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Litter Crew Grant
Application Open: August 1
Submission Deadline: November 1
Award Announcement: December 15
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
The grant is open to town, city or county governments. Funds may be used to start up a local cleanup program or to supplement an existing program. Trash bags will be provided by PalmettoPride.
Applicants must provide a litter pickup plan including a full budget and use PalmettoPride’s grant reporting website on Submittable.
PalmettoPride reserves the right to reject all proposals and not award any grant funds under this solicitation. Failure to follow the directions outlined in the application guidelines will result in the application not being considered for funding.
PURPOSE
The Litter Crew Grant is a competitive grant that provides funding of up to $25,000 to municipalities and counties pay for litter removal crews. The governing organization should prioritize municipal or county maintained roads that would be unsafe for volunteers, roads that require routine maintenance, state highways, as needed, and hot spots. PalmettoPride maintains that litter prevention is best, but pickup is an important part of litter prevention. Routine pickup helps to reduce litter on the roads and to foster community pride.
Program mentors are available for establishment of new programs.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
PalmettoPride requires that recipients use these funds implement a litter prevention campaign in their counties if there is not one already. PalmettoPride can assist in this part of the program upon request.
GRANT PERIOD
The Litter Crew Grant will be for one year, with targeted start date of January 15. Special requests will be taken on an as is basis.
REPORT FORMS
- Monthly Pickup Report – 1st Friday of every month
- Final Summary and Expenditures Report – December 15
2023 Grant Winners
| County | Organization | Award |
| Beaufort | Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling | $25,000 |
| Berkeley | City of Goose Creek | $25,000 |
| Greenville | City of Greenville – Dept. of Public Works Solid Waste | $25,000 |
| York | City of Rock Hill/Rock Hill Clean and Green | $25,000 |
| Spartanburg | City of Spartanburg | $25,000 |
| Dorchester | Dorchester County Public Works/Solid Waste | $25,000 |
| Fairfield | Fairfield County Public Works | $25,000 |
| Beaufort | Friends of Garden Corner | $12,500 |
| Georgetown | Georgetown County Environmental Services | $25,000 |
| Lancaster | Greater Indian Land Chamber of Commerce/ Lancaster County Stormwater |
$25,000 |
| Greenwood | Greenwood County | $25,000 |
| Jasper | Jasper County | $25,000 |
| Spartanburg | Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful | $25,000 |
| Allendale | SouthernCarolina Alliance | $25,000 |
| Chesterfield | Town of Cheraw | $12,024 |
| Williamsburg | Town of Kingstree | $9,046 |
| Chesterfield | Town of Patrick | $12,500 |