Recipient of federal assistance · COLUMBIA, SC

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES received $186M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 68 actions, −24% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2024: $608.6M. Its largest awarding agency was Environmental Protection Agency ($177.2M).

Assistance · FY2026
$186M
New awards
20
Actions
68
Since FY2024
$608.6M
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Location
COLUMBIA, SC
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 176.4MFY2024
  2. 246.2MFY2025
  3. 186MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$186M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 66.468 · Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$98.1M53%
  2. 66.458 · Clean Water State Revolving Fund$49.4M27%
  3. 66.442 · Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program$11M5.9%
  4. 66.605 · Performance Partnership Grants$8.2M4.4%
  5. 81.214 · Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Mgmt., Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis$5.2M2.8%
  6. 11.419 · Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards$3M1.6%
  7. 66.802 · Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements$2.8M1.5%
  8. 66.460 · Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants$2.5M1.4%

Awarding agencies

  1. Environmental Protection Agency$177.2M95%
  2. Department of Energy$5.2M2.8%
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$3M1.6%
    Department of Commerce
  4. Department of the Army$605.8K0.3%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. DESCRIPTION:THIS AWARD IS THE RESULT OF A NOVATION FROM SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (SCDHEC) TO SOUTH…$36.6M
    66.468 · Drinking Water State Revolving Fund· Environmental Protection Agency· Formula grant· Aug 15, 2024 – Jan 13, 2026· 04D00722
  2. DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $36,348,000 TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (SCDES)…$36.3M
    66.468 · Drinking Water State Revolving Fund· Environmental Protection Agency· Grant· Jul 13, 2026 – Jul 13, 2026· 04D00725
  3. DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 31,119,000.00 TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL…$31.1M
    66.468 · Drinking Water State Revolving Fund· Environmental Protection Agency· Formula grant· Nov 19, 2025 – Nov 19, 2025· 04D00325
  4. DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,728,000.00 TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL…$28.7M
    66.468 · Drinking Water State Revolving Fund· Environmental Protection Agency· Formula grant· Feb 10, 2025 – Dec 18, 2025· 04D00324
  5. DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,237,000, FUNDED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (PL…$25.2M
    66.458 · Clean Water State Revolving Fund· Environmental Protection Agency· Formula grant· Jul 20, 2025 – Feb 3, 2026· 02D00225
  6. DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION PROVIDES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,237,000 TO SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (SCDES) AS A…$25.2M
    66.458 · Clean Water State Revolving Fund· Environmental Protection Agency· Grant· Jul 31, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026· 02D00226

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $144M (69 subawards)

43 sub-recipients

  1. COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS$39.6M27%
    CHARLESTON, SC · 5 subawards
  2. RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES$25.2M18%
    GREENVILLE, SC · 1 subaward
  3. GRAND STRAND WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY$12.5M8.7%
    CONWAY, SC · 2 subawards
  4. ROCK HILL, CITY OF$11.4M7.9%
    ROCK HILL, SC · 3 subawards
  5. BEAUFORT-JASPER WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY$8.4M5.8%
    OKATIE, SC · 5 subawards
  6. SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY$5.9M4.1%
    MONCKS CORNER, SC · 6 subawards
  7. CITY OF GREENVILLE SC$5.8M4.0%
    GREENVILLE, SC · 1 subaward
  8. GILBERT SUMMIT RURAL WATER DISTRICT$5.6M3.9%
    GILBERT, SC · 1 subaward
  9. CITY OF WEST COLUMBIA$5.5M3.8%
    WEST COLUMBIA, SC · 3 subawards
  10. SAVE OUR SALUDA$4.7M3.2%
    MARIETTA, SC · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $150K paid out · $0 received
  • FY2022: $200K paid out · $0 received
  • FY2024: $23.1M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2025: $74.7M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2026: $144M paid out · $0 received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.