RUSH Grant Funding Opportunity

 

The Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) is reopening applications for RUSH funding. This opportunity is only available to agencies that are:

• Current subgrantees of the 2024-2025 ESG Program, and

• Providing ESG services in counties covered under the Presidential Major Disaster Declaration issued on September 29, 2024.

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Eligible Counties:

Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Kershaw, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union, and York.

 

Application Details:

• Application Period: April 1 – April 30, 2025 (Deadline: April 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM EST)

• Grant Agreement Period: February 4, 2025 – February 3, 2026

• How to Apply:

  • Applications are available on the OEO website.

  • Completed applications and supporting documents may be mailed, hand-delivered, or emailed to:

    • Mail/Delivery: Office of Economic Opportunity, 1205 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC 29201

    • Email: michele.dowlen@admin.sc.gov

 

For questions or to determine if your agency and/or homeless community could benefit from RUSH funding, please contact Michele Dowlen at 803-734-2454.

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