Accessibility grants are designed to help South Carolina organizations make arts programs and existing facilities accessible to persons with disabilities by removing accessibility barriers.
Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission
State: South Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/04/2025
Size of the Grant:Up to $2,500
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Accessibility barriers are anything that prevent an individual with a disability from fully accessing a service or fully participating in a program. Examples of accessibility barriers can include, but are not limited to, physical/structural barriers, communication barriers, and digital/technology barriers.
Funding Information
Up to $2,500.
Grant Period
August 6, 2024 – May 31, 2025.
Uses of funds 
Grants awards may reimburse the applicant for any combination of qualifying expenses incurred during the grant period. Projects may include but are not limited to the following:

Programs

Printing large print program materials
Printing Braille materials
Artist/consultant fees
Preparation for special exhibitions
Audio description
Sign language interpretation
Website accessibility
Docent training for visual or audio enhancement
Consultant fee to develop an overall accessibility plan for your organization
Inclusive programming
Staff training (i.e. travel to a workshop and/or training)
Other accommodations that make programs accessible
Purchase of assistive listening devices

Facilities

Curb cuts
Construction of accessibility ramp(s)
Accessibility signage for exterior and/or interior space
Modification of restroom(s)
Modification of drinking fountain(s)
Installation of elevator
Installation of electronic door opener
Installation of Braille plaques
Architectural or engineering study to address accessibility of existing facility
Capital improvements (“bricks and mortar”) of existing facilities
Note:

Capital improvement projects must meet all local and state building codes.
If the existing facility is on The National Register of Historic Places or deemed eligible, all work must conform with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
Applicants for capital improvement project support must upload

A copy of the deed or letter from the property owner, acknowledging approval of this capital improvement project.
Photographs, drawings or plans of existing facilities, identifying project areas. All construction documents must be stamped by the architect and/or engineer.

Design development and construction documents that address the proposed accessibility project
Adaptive equipment
Other accommodations that make facilities accessible.

Geographical Areas 
Priority will be given to individuals or organizations that have projects in SCAC’s Opportunity Initiative Counties:

Allendale
Bamberg
Calhoun
Cherokee
Clarendon
Dillon
Edgefield
Hampton
Jasper
Laurens
Lee
Marion
Marlboro
Saluda
Williamsburg

Eligibility Criteria 

The applicant must be either:

a designated South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs board, OR
a South Carolina organization that

has a primary mission focused on the arts, or
serves as the primary arts provider in its community, or
will commit to a project that connects the arts to persons who have disabilities.

The applicant must also be either:

a unit of government, OR
a nonprofit organization

currently registered as a charity with the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office

Note: Applicants who are exempt from this registration must upload their registration exemption approval.

reflecting S.C. as the primary address on all current official organizational documents
with federal tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service, OR applying through a tax-exempt fiscal agent/receiver organization

Note: Applicants who are applying through a fiscal agent/receiver must submit a letter outlining the working relationship and responsibilities of both parties.

In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) private schools, public school districts, government entities, and nonprofit organizations – must provide a valid UEI number to receive an SCAC grant award.

For more information, visit SCAC.