Beaufort County has begun accepting grant applications from County organizations wishing to receive grants from the three percent (3%) Local Accommodations Tax fund and two percent (2%) Local Hospitality Tax fund.

The deadline to apply is 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 31.

In order to apply for this year’s three percent (3%) Local Accommodations Tax fund and two percent (2%) Local Hospitality Tax fund will host MANDATORY virtual workshops to help ensure proper application and expenditure of funds. This will also allow applicants to ask questions and get a better idea of the process.

A representative from each organization must attend one of the workshops. The virtual workshops will be:

• Tuesday, March 3, 10 a.m.
• Thursday, March 5, 3 p.m.
• Thursday, March 12, 10 a.m.

Beaufort County receives revenues from a 3% local accommodations tax (A-Tax) imposed on tourist lodging as well as a 2% hospitality tax (H-Tax), which is imposed on the sale of prepared meals and beverages. Per the County’s Code of Ordinances (Sec. 66-44 for local A-Tax or Sec. 66-534 for H-Tax), these revenues must be used for tourism-related purposes.

The County has established a grant application process for the award and issuance of these funds to local organizations wishing to use an award for one or more of the purposes outlined in County Code.

The current year application and instructions are available online. The application can be found here.

Questions regarding the application process should be directed to LocalTaxApps@bcgov.net.