2012-10-292012-10-292011http://hdl.handle.net/10827/8741The South Carolina SmartStateTM Program is one of the most successful state challenge grant programs in the nation. The SmartState Program uses state, private, and federal funds to establish advanced research centers in South Carolina. Each Center of Economic Excellence is led by one or more SmartState Endowed Chairs— world renowned scientists and engineers recruited to South Carolina through the program.DocumentCopyright status undetermined. For more information contact, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201.South Carolina Centers of Economic ExcellenceSouth Carolina SmartState ProgramText