Power: Ed Grant

Power:Ed offers grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 for initiatives benefiting South Carolina residents and students. The program focuses on supporting low-income, underserved, and first-generation students, improving access to college, and creating pathways to quality workforce opportunities. Applications are accepted year-round with quarterly reviews following set deadlines. Eligible organizations must be dedicated to enhancing education and career readiness for South Carolina's residents, while ineligible projects include Pre-K programs and routine operating expenses.

NOTE: Power:Ed operates on a rolling submission cycle and will accept applications for grants at anytime. We will act on the submissions quarterly. Fully completed applications received by January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 will be reviewed, and a decision will be made within 45 days following those dates.
Background
We invest in a broad range of efforts organized by South Carolina organizations and academic institutions.
Focus Areas
We value grant applications that target our focus areas, as well as those which include funding from similarly focused organizations, but we accept applications that target any education challenge.
Our focus areas include:
Supporting low-income, underserved, and first-generation studentsImproving access to college and degree completionCreating pathways to quality workforce opportunities
Funding Amount
Applicants may request $25,000 to $100,000.

Eligibility

Power:Ed grants must be used for the benefit of South Carolina residents and students (middle school through adulthood). Only organizations working to improve education, career readiness, or workforce development efforts for South Carolina residents and students may apply.

Ineligibility

We do not currently fund Pre-K and K-5 programs or services.We do not provide grant funding for routine operating expenses, debt reduction, capital campaigns, fundraising events, sponsorships, and political campaigns.