The City of North Augusta annually accepts grant applications to support community-related tourism expenditures. The projects must attract tourists to the City from over 50 miles away. 

The application period is currently OPEN for a limited amount of unused funds for FY 2024-2025.

Applications are due by Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 1:00pm.

By recommendation of the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee and approval by City Council on February 2, 2026, the unused funds from the Accommodations Tax Year 2022-2023  be redistributed to the Accommodations Tax Year 2024-2025.  Click here for Adopted Resolution No. 2026-08 for details.  

Please download and carefully review the updated A-Tax Grant Handbook prior to downloading and submitting the A-Tax Grant Application. Proposals shall be submitted for projects and expenses planned during the 2026 calendar year, January 1 - December 31, 2026.

Applications must be received no later than Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Applicants must follow the procedures in the City of North Augusta State Accommodation Tax Handbook when completing this application. A project representative must attend a “Question & Answer Session” with the Accommodations Tax Grant Committee on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the City of North Augusta Municipal Center. After this session, the committee will make the recommendations to City Council during a regular council meeting. Once City Council approves the recommendations, the applicant will be contacted with the final award decisions. Decisions are expected to be made by the end of March 2026.  

Accommodations Tax Grant Committee

For the Accommodations Tax Grant Committee agendas and approved minutes - Click here

Additional Information:

1. What is the State Accommodations Tax Funding Program? 

The South Carolina Department of Revenue declares that if a municipality collects over $50,000 in Accommodations tax, each municipality will be required to allocate and spend all Accommodations Tax funds that they collect in the manner required by the statute. 

This funding program will allocate 65% of the Accommodations Tax collected to This Program.
To see how the other 35% is spent, please refer to the Handbook linked above. 

2. Who Can Apply for the Funds?

To qualify for funding, project applicants must provide proof of their non-profit status and fall into
one of the following categories:

• Any governmental agency, board, commission, or political subdivision other than those
  specifically designated as a state agency. OR
• Not-for-profit organization registered with the Secretary of State of South Carolina.
  Your “CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION/EXISTENCE” must accompany your
  application.

3. What is the Tourism-Related Expenditures Criteria?

• 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;

• tourist shuttle transportation;

• control and repair of waterfront erosion;

• operating visitor information centers.