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Federal grants to South Carolina Department of Social Services

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South Carolina Department of Social Services in Columbia, South Carolina received $1.4 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 34 awards. Its largest program was Child Care and Development Block Grant, with $1.0 billion. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to South Carolina Department of Social Services by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202124$1.1 billion
FY 202217$242 million
FY 20233$18.2 million
FY 20240-$179,569
FY 20250$0

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund South Carolina Department of Social Services

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Child Care and Development Block Grant 93.5754$1.0 billion
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.5962$189 million
Foster Care Title IV-E 93.6583$105 million
Adoption Assistance 93.6594$67.1 million
State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.5615$11.6 million
Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services 93.6714$10.7 million
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program 93.6451$4.8 million
Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.4711$4.3 million
Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants 93.6692$2.9 million
Family Violence Prevention and Services/ Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Services and Supports 93.4971$2.6 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Health and Human Services22$1.4 billion
Department of Agriculture12$14.2 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
CSC6-2021
ASST_NON_2101SCCSC6_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantApril 14, 2021$437 million
CDC6-2021
ASST_NON_2101SCCDC6_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantApril 14, 2021$273 million
CCC5-2021
ASST_NON_2101SCCCC5_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantFebruary 1, 2021$182 million
CCDF-2021
ASST_NON_2101SCCCDF_075 on USAspending
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development FundOctober 1, 2020$146 million
CCDD-2022
ASST_NON_2201SCCCDD_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantNovember 2, 2021$111 million
FOSTER-2022
ASST_NON_2201SCFOST_075 on USAspending
Foster Care Title IV-ESeptember 30, 2021$49.7 million
CCDF-2022
ASST_NON_2201SCCCDF_075 on USAspending
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development FundSeptember 30, 2021$43.0 million
FOSTER-2021
ASST_NON_2101SCFOST_075 on USAspending
Foster Care Title IV-EDecember 28, 2020$32.9 million
ADPTASST-2022
ASST_NON_2201SCADPT_075 on USAspending
Adoption AssistanceSeptember 30, 2021$29.3 million
FOSTER-2023
ASST_NON_2301SCFOST_075 on USAspending
Foster Care Title IV-ESeptember 30, 2022$24.6 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does South Carolina Department of Social Services get?

$1.4 billion in 34 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives South Carolina Department of Social Services the most?

The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.4 billion in 22 awards. The Department of Agriculture follow.

What is South Carolina Department of Social Services's largest federal grant?

$437 million under Child Care and Development Block Grant, with its first action in the period on April 14, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund South Carolina Department of Social Services?

Its largest are Child Care and Development Block Grant, Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund and Foster Care Title IV-E.

Other grant recipients in Columbia

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