Several Community Development Block Grant projects are progressing throughout the Upper Savannah Region, including three streetscape projects which will be completed in the coming months. Also, another project was awarded in December 2024. Upper Savannah Community Development staff wrote successful grant applications to the S.C. Department of Commerce and are administering the projects. The Waller […]
Upper Savannah Council of Governments provides a wide scope of services and performs many functions. This activities report highlights this information and offers us the chance to regularly communicate our general activities in your county with you. Download the November report here.
Upper Savannah Council of Governments provides a wide scope of services and performs many functions. This activities report highlights this information and offers us the chance to regularly communicate our general activities in your county with you. Download the October report here.
Upper Savannah Council of Governments provides a wide scope of services and performs many functions. This activities report highlights this information and offers us the chance to regularly communicate our general activities in your county with you. Download the September report here.
Upper Savannah COG played a leading role in Piedmont Technical College receiving an $11.27 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant award for construction of a new health science building. The grant award was the largest ever received from an Upper Savannah submitted application. Upper Savannah Government Services Director Rick Green said the COG and Piedmont […]
State and federal officials and representatives from nonprofits will hold Team South Carolina County Days in Clinton Oct. 15 and Aiken Oct. 18 to provide local residents affected by Hurricane Helene with a one-stop opportunity to learn about relief resources available to them. The event in Clinton will serve residents in Laurens, Newberry and Union […]
Upper Savannah Area Agency on Aging staff have been busy participating in outreach events throughout the Region, including Caregiver Appreciation Day Monday at a Greenwood church. Close to 100 caregivers attended the event at New Journey Church. Caregivers who participated in Upper Savannah’s Family Caregiver Support program during FY ’24 were invited. Other outreach events […]
Upper Savannah Council of Governments provides a wide scope of services and performs many functions. This activities report highlights this information and offers us the chance to regularly communicate our general activities in your county with you. Download the August report here.
The application deadline for the second round of the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant (CFI) Program has been extended from August 28 to September 11, 2024. The CFI Program is a competitive grant program created by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to strategically deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure in the […]