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GRANT AWARDS UPDATE A Report on Current and Potential Grant Awards

RECENT GRANT AWARDS 2

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT AWARDS Cross Rhodes Spec Building: Two Recent Grant Awards First grant was a LocateSC Fund Grant Award Second grant was a Rural Infrastructure Grant Award Amount: $205,999.96 Amount: $247,950 The funds were used to pave the parking lot and The funds were used to install 20,000 sq. ft. concrete also for other site improvements such as clearing, flooring in order for tenant to occupy the building. lighting, and signage. Grant was awarded and work was completed summer Work began in late 2017 and was completed in of 2018. summer of 2018. These grants were awarded by the South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development – South Carolina Department of Commerce 3

RECREATION/QUALITY OF LIFE GRANT AWARDS Bobcat Landing Water Recreation Grant Awards Amount Awarded: $87,760 Awarded by: SCDNR Awarded In 2017 County will use a combination of this grant and "C" Funds for the project. County first had to obtain the land. SCDOT is planning on replacing the entrance to the landing as well as replacing the bridge. Once SCDOT has finalized their plans, the County will be able to firm up its plans for the landing. Trying to coordinate with the State to maximize both the amount of and the appearance of the facility. 4

PARD GRANT AWARD Grant for Veteran’s Memorial Trail $40,000 Awarded by: SC Park and Recreation Development The funds will be used to support the development of the Veteran’s Memorial Trail. The Trail is arranged in seven plazas along an existing greenway and will be the focal point of the park. Each plaza will be dedicated to the branches of the U.S. Military. 5

KBCB/LITTER CONTROL Keep SC Beautiful Grant Award Adopt a Landing Grant Award Amount Awarded – $8,240 Amount Awarded – $4,220 Awarded by: Palmetto Pride Awarded by: Palmetto Pride Award date: 12/18/18 Award date: 3/1/19 End date: 11/30/19 End date: 2 years This grant will be used for the This grant will be used for the following: following at the Edisto River Boat Landings: Travel Funds • • Informational Kiosk • KBCB Promotional material Monofilament Bins • KAB Registration Fee • Cigarette Receptacles • 10 Tarp It or Ticket signs • • Anti-Litter Signage • Beautifications Projects 6

KBCB/LITTER CONTROL (cont.) Litter Prevention Grant Award Amount Awarded – $3,990 Awarded by: Palmetto Pride Award date: 12/18/18 End date: 11/30/19 This grant to be used for general litter enforcement supplies and materials. 7

SOLID WASTE General Recycling Grant Award Education Outreach Grant Award Amount Awarded - $11,024 Amount Awarded - $25,000 Awarded by: SCDHEC Awarded by: SCDHEC Award date: 7/1/18 Award date: 7/1/18 End date: 6/30/19 End date: 6/30/19 This was a new grant for FY19. This was the maximum award and was used for waste container The purpose of the grant is to reduce purchases and upgrades to sites. food waste in the County, to provide County residents with education and low cost composters and recycling containers. 8

SOLID WASTE (cont.) Waste Tire Grant Award Used Oil Recycling Grant Award Amount Awarded – $12,410 Amount Awarded – $25,550 Amount Requested - $112,660 Amount Requested - $55,550 Awarded by: SCDHEC Awarded by: SCDHEC Award date: 7/1/18 Award date: 7/1/18 End date: 6/30/19 End date: 6/30/19 This grant used for: This grant used for improvement to the County’s Used Oil Recycling Program including: Contractor costs for hauling and recycling waste tires Equipment - carport covers, concrete pads, oil containers. Public Education- includes signs for LAD sites Contractor costs to haul off used oil. FY18 Waste Tire Grant Award was $254,250. Professional Development of Staff Public education such as signs, radio, & County used the funds to purchase this roll- materials. off truck, to also purchase containers and to make other upgrades to its waste tire Professional development of staff. recycling program. 9

AIRPORT Two Airport Improvement Grant Awards Both Awarded by South Carolina Aeronautics Commission AIP Grant $71,604 AIP Grant $142,259 Award date: 3/3/18 This grant was awarded in March of 2018 90% Paid by FAA = $128,033 4 Years To Complete the Work 5% Paid by State = $7,113 90% Paid by FAA = $64,444 5% paid by Bamberg County = $7,113 5% Paid by State = $3,580 5% Paid by Bamberg County = $3,580 This grant used for: The purpose of this grant was aviation easement Vegetation removal from pavement surface. obstruction identification and tree clearing. Repair and replace asphaltic crack sealer. Apply slurry seal to asphalt surface. Remark all airfield pavement markings. 10

AIRPORT (cont.) FAA Grant for FY19 FAA Grant for FY20 Amount Awarded – $150,000 Amount Awarded – $150,000 90% FAA - $135,000 90% FAA - $135,000 5% State - $7,500 5% State - $7,500 5% County Match - $7,500 5% County Match - $7,500 Awarded by: FAA Awarded by: FAA Award date: Jan. 2019 Award date: Jan. 2019 End date: Oct. 2019 End date: FY20 The purpose of this grant is to continue aviation easement obstruction and tree clearance and to upgrade lighting. Before and After Sealing 11

LAW ENFORCEMENT/FIRE/PUBLIC SAFETY SECTION 1200 - TRAUMA CARE FUND DHEC Trauma Fund 1201. Eligible Recipients of Fund 1202. Allocation of Fund Trauma centers, rehabilitation centers, The Department may authorize and allocate Amount Awarded – $11,344 physicians, Emergency Medical Services the distribution of funds as directed by the providers licensed by the Department, General Assembly in the Appropriations Act Awarded by: DHEC Regional EMS Councils, Regional Trauma to trauma centers, rehabilitation centers, Councils, and the Division of EMS and physicians, Emergency Medical Services Award date: Oct 2018 Trauma are eligible to receive trauma providers licensed by the Department, air care funds appropriated by the South ambulance providers licensed by the End date: 6/30/19 Carolina General Assembly. Department that always use certified paramedic on all flights and maintain a licensed South Carolina medical director on staff, Regional Trauma Councils, and Regional EMS Councils, and Regional EMS Councils. The Department, with the advice of the Trauma Advisory Council and its subcommittees and/or workgroups, shall determine the priority of distributions after Department operating expenses, as well as distribution formula. 12

LAW ENFORCEMENT/FIRE/PUBLIC SAFETY (cont.) Bullet Proof Vest Partnership Bullet Proof Vests – $6,800 Awarded by: SCDOJ This award may be used for National Institute of Justice (NIJ) compliant armored vests ordered after April 1, 2018. The Sheriff’s Department currently is scheduling a seller to come out. 13

LAW ENFORCEMENT/FIRE/PUBLIC SAFETY (cont.) 14 USDA Pumper Truck Amount Awarded – $149,700 3 Grants- $50,000, $49,800, & $49,900 Awarded by: USDA Award date: 6/27/18 See Press Release on next slide for details. 14

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LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING GRANT AWARDS These grants are awarded by: S.C. Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) Applications are made available around June of each year and are awarded normally in August. Breakdown: 2017 LEMPG Emergency Management Personnel $20,109 Supplies $5,484 Contractual Expenditures $7,262 $3,155 Emergency Management awareness • Amount Awarded – $66,584 materials $5,000 CODE RED – Alert System used • Period of Performance is the next during emergencies to notify community. $2,329 Office supplies • fiscal year: $2,262 Emergency Management Program • From July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 Other $7,655 Equipment $18,942 $6,075 Pro-Pac- CERT material for the • program $ 3,712 audio/visual equipment • • $1,580 Garage to park the CERT trailer - $ 4,222 computer related equipment • Govan Fire Dept. $ 11,008 security system at the EOC • Training/Travel $5,788 Total Used - $65,240 16

LEMPG (cont.) 2018 LEMPG Amount Awarded - $63,055 Award date: 8/22/18 Period of Performance is from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 The NHTSA requires that dispatchers use guide This grant is used much the same manner that the 2017 was used for. For the first two quarters of FY18 the grant has been used for cards which are a set of pre-arrival instructions, the following items: referred to as EMDPRS, when answering medical Emergency Management Personnel $10,055 • emergency calls. The use of a standardized and CodeRed $5,000 • medically approved EMDPRS makes giving Vital Click EM Software $3,840 • medical information consistent and accurate. • Training and related travel expenses $2,923 VitalClick, LLC is a software development • Automated External Defibrillator (AED) $6,291 company that created VitalClick EMD desktop • Office Supplies $1,474 application to improve the previously used Total received for first two quarters $29,583 paper-based EMDPRS. 17

UPCOMING/PENDING GRANT AWARDS 18

RURAL UTILITY SERVICE Hunters Chapel Community Connect Grant Award Grant is $3.0 M. with a $450,000 County Match Match is $450,000 which will be paid for through revenue bond from revenues of the system. Awarded by: Rural Utility Service (RUS), Community-Oriented Connectivity Broadband Grant Program. Submitted application in May 2018. 19

COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT GRANT AWARD Refurbish Water Tank at Airport $400,000 Awarded by: CDBG – Dept. of Commerce Grant application in process. 20