Fast Track Literary Grants

Fast Track Literary Grants

Status: Suspended - Currently on hiatus as of April 2025

Geographic Scope: South Carolina

Program Overview:
Fast Track Literary Grants support new or existing public literary programs. Since 2015, SC Humanities has awarded 114 Fast Track Literary Grants for diverse projects including writers series, author talks, festivals, conferences, workshops, and writer's residencies.

Eligible Project Types:

Writers series

Author talks and readings

Literary festivals

Literary conferences

Writing workshops

Writer's residencies at schools

Other public literary programs

Examples of Previously Funded Programs:

York County Library's "Community Reads Program of Kindness"

"Swan Con: The Sumter Comic Arts Festival"

Boys and Girls Club's "Girls Write Poetry and Performance Workshops"

Funding Information:

Maximum amount per round: $2,500

Most recent deadline: October 15, 2025

One fall 2025 deadline was reopened with support from the South Carolina Arts Commission

Funding Suspension:
Due to termination of SC Humanities' federal grant funding by DOGE in April 2025, most grant opportunities have been suspended. The fall 2025 Fast Track Literary Grant deadline was a special exception made possible by South Carolina Arts Commission support. Currently, Fast Track Literary Grants are on hiatus while SC Humanities advocates for renewed federal funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and state humanities councils in FY2026.

Other Suspended Programs:

Major Grant

Mini Grant

Planning Grant

Contact Information:

Phone: 803-771-2477

Email: [email protected]

Address: PO Box 5287, Columbia SC 29250

Funder:
Supported in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts