{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-11-930","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-11-930","heading":"Powers and duties.","body":"To carry out its assigned functions, the board is authorized, but not limited to:\n(1) assess the critical needs for child abuse and neglect prevention;\n(2) receive gifts, bequests, and devises for deposit and investment into the trust fund and to award grants to private nonprofit organizations and state agencies that meet certain qualifications;\n(3) invest trust fund monies;\n(4) solicit proposals for programs which will be aimed at meeting identified child abuse and neglect prevention needs;\n(5) provide technical assistance to private, nonprofit organizations, when requested, in preparing proposals for submission to the trust fund;\n(6) establish criteria for awarding of grants for child abuse and neglect prevention which shall include the consideration of at least:\n(a) the priority of the service need that the proposal addresses;\n(b) the quality and soundness of the proposal and its probable effectiveness in accomplishing its objectives;\n(c) a cost-benefit analysis of the project;\n(d) the degree of community support for the proposal;\n(e) the utilization of local resources including volunteers, when appropriate, and matching or in-kind contributions which may be, but are not required;\n(f) the qualifications of employees to be hired under the grant;\n(g) the experience of the proposed project administrators in providing on going accountability for the program;\n(7) enter into contracts for the awarding of grants to private, nonprofit organizations for child abuse and neglect prevention.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 11 Children's Services Agencies","ARTICLE 9 South Carolina Children's Trust Fund"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c011.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:34Z","sha256":"cee15dfe0a17b60668451c246390705038edc3170a431abaa1449a60380d0d51","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-11-920","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-11-940"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}