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Beaufort County grants committee outlines online application process, Sept. 11 deadline for 2% tourism grants
Summary
Ken Guerra, chair of Beaufort Countygrants committee, told applicants the online application and required attachments must arrive by Sept. 11 at 5:00 PM; presentation day will be mid-to-late September and focuses on brief applicant "elevator pitches."
Ken Guerra, chair of the committee that makes recommendations to the county council on grants, opened the workshop and urged applicants to use the session to ensure their proposals are complete and aligned with the fundpurpose. "So September 11, 5PM," Guerra said, giving the firm deadline for online submissions.
Guerra described the application as an online form (paper copies may be used only as a reference) and said county staff will post a link to the application page. He told attendees the committee reviews all submitted materials, assigns certain applications to individual members for deeper review, and schedules a full presentation day in mid-to-late September so applicants can give brief, targeted remarks and answer clarifying questions.
The workshop emphasized practical preparation: applicants should attach required documents when submitting online, be ready to explain assumptions used to estimate tourism impact, and prepare concise responses rather than full PowerPoint presentations. Guerra said the workshop is informal and intended to reduce avoidable errors that lead to disqualification or weak recommendations.
The committee will compile recommendations and forward them through the finance committee and county council for final approval; applicants should not assume a committee recommendation is a final award until council procedures are complete.
