The City of Columbia will start accepting applications for Hospitality Tax Grant Funding for the 2024/2025.
Donor Name: City of Columbia
State: South Carolina
City: Columbia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/29/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Hospitality Tax Grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and their projects/events whose mission is to attract tourists by promoting dining in the City of Columbia. To be eligible, your organization must be a nonprofit with documentation from the South Carolina Secretary of State’s Office, and conduct activities in the City of Columbia.
Grant Period
July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.
Eligible Uses
- Tourism-related buildings, including, but not limited to: civic centers, coliseums, and aquariums; and/or
- Tourism-related cultural, recreational, and historic facilities; and/or
- Beach access and re-nourishment; and/or
- Highways, roads, streets, and bridges providing access to tourist destinations; and/or
- Advertising and promotions related to the development of tourism; and/or
- Water and sewer infrastructure to serve tourism-related demand.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to receive H-tax funding, organizations/projects/events must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Organization/program/event must meet one of the stated uses described in South Carolina State Law S.C. Code 6-1-730 for Hospitality Tax Uses
- Organization or fiscal agent must provide proof of their non-profit status with documentation from the South Carolina Secretary of State Office or be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(C) of the Internal Revenue Code whose primary goal is to attract additional visitors through tourism promotion (letter of exemption from the IRS must be provided).
- Organization/Project/Event must be in the City of Columbia limits.
- Organization/Project/Event must promote the attraction of tourist and promote dining in the City of Columbia. Columbia City Council has determined a tourist to be anyone traveling from outside of the city limits.
- All projects/events must be completed during the fiscal year in which they are funded. Fiscal year begins July 1, and ends on June 30.
- Grant funds requested must be for eligible expenditures only.
- If funding is approved for an event, the event must be marketed and open to the public.
- Organization must have a current City of Columbia business license.
For more information, visit City of Columbia.
