TO: All Recreation Fund Applicants
FROM: Bamberg County Recreation Committee
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The Committee will accept the attached application for grant monies until 5:00 p.m., MONDAY, May 18, 2026, at the County Administrator’s office located in the Bamberg County Courthouse Annex – Isaiah Odom Building - 1234 North Street – Bamberg, SC 29003, mailed to P.O. Box 149, or emailed to Mrs. Rose R. Shepherd at shepherdrr@bambergcounty.sc.gov.
THE COMMITTEE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY INCOMPLETE APPLICATION OR ANY APPLICATION THAT IS RECEIVED AFTER THE ABOVE-REFERENCED DEADLINE. Applications must be complete in order to be considered.
This will be the only round of applications for this fiscal year (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026). Applications are available online at www.bambergcounty.sc.gov and in the County Administrator’s office. Emphasis and priority will be placed on projects that serve a large portion of the County's youth (18 and under) and those that have not previously received funding. (Your organization must have been organized and functional for at least one (1) year in order to be eligible for consideration.)
ALL applicants must furnish proof that PUBLIC NOTICE has been given through the local news media that participation by all segments of the public is encouraged and sought. Your PUBLIC NOTICE must be submitted at the time of the application.
You must describe, in detail, the planned uses of funds for each aspect of your planned project. Please know that this will play a vital part in determining funding for your project.
Projects approved will be funded on a reimbursement basis only. Approved project items purchased after July 1, 2025, and prior to June 30, 2026, are eligible for reimbursement. LEGIBLE and VERIFIABLE proof of all expenditures must be presented in order to receive reimbursement. Food items are not eligible for reimbursement.
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NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE PURCHASE AMOUNT, EVEN IF THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT APPROVED WAS LARGER.
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Bamberg County assumes no liability or responsibility for projects funded through this program. All applicants by their application, agree to hold Bamberg County Harmless from all liability associated with possible funding of their request.
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