Federal grants in Cherokee County, South Carolina
Federal grants for work carried out in Cherokee County, South Carolina totaled $189 million across 106 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $156 million. South Carolina Department of Transportation received the most, $157 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$189 million
- Awards106
- Awarded in FY 2025$10.2 million
- Share of South Carolina's total0.3%
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 | 24 | $28.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 35 | $45.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 40 | $59.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 32 | $44.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 27 | $10.2 million |
Largest programs
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Planning and Construction | 42 | $156 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 4 | $10.1 million |
| Public Housing Operating Fund | 24 | $6.1 million |
| Public Housing Capital Fund | 5 | $5.0 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 1 | $3.3 million |
| Appalachian Area Development | 5 | $1.7 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Rural Energy for America Program | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 4 | $1.0 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 1 | $1.0 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $774,472 |
| Safe Streets and Roads for All | 1 | $375,000 |
| Federal Lands Access Program | 1 | $217,120 |
| Rural Healthcare Services Programs | 2 | $130,006 |
| Rural Business Development Grant | 1 | $62,000 |
| Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | 2 | $52,950 |
| Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Rural Housing Voucher Program | 7 | $20,439 |
| Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research | 1 | $15,000 |
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 44 | $157 million |
| Limestone University | Colleges and universities | 8 | $13.2 million |
| Housing Authority of City of Gaffney | Other | 29 | $11.1 million |
| City of Gaffney | State and local governments | 3 | $4.4 million |
| Moderna Products America LLC | Other | 1 | $997,532 |
| Gaffney Board of Public Works | State and local governments | 1 | $750,000 |
| County of Cherokee | State and local governments | 1 | $375,000 |
| Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department | State and local governments | 3 | $356,190 |
| KNOW2 | Other | 2 | $311,786 |
| Kiran Fitness LLC | Other | 1 | $260,548 |
| Spartanburg Community College | Colleges and universities | 1 | $250,000 |
| Cherokee Pediatric Associates, LLC | Other | 1 | $99,058 |
| Town of Blacksburg | State and local governments | 1 | $50,000 |
| Conservation Legacy | Nonprofits | 1 | $40,000 |
| Cherokee Community Care, LLC | Other | 1 | $30,948 |
| The Student Conservation Association, Inc. | Nonprofits | 1 | $14,253 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Cherokee County, South Carolina?
$189 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 106 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Cherokee County, South Carolina?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $156 million in 42 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.