The South Carolina Relentless Challenge Grant Program

The South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) Innovation team announces the 2024 Relentless Challenge (RC) grant program. The Relentless Challenge grant (RC) is a statewide competitive grant program that plans to award approximately $750,000 for the 2024 funding cycle. The RC grant funds projects focused on fostering sustainable innovation ecosystem that focuses specifically on high-growth/high-impact entrepreneurship and talent development, access to capital, and university-industry collaboration focused on commercialization of knowledge in the marketplace. Individual awards are up to a maximum of $75,000 (no minimum). A demonstrated dollar-for-dollar match from non-state funds will be required for consideration of projects and the disbursement of funding. Match funding for this opportunity is defined as non-state dollars, which can mean federal, local, or private dollars, or in-kind of up to 25% of the total match amount. Match funding for this opportunity does not include loans or credit. Projects are expected to leverage other public and private investments, which serve to catalyze future and sustainable development.