Federal grants in Charleston County, South Carolina
Federal grants for work carried out in Charleston County, South Carolina totaled $2.0 billion across 1,251 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $331 million. The Medical University of South Carolina received the most, $660 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.0 billion
- Awards1,251
- Awarded in FY 2025$598 million
- Share of South Carolina's total2.8%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The South Carolina page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one county that runs a project in another shows up here under the county where the project runs.
Grants for statewide or multi-county work name no county. In South Carolina that came to $46 billion of $70 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 473 | $399 million |
| FY 2022 | 451 | $313 million |
| FY 2023 | 473 | $244 million |
| FY 2024 | 464 | $414 million |
| FY 2025 | 435 | $598 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical University of South Carolina | Colleges and universities | 590 | $660 million |
| South Carolina Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 134 | $335 million |
| Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC | Businesses | 1 | $285 million |
| Charleston, City of | State and local governments | 36 | $96.2 million |
| Charleston County School District | State and local governments | 9 | $72.9 million |
| Housing Authority of City of Charles | Other | 30 | $64.6 million |
| College of Charleston | Colleges and universities | 63 | $52.4 million |
| Trident Technical College | Colleges and universities | 13 | $51.2 million |
| Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association | Nonprofits | 8 | $38.5 million |
| County of Charleston | State and local governments | 22 | $26.8 million |
| South Atlantic Fishery Management Council | Nonprofits | 9 | $24.9 million |
| SC State Ports Authority | State and local governments | 6 | $22.9 million |
| One-Eighty Place | Other | 41 | $22.8 million |
| The Citadel | Colleges and universities | 16 | $21.5 million |
| Charleston Regional Airport District | State and local governments | 16 | $20.8 million |
| St James Health & Wellness Inc | Other | 8 | $18.1 million |
| S C Sea Grant Consortium | State and local governments | 18 | $16.8 million |
| Sustainability Institute | Nonprofits | 2 | $14.0 million |
| Charleston Southern University | Other | 4 | $13.7 million |
| Charleston County Housing and Redevelopment Authority | Other | 28 | $12.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Charleston County, South Carolina?
$2.0 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,251 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Charleston County, South Carolina?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $331 million in 129 awards.
Why is this different from the South Carolina total?
The South Carolina page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no single county.