Accessing Youth Employment Solutions in South Carolina
GrantID: 75418
Grant Funding Amount Low: $250,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $750,000
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Grant Overview
South Carolina records a 14.2 percent youth unemployment rate for ages 16-24, with manufacturing counties in the Upstate posting the widest gaps between available entry-level positions and applicants holding industry-recognized credentials. The barrier is structural: 62 percent of high school career and technical education programs lack current equipment aligned with advanced manufacturing employers along the I-85 corridor. Unlike Georgia or North Carolina, South Carolina ties Perkins funding allocations to county-level employment data, requiring applicants to demonstrate alignment with specific industry clusters rather than statewide averages.
Youth Employment Barriers in South Carolina Counties
In the six counties surrounding Greenville and Spartanburg, automotive suppliers report 1,800 unfilled positions requiring basic mechatronics skills, yet only 420 students completed aligned certifications last year. Rural counties east of the Congaree River face a separate constraint: limited public transportation prevents students from reaching training sites located at technical colleges 25 miles or more from their residences. Local workforce boards have identified 9,400 out-of-school youth lacking both credentials and reliable transportation as the core population not served by existing programs.
Application Requirements for South Carolina
Proposals must include letters from at least two manufacturing employers committing to interview graduates and specifying the exact credentials they will accept. Budgets require line items for transportation vouchers or mobile training units when service areas exceed 20 miles between schools and technical college campuses. Data-sharing agreements with the Department of Employment and Workforce are mandatory to track placement rates at 90 and 180 days post-program. Applications lacking these agreements receive no further consideration.
Fit Assessment for South Carolina Context
Existing programs operated by technical colleges have produced 1,150 credentials in the past two years but reach only 11 percent of eligible out-of-school youth in the target counties. Funding therefore prioritizes expansion of these established credential pipelines rather than creation of new curricula. Applicants must demonstrate they can increase annual completions by at least 35 percent within existing facility capacity.
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