First Steps 4K Incentive Grants to Expand Services in Underserved Communities - Round Two
South Carolina First Steps is offering one-time incentive grants of up to $30,000 for newly created and/or newly approved private providers proposing to become a new First Steps 4K provider or to expand First Steps 4K services to additional children.
EligibilityEligible applicants include center-based child care providers as well as churches, community centers, non-profit organizations, private and charter schools, colleges and universities, hospital systems, and others.
Deadline03/15/2024
Focus AreaFirst Steps 4K
Countdown To Kindergarten Community Partners
South Carolina First Steps seeks to award funding to qualified community organizations to offer school transition events for rising kindergartners and their families between April 1 and August 31, 2024.
EligibilityEligible applicants are schools, school districts, and community organizations that focus on education and/or family support. Applicants are strongly encouraged to partner with other local organizations. If the applicant is not a First Steps local partnership, a letter of support from the community’s First Steps local partnership will be required with the submission of the application.
Deadline03/15/2024
Focus AreaSchool transition
FY25 Comprehensive Grant Application
Grants to support the state’s 46 First Steps county partnerships to fill gaps in services for children 0-5 in their county
EligibilityFirst Steps local partnership organizations
Deadline04/15/2024
Focus AreaFormula Funding, READY
