 In 1983 the South Carolina General Assembly made a one-time grant of $500,000 and 1,400 acres of undeveloped land to form SCRA.SCRA has been self-sustaining since inception, relying on mostly on fees earned on the applied research programs it creates and leads.SCRA affiliate SC Launch receives $6 million annually under the Industry Partners Fund, which provides the working capital seed grants to new technology companies in accordance with SCRA's economic development mission.