Austin Food & Wine Alliance now accepting applications for culinary grants
For the fourth year, the Austin Food & Wine Alliance will hand out grants to culinary innovators this fall.
The organization announced this week that the total amount of grants will increase to $40,000, and the submission period opens today and ends on Oct. 2.
You can apply online at AustinFoodWineAlliance.org/GrantApplication.
According to the non-profit, which is the beneficiary of the Austin Food & Wine Festival, eligible applicants include “farmers, artisan producers, chefs, wine/beer/spirits makers and small culinary businesses/culinary professionals whose projects and initiatives show innovation and community support.”
The Food & Wine Alliance hosts a number of fundraisers throughout the year, including the upcoming Wine & Swine pig roast on Nov. 8, as well as a Culinary Arts Career Conference, which will take place in January.
Past winners have included Argus Cidery, Confituras, Salt & Time Butcher Shop & Salumeria, Blacklands Malt and New Farm Institute at Green Gate Farms.
[…] Tickets for the cocktail party and dinner are available at austinfoodwinealliance.org/essentialemeril. The book event costs $35 (not including the book, which will be available for sale at the event), and the dinner costs $175, which does include a signed copy of the book. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Austin Food & Wine Alliance, which will be giving out culinary grants later this year. […]
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