South Carolina’s $5 Million Tech Catalyst Fund Makes First Awards, $2.2 Million to Four Rural Health Innovators
The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announced in Columbia on November 10, 2026, the first awards from the state's Tech Catalyst Fund: four companies will receive a combined $2.2 million to bring health care innovation to rural parts of South Carolina.
The Tech Catalyst Fund totals $5 million in its first year and was created with the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) as one of five initiatives under the state's Rural Health Transformation Program, which holds a total CMS award of $200,030,252.32. The first four recipients are ElectroWire Medical, Pressiant Health Inc., PulManage Inc. and Robinhood Health.
SCRA said the fund drew nearly 100 applications, winnowed through a two-day pitch process with outside reviewers. Governor Henry McMaster, SCDHHS Director Eunice Medina, SCRA CEO Bill Kirkland and program manager Kella Player all backed the first awards, saying the goal is to put new medical technology and services within reach of rural residents.
SCRA is a state-chartered public nonprofit that supports South Carolina technology companies and research commercialization. Rural health is the fund's first theme, and recipients must carry out pilots and service rollouts inside the state.
SCRA said further Tech Catalyst awards will be announced in the coming days until the first-year $5 million is fully committed, judged on technical feasibility, measurable benefit to rural care and the ability to scale within South Carolina.
Source: South Carolina Research Authority
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