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Local governments, special purpose and public service districts, and public works commissions may apply for Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) grants. Assistance is available for a variety of water, waste water and storm water drainage construction activities. The upcoming deadline for RIA Basic and Economic Infrastructure grants is Sept. 15.
Some helpful tools from RIA include:


Allendale County Clerk to Council Judy P. Kinard was recognized for her public service and dedication to South Carolina county government with the 2025 David K. Summers Jr. President’s Cup from the SC Association of Counties (SCAC).
Each year the Association’s president honors a county official who has merited... Read more

As schoolchildren across the state returned to their classrooms, South Carolina county officials gathered during the first week of August for the South Carolina Association of Counties’ (SCAC) 2025 Annual Conference and Institute of Government for County Officials. This year’s... Read more