The primary function of the Grants Services Department is to assist local governments in identifying, securing, and administering funds for a wide range of community and economic development activities including water and sewer facilities, road improvements, housing rehabilitation, community centers, and senior centers. Services include application preparation and packaging, and all aspects of grants administration such as start-up, environmental review, procurement and contracting, right-of-way acquisition, labor standards, and financial management.

Appalachian Regional Commission

• Infrastructure improvement grants for economic development
  
• Education grants for technical education

Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)

• Infrastructure improvement grants for economic development
  
• Residential water and sewer
  
• Housing rehabilitation
  
• Community facilities improvements/ construction

Economic Development Administration

• Infrastructure improvement grants for economic development

USDA - Rural Development

• Infrastructure improvement grants for economic development
  
• Community facilities improvements
  
• Residential water and sewer
  

State Grant Programs including:

• Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (PRT) Grants
  
• DHEC - Recycling Grants
  
• Archives and History - Planning and Preservation Grants
  
• Coordinating Council for Economic Development - Access Road Construction
  
• Budget and Control Board - Division of Local Government - Grants and SRF Loans