Can't get to the SC State Library? We are offering virtual appointments for assistance in grants research.
For any questions regarding grants research you may also contact us by email.
Grant Writing: Creating a Winning Proposal
Webinar
Thursday, September 25, 2025 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Friday, November 14, 2025 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Grants Research: Finding a Funder for Your Nonprofit Organization
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Check out these free webinars and tutorials from Candid
Introduction to Finding Grants
Introduction to Proposal Writing
Introduction to Project Budgets
Is Starting a Nonprofit Right For You?
Starting a Nonprofit Organization
Introduction to Corporate Giving
Introduction to the Foundation Directory
Questions? Please email us here
South Carolina Grant Resources
General Grant Resources
Grants for Libraries
Fundraising
Books and eBooks on fund raising, grant writing and nonprofit management:
In the SCLENDS catalog (or in the local library catalogs) look under the subjects:
“Fund Raising”, “Nonprofit organizations”, or “Proposal Writing for Grants”
Candid's Community Partners provide grant seekers free access to materials and services in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers worldwide. Candid provides each community partner with an extensive collection of information and publications for grant-seeking nonprofit organizations.
All public libraries in South Carolina are Community Partners, and provide free access to the Foundation Directory Online database and GuideStar. Access is only on site at each main library and branch library location.
Use this link at any South Carolina public library to access the Foundation Directory database.
Other nearby partners are the Community Foundation for the CSRA in Augusta, Georgia, and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The South Carolina State Library is a Candid Community Partner of Candid.
The Grants Research Collection at the South Carolina State Library is designed to assist nonprofit organizations and individuals seeking grant funding from private and corporate foundations and government agencies.
The Collection includes resources for finding foundation and government grant programs, the grantseeking and proposal writing process, nonprofit organization management, and general fund raising strategies.
All public libraries in South Carolina are Community Partners, and provide free access to the Foundation Directory Online database and GuideStar. Access is only on site at each main library and branch library location.
Use this link at any South Carolina public library to access the Foundation Directory database.