Petco Love’s support will expand adoption efforts, pet enrichment, and healthy outcomes for families and their pets. Columbia Animal Services has received a $50,000 grant from the national nonprofit Petco Love to support its ongoing efforts to save pets’ lives and connect animals with families in the Midlands. Petco Love, a national nonprofit foundedContinue Reading

Funding totaling more than $15,000 will support murals, sculpture, film, dance, and restoration of public artworks. The Columbia Streams Art program has awarded more than $15,000 in micro-grants to a dozen local artists, funding projects that will soon bring new creativity to public spaces across the city. In all, 12 artists received fundingContinue Reading

School District Five has been awarded an additional $75,000 through the Stronger Connections Grant from the South Carolina Department of Education to support expanded services for students at Irmo Middle School. In January 2024, School District Five was awarded a two-year grant to create The Hive which provides students enrolledContinue Reading

RICHLAND COUNTY – In recognition of National Community Development Week (April 21–25), Richland County’s Community Development Division celebrated the positive impact of federal programs on local families through a series of events. The week kicked off with a news conference Monday at Transitions Homeless Center in Columbia, where officials highlightedContinue Reading

The Richland County Conservation Commission is making grants worth up to $50,000 available for projects that aim to protect and preserve the county’s rich land and historic places. Nonprofits, neighborhood organizations, governmental agencies, commercial entities and other institutions can apply for the Historic Preservation and Community Conservation grants, which requireContinue Reading