Accommodations Tax Grants provide financial support to fund tourism and tourism-related projects that occur in Richland County.
Donor Name: Richland County
State: South Carolina
County: Richland County (SC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
These events should promote overnight accommodations in unincorporated areas of Richland County.
Funding Information
$25,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
Eligible Expenditures
A-Tax County funds are to be used for tourism related expenses only Per Title Six (6-4-5) of SC State Law.
- advertising and promotion of tourism so as to develop and increase tourist attendance through the generation of publicity;
- promotion of the arts and cultural events;
- construction, maintenance, and operation of facilities for civic and cultural activities including construction and maintenance of access and other nearby roads and utilities for the facilities;
- the criminal justice system, law enforcement, fire protection, solid waste collection, and health facilities when required to serve tourists and tourist facilities. This is based on the estimated percentage of costs directly attributed to tourists;
- public facilities such as restrooms, dressing rooms, parks, and parking lots;
- touristshuttle transportation;
- control and repair of waterfront erosion;
- operating visitor information centers.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organizations must have been in existence for at least one (1) year prior to requesting funds.
- Applicants must provide proof of their non-profit status and fall into one of the following categories:
- Organizations exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and whose primary goal is to attract additional visitors through tourism promotion. The letter of exemption from the Internal Revenue Service must accompany your proposal.
- Destination Marketing Organizations, which are recognized non-profit organizations charged with the responsibility of marketing tourism for their specific municipalities, counties or regions, such as Chambers of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureaus and Regional Tourism Commissions.
- Richland County will not award A-Tax Funds to individuals, fraternal organizations or organizations that support and/or endorse political campaigns.
- Religious organizations may receive funding; however, Richland County may notsponsor nor provide financial support to a religious organization in a manner which would actively involve it in a religious activity (i.e. public funds must not be used for a religious purpose). Thus, any funds provided must be solely utilized for secular purposes and the principal or primary goal of the sponsored activity must not be to advance religion.
- Grantee organizations may not re-grant County funds to other organizations. All funds must be spent on direct program expenditures by organization that is granted the allocation.
- Priority will be given to organizations and/or projects that have the following characteristics:
- will generate overnight stay(s) in Richland County’s lodging facilities;
- will promote and highlight Richland County’s historic and cultural venues; recreational facilities and events; and the uniqueness and flavor of the local community.
For more information, visit Richland County.
