South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Agency Overview
SCPRT ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS
Organizational Unit
Executive Office
Administrative Services
Office of Recreation, Grants, and Policy
Tourism Sales & Marketing
Welcome Centers - Facilities maintenance
State Park Service
Communications
Research
Film Commission
Purpose of Organizational Unit
The Executive Office include the Director's Office and Human Resources.
Administrative Services includes Finance and Technology Services.
Administers eight tourism or recreation grant programs: LWCF, PARD, RTP, Beach Renourishment, Destination Specific,
Emerging Destinations, Sports Tourism Advertising & Recruitment, and Undiscovered SC. Assists in the development of
Agency policy.
This service area is responsible for implementing agency policy and programs related to the development of South
Carolina's domestic and international tourism marketing, sales and grant programs. Group tour operators and consumers
can find details about attractions, accommodations and restaurants, plus contact information for South Carolina's tourism
regions.
Facilities maintenance for the state's nine Welcome Centers.
Note: Welcome Center customer service is under the Tourism Sales and Marketing organizational unit.
The Park Service manages and protects more than 80,000 acres of South Carolina's natural and cultural resources, which
includes 47 operational parks and eight historic properties.
This area is responsible for communications between the agency, news media and key stakeholders and partners
statewide.
The Research program tracks economic and other performance measures for both the state's tourism industry and other
programs within SCPRT.
This program's purpose is to recruit film and television projects and support the development of the state's film industry
through grant programs and educational workshops.
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