina

The SC AmeriCorps Formula Grant, funded by the United Way Association of South Carolina, provides financial support ranging from $140,000 to $400,000 for organizations to enhance their service capacity through AmeriCorps Members. These members receive living allowances, education awards, and health benefits while focusing on areas such as education, economic opportunity, and disaster services. Organizations must match 24% of project costs if they are new to grant funding.

Secretary's Intent

The Department's Purpose

The South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs exists to serve this state's Veterans, service members, and their families and to promote the value Veterans bring to their communities and their fellow citizens.

Veterans' Homelessness and Transition Grant

The Veterans’ Homelessness and Transition Grant was established on October 16, 2023, to provide funding to organizations that serve homeless Veterans or Veterans at imminent risk of being homeless with resources to obtain permanent housing. The Veterans Homelessness and Transition Grant Program is funded through an appropriation by the South Carolina General Assembly and managed by the South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs (SCDVA).

The grant aims to enhance nonprofit organizations and state agencies' housing assistance programs for Veterans. The South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs will award a grant to nonprofit groups and state governmental agencies that assist eligible South Carolina Veterans with housing assistance, utility assistance, rental assistance, or drug addiction treatment and transitional housing programs.

The minimum grant award is $50,000, and the maximum grant award amount is $250,000 per grant cycle. Veteran eligibility is defined by Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as “a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.”