Hardeeville Foundation awards $141,795 to local organizations

The Hardeeville Community Transformation Foundation awarded $141,795 in 2025 grants to 11 local organizations to support education and workforce training.

The City of Hardeeville and the Hardeeville Community Transformation Foundation announced awards from the 2025 Education and Workforce Training Grant Program. A total of $141,795 was allocated to 11 local organizations. The grants are intended to support education and workforce training through operational improvements and minor capital projects. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit administered under the city's guidance and used a competitive annual process to select recipients. Grant recipients and amounts: - Total of $141,795 allocated to 11 organizations for the 2025 funding cycle. - Operations and Improvements awards: Agape Family Life Center $8,866; Boys and Girls Club of the Lowcountry $8,387; Community Foundation of the Lowcountry (South Carolina Nurse Retention) $7,794; Lowcountry Legal Volunteers $8,274; Thomas Heyward Academy $7,980; Osprey Village $7,460. - Minor Capital Improvements awards: Bluffton Self Help $22,352; Beaufort Jasper YMCA of the Lowcountry $15,000; Beaufort Jasper Academy for Career Excellence $25,000; John Paul II Catholic School $16,289; Royal Live Oaks Academy $14,395. - City officials said the program supports public, private and charter schools, regional colleges, universities and workforce training centers in Jasper and Beaufort counties and aligns with city priorities of sustainable growth and workforce development. Summary: The awards aim to strengthen local organizations' capacity to deliver education and workforce training and to support minor capital and operational needs. Undetermined at this time.