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PalmettoPride Litter Task Force Grant

Palmettopride the Governor's

Funding Amount

Up to $40,000 (over 2 years)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

  • Counties and Sheriff's Departments in counties without a designated full-time code or litter control officer

Overview

PalmettoPride Litter Task Force Grant

Overview: Grant program providing funds and support to counties to establish dedicated litter and code enforcement positions.

Eligible Applicants:

  • Counties and Sheriff's Departments in counties without a designated full-time code or litter control officer
  • Focus Areas/Eligible Uses:

  • Salary and overtime pay for dedicated litter control enforcement officers

  • Equipment needs for litter and illegal dumping cases

  • Focus on litter and illegal dumping enforcement
  • Key Details:

  • Award period: 2 years

  • Maximum: $40,000 over 2-year period

  • PalmettoPride provides additional support including:

  • - Assistance with camera loan program
    - Staffing assistance through Enforcement Program Manager and Constable Scott Morgan
  • Agencies responsible for: all insurance and equipment needed by officer

  • Geographic scope: South Carolina

  • Example: Dillon County awarded grant (March 2021)
  • Contact: Sarah Lyles, slyles@palmettopride.org, 877-725-7733

    Organization: PalmettoPride (501C3 nonprofit litter prevention and beautification organization)

    Past recipients of this program

    Recent awards under this program (from Palmettopride the Governor's's IRS filings)

    • Southern Carolina Alliance

      Hampton, SC · 2023

      $55K

    • Laurens County Sheriff's Department

      Laurens, SC · 2022

      $10K

    3 grants in Palmettopride the Governor's's 2022–2023 filings reference “PalmettoPride Litter Task Force Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

    What Palmettopride the Governor's actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

    Grants in 2025
    43
    Total given
    $563K
    Median grant
    $10K
    Range
    $5,750–$64K
    • By dollars: South Carolina 93%, Georgia 1%. Top recipient cities: Greenville, SC; Rock Hill, SC; Winnsboro, SC.
    • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
    • 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

    Example grants

    • Keep the Midlands Beautiful · West Columbia, SC

      Keep sc beautiful

      $64K

    • Environmental Sculptures · N Myrtle Beach, SC

      Tree grant

      $35K

    • Kopis · Greenville, SC

      Litter

      $30K

    • Orangeburg County Code Enforcement · Orangeburg, SC

      Enforcement

      $25K

    • Keep Jasper County Beautiful · Ridgeland, SC

      Keep sc beautiful

      $23K

    IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    community-servicesenvironment

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