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Federal grants to Social Services South Carolina Department

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Social Services South Carolina Department in Columbia, South Carolina received $2.2 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 184 awards. Its largest program was Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, with $568 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $528 million.

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

By year

Federal grants to Social Services South Carolina Department by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202132$261 million
FY 202234$246 million
FY 202361$594 million
FY 202450$580 million
FY 202553$528 million

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 Social Services South Carolina Department

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 93.5585$568 million
Child Care and Development Block Grant 93.5754$462 million
State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.56129$172 million
National School Lunch Program 10.5559$145 million
Foster Care Title IV-E 93.6583$140 million
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.5965$129 million
Social Services Block Grant 93.6675$126 million
Child Support Enforcement 93.5635$113 million
Adoption Assistance 93.6593$110 million
Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants 93.4343$43.0 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Health and Human Services113$1.8 billion
Department of Agriculture71$365 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
CCDD-2025 - child care and development block grant discretionary
ASST_NON_2502SCCCDD_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantOctober 21, 2024$159 million
CCDD-2024
ASST_NON_2402SCCCDD_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantOctober 13, 2023$157 million
CCDD-2023
ASST_NON_2302SCCCDD_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantJanuary 26, 2023$142 million
2021 TANF
ASST_NON_2101SCTANF_075 on USAspending
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesOctober 1, 2020$123 million
2022 TANF
ASST_NON_2201SCTANF_075 on USAspending
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesOctober 25, 2021$112 million
2023 TANF
ASST_NON_2301SCTANF_075 on USAspending
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesOctober 19, 2022$111 million
2025 TANF
ASST_NON_2501SCTANF_075 on USAspending
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesOctober 17, 2024$111 million
2024 TANF
ASST_NON_2401SCTANF_075 on USAspending
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesOctober 24, 2023$111 million
FOSTER-2024
ASST_NON_2403SCFOST_075 on USAspending
Foster Care Title IV-ESeptember 28, 2023$50.6 million
FOSTER-2025 - foster care
ASST_NON_2503SCFOST_075 on USAspending
Foster Care Title IV-ESeptember 25, 2024$44.9 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 Social Services South Carolina Department get?

$2.2 billion in 184 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Social Services South Carolina Department the most?

The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.8 billion in 113 awards. The Department of Agriculture follow.

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

$159 million under Child Care and Development Block Grant, with its first action in the period on October 21, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Social Services South Carolina Department?

Its largest are Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Block Grant and State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Other grant recipients in Columbia

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