1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
South Carolina Agribusiness Loan Fund (SCALF) is sponsored by Catawba Regional Council of Governments. The SC Agribusiness Loan Fund (SCALF) provides loans to family farmers, agribusinesses, and aquaculture companies in 35 counties across South Carolina. These loans can be used for land acquisition, building purchase/expansion, equipment, machinery, refinance, and working capital.
Get alerted about grants like this
Get emailed when new opportunities from “Catawba Regional Council of Governments” or related funders appear. Free, weekly, unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
Welcome to Catawba Regional Council of Governments, SC South Carolina Agribusiness Loan Fund South Carolina Agribusiness Loan Fund The SC Agribusiness Loan Fund (SCALF) was created in 2016 through Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant funding. The SCALF is available to family farmers, agribusinesses, and aquaculture companies in 35 counties across the state.
SCALF loans from $50,000 to $250,000 can be used in conjunction with bank financing to help meet start-up and expanding agribusiness needs. A competitive interest rate, negotiable term, and decreased borrower equity injection can significantly lower overall debt service providing improved cash flow for the agribusiness.
The application process includes submitting projections, business financials, personal financial statements, and an outline of project costs. Business plans are required for start-up companies. Cash flow, credit history, and collateral will be considered in the loan review process.
Loan Program Information: Loan Amounts - $50,000-$250,000 Maximum Loan Amount - 95% of total project costs up to $250,000 Origination Fee - Up to 1. 5% of loan amount Prepayment Penalty - Up to 1.
5% of loan amount Job Creation - One job created for every $90,000 loaned Uses - Building purchase/expansion, equipment, land, machinery, refinance, working capital Eligible Counties - Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg, and York Catawba Regional Business Loan Application For more information, please contact our office at crcog@catawbacog.
org or 803-327-9041. Copy and paste this code into your website. <a href="http://www.
catawbacog. org/business_lending/south_carolina_agribusiness_loan_fund_(scalf). php">Your Link Name</a>
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Family farmers, agribusinesses, and aquaculture companies in eligible South Carolina counties. Businesses must submit projections, business financials, personal financial statements, and an outline of project costs. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $50,000 - $250,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
South Carolina Agribusiness Loan Fund (SCALF) is funded by Catawba Regional Council of Governments. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in South Carolina. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
Arkansas's FY2027 Community Assistance Grant Program opened July 1 with $10 million total, awards up to $1.5 million, and an August 15 deadline. It funds food insecurity, housing, education, crime-victim, and emergency-services work — but the 20% match and the state-priority framing decide who wins. Here is how to compete.
Read articleThe Bureau of Justice Assistance's FY2026 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Program puts $3 billion on the table for states, state agencies, and units of local government under Assistance Listing 16.076. No match is required, awards run 36 to 60 months, and three funding categories — hiring, technology, and temporary detention construction — are in play. Here is how the reimbursement fund is structured, who is eligible, what the money can and cannot buy, and the strategic realities behind the July 15 Grants.gov deadline.
Read articleOn June 24, 2026, FEMA released more than $1.5 billion across the Homeland Security Grant Program, a $300 million Nonprofit Security Grant Program, and six infrastructure-protection programs — all with an application window closing around July 24. This is the definitive breakdown: how SHSP, UASI, Operation Stonegarden, and the transit, port, Amtrak, and intercity-bus grants differ, what the new FY2026 priorities signal, why almost none of the money comes to you directly from FEMA, and the strategy for competing through your State Administrative Agency.
Read article