NOV. 15, 2017 | More than three dozen people took part this week in grant-writing courses in Yemassee and Denmark through the Center for a Better South.
The workshops are funded in large part through a new $20,000 grant awarded by USDA Rural Development this fall to the Center. Last year, the Center won more than $50,000 in federal funding for Promise Zone projects.
“Thanks to this new grant, we’re going to provide more people with the skills they need to apply – and I hope win – federal and other funding to improve communities throughout the Promise Zone,” Better South President Andy Brack said. “Our new grant-writing sessions are designed to help people build capacity so we can accomplish Promise Zone goals.”
Since the beginning of the year, the Center has provided training to about 190 people in seven sessions across the Promise Zone, which includes all or part of Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties
