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Rural & Urban Grant Programs
Application Period for
Greenbelt Projects
January 1 - March 31, 2008 for Rural Projects
January 1- March 31, 2008 for Urban Projects
The
Charleston County Comprehensive
Greenbelt Plan contains an Urban and Rural Grants
Program to distribute the Greenbelt portion of the
Transportation “Half-Cent” Sales Tax proceeds. The purpose
of these grants is to implement the County’s Greenbelt Plan
for the conservation of greenspace in Charleston County.
Greenbelt project
applications for the Rural Program may be submitted between
January 1 and March 31, 2008. Applications for the Urban
Program may be submitted from January 1 through March 31, 2008. Completed applications with required attachments
shall be mailed or hand delivered to:
Charleston County Planning
Department
Attn: Greenbelt Project
4045 Bridge View Drive, Suite
A-314
North Charleston, SC 29405
Any Rural applications received after 5:00 pm March 31, 2008
will not be considered for this round of funding. Any
Urban applications received after 5:00 PM March 31, 2008
will not be considered for this round of funding. Post
marks will not be considered.
A workshop will be held from
9:00am to 11:00am on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 to review the application
process and answer questions from potential applicants. The
workshop will take place in County Council’s Chambers on the
2nd floor of the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public
Service Building (4045 Bridge View Drive, N. Chas.)
Attendance at the workshop is not required for
application submittal.
Anyone applying to either the
Urban or Rural Program must schedule a pre-application
meeting with staff. This meeting will involve the
applicant providing an overview of the proposed project
followed with technical assistance by staff. Pre-application
meetings will be scheduled during the month of February by
contacting Cathy L. Ruff at 202-7204.
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