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S. C. Commerce announces 2025 Relentless Challenge, StimulateSC grant awards | South Carolina Department of Commerce S.
C. Commerce announces 2025 Relentless Challenge, StimulateSC grant awards Tuesday, January 28, 2025 13 projects across the state receive funds to support innovation and entrepreneurship COLUMBIA, S. C.
– The South Carolina Department of Commerce (S. C. Commerce) today announced the recipients of its 2025 Relentless Challenge and StimulateSC grants, which totaled more than $750,000 granted to 13 projects across the state.
The Relentless Challenge is a statewide competitive grant program for projects that foster a sustainable innovation ecosystem – specifically in the areas of high-growth entrepreneurship, talent development, access to risk capital, and industry and higher education partnerships that may lead to commercialization of innovative products.
StimulateSC, also a statewide competitive grant program, aims to fund creative solutions addressing challenges faced by traditional small businesses throughout South Carolina. Its focus is to catalyze the development of new small businesses, boost the success of existing ones, and improve access to capital through funding and financial education programs.
“South Carolina is home to a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and innovators, which we are proud to continue investing in,” said Secretary of Commerce Harry M. Lightsey III. “This year’s Relentless Challenge and StimulateSC grant recipients will further grow our state’s innovation and business development ecosystems, and we look forward to the impact these 13 projects will have across South Carolina in the years ahead.
” 2025 Relentless Challenge and StimulateSC grant recipient projects are due to commence the first quarter of this year. The 13 recipient projects are listed below: Beaufort Digital Corridor – Launch Beaufort.
Pre-Accelerator for Emerging Lowcountry Entrepreneurs Boyd Innovation Center powered by GrowCo – Boosting Baselines: Enhancing ColaStarts with Startup Sprint, Peer Support and Platforms Increasing HOPE Financial Training Center – Forecast to Flourish Lowcountry Local First (LLF) – Invest Local Initiative Main Street SC – Small Business Photo Sprint and Story Series NextGEN – NextGEN Access to Capital OneSpartanburg – Spartanburg Ecosystem Acceleration Project Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation – Student-Made Rock Hill Southern Palmetto Foundation – Propel Business Lab Expansion Project The Harbor Entrepreneur Center – Supply Chain Accelerator The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Furman Innovation Lab University Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP) – HBCU Engage 2025: Cultivating Collaboration and Equipping the State's Historically Black Colleges and Universities for Industry Partnerships Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization powered by MUSC – Zucker Institute (ZI) Startup LaunchPad
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Organizations in South Carolina addressing innovation and entrepreneurship. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
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Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs support small businesses in creating innovative, disruptive technologies with commercial potential or societal benefit, including projects dealing with agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies. Specialty tubing could be relevant for agricultural equipment or renewable energy systems.