# South Carolina RHTP Tech Catalyst Fund

Competitive, non-dilutive funding for early-stage medical technology startups and consumer-facing rural-health innovations addressing chronic-disease prevention and management across South Carolina. SCRA administers the fund under contract with SCDHHS.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: GRANT
- Issued by: South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) (South Carolina)
- Posted: 2026-05-27
- Application due: 2026-06-25
- Funding: $5.0M
- Eligible applicants: For-profit companies, U.S.-based companies, South Carolina technology startups
- How to apply: Online application through the SCRA Tech Catalyst Fund application portal; see the official SCRA program page.
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://scra.org/get-to-know/tech-catalyst-fund/

## Eligibility

U.S.-based and U.S.-owned for-profit businesses. Less than 10 years since founding and less than $50 million in prior funding raised. Registered as a for-profit business with the South Carolina Secretary of State; a Delaware corporation registered as a foreign entity in South Carolina may qualify. Must develop consumer-facing technology that delivers or enables care for rural communities, with a focus on chronic-disease prevention and management. Technology must address a significant unmet rural-health need and have a technology readiness level of at least 5. At least one full-time member of the management team is required. Preference is given to South Carolina-based companies headquartered in South Carolina or with at least 51% of full-time-equivalent employees in the state.

## Requirements

Submit the application and completed budget workbook by June 25, 2026. Pitch deck and letters of support are optional at initial application but required if invited to due diligence. Invited applicants must provide requested due-diligence materials within five business days. Selected applicants participate in a review-committee pitch day, with a maximum ten-minute presentation and ten-minute Q&A. Awards are non-dilutive, milestone-based, subject to data-sharing and reporting, and must be spent by September 30, 2027.

## Required attachments

- Completed application
- Completed budget workbook
- Pitch deck if invited to due diligence
- Letters of support if invited to due diligence

## Application package and source documents

- [SC - 2026 - RHTP Tech Catalyst Fund Notice of Funding Opportunity (Primary Notice of Funding Opportunity)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/3bccfd51-94c6-424a-89c1-7e100b596d41/file) (primary) — official: https://scra.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RHTP-Tech-Catalyst-Fund-NOFO-20260527.pdf
- [SC - 2026 - RHTP Tech Catalyst Fund Application Preview (Application Preview)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/c3b74571-e06d-4d6a-941d-90998b3091b5/file) — official: https://scra.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RHTP-Tech-Catalyst-Fund-Application-20260527.pdf
- [SC - 2026 - Tech Catalyst Fund Due Diligence Checklist (Due Diligence Checklist)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/0ec5dd2c-41aa-4e18-9494-9b9ee531b946/file) — official: https://scra.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Tech-Catalyst-Due-Diligence-Checklist-20260527.pdf
- [SC - 2026 - tech catalyst fund (Tech Catalyst Fund program page (scra.org))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/b8caa956-935a-4d90-8d75-d640912d4e9e/file) — official: https://scra.org/get-to-know/tech-catalyst-fund
- [SC - 2026 - SCRA Leads with Inaugural Awards from $5M Tech Catalyst Fund to Advance Rural Health Innovation (Award announcement - SCRA inaugural Tech Catalyst Fund awards (4 companies, $2.2 million))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/071a2995-4fe4-4dca-916a-c6721238ca94/file) — official: https://scra.org/south-carolina-leads-with-rural-health-investments-as-10-companiesselected-for-tech-catalyst-fund/

More South Carolina RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/sc (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/sc.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/south-carolina-rhtp-tech-catalyst-fund--c5e77eb16d — data as of 2026-10-12.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.