Grant recipients must meet the following criteria:
● Must be a food and beverage artisan, producer, or culinary professional or represent a culinary/foodfocused nonprofit serving the Austin, Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio Communities.
● Must be located within the following counties:
o Austin Food & Wine Alliance Grants: Bastrop, Blanco, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Gillespie, Grimes, Hays, Kerr, Lampasas, Lee, Llano, Mason, Travis, or Williamson
o Dallas Food & Wine Alliance Grants: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, or Rockwall
o Houston Food & Wine Alliance Grants: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery, or Waller
o San Antonio Food & Wine Alliance Grants: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, and Wilson
● Must demonstrate how the grant will be used for culinary innovation in their respective fields (including wine, beer, spirits, and food industry)
● Must demonstrate community giveback and/or support the initiative will have on the community
● Represent fiduciary responsibility and transparency
● Must follow the reporting and accountability guidelines
● Agree to participate in PR initiatives to promote TFWA and grant program, if asked
● Agree to TFWA website presence and mutual promotion of TFWA and grant program
● Must provide three written reference letters written and dated in 2021 as to why organization or individual should receive an TFWA grant and detail the reference’s relationships with the organization and/or individual
