The Beaufort County Accommodations Tax Board will be accepting State ATAX grant applications from organizations in Beaufort County wishing to receive grants from the two percent (2%) state accommodations tax fund.

All interested applicants must attend a mandatory workshop.

Applications will be accepted between Tuesday, August 5 and Wednesday, September 10, by 11:59 p.m.

The mandatory workshop will be held at 9 a.m., Tuesday, August 5, at the Burton Wells Recreation Center, 1 Middleton Recreation Drive, Beaufort (map).

South Carolina law allows for a 2% tax levy on the rental of all transient accommodations to help provide financial support to promote tourism and fund tourism-related activities in municipalities and counties within the state.

As a result, individuals staying overnight in hotels, motels, inns, and vacation rentals pay 2% in addition to the statewide sales tax and any local sales and use tax applied to their lodging cost.

The current year application (2025/2026) is available online here. 

Applications will not be accepted or reviewed if the workshop has not been attended. Additionally, the application and required documentation must be complete and submitted by 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, September 10.

Questions regarding the application process should be directed to Allison Kirby at atax@bcgov.net.