Make an ongoing difference.
Launch a grant program built to provide financial aid and mentorship for the underrepresented.
“Programs and partnerships like these are critical because it’s one thing to apply for a grant and hope your vision can be realized. But it’s another thing to be seen, heard and understood by a group of people who are interested in removing barriers and elevating them. Our applicants were able to share their own stories and create their own narratives through this process. That makes me proud to hopefully continue to do more of these grants.”
Beer Kulture Women of the Bevolution Creator Launchpad Grant Program
“What a dream come true,” says Gray. “This grant will ignite the trajectory of my vision and create an opportunity for women that look like me in the cider industry.”
In collaboration with Beer Kulture and the Brave Noise initiative, the Beer Kulture Women of the Bevolution Creator Launchpad Grant is for women and non-binary entrepreneurs, brewers, homebrewers or digital creators who identify as an underrepresented or underserved member of the craft brewing community including, but not limited to, Black, African American, Indigenous, Asian American, Pacific Islander, or other Person of Color, who dream of launching a commercial product in-market but need the necessary funding and guidance to make it a reality.
One grantee received:
$15,000
The grantee’s craft beverage will be produced and released at Pilot Project Brewing in Chicago, IL. This also includes $2,000 for travel accommodations.
3 Month Financial Consulting by Genevieve Haughey of Northwestern Mutual
3 Month Marketing & PR Consulting by Ash Eliot, Founder of Women of the Bevolution
1 copy of Beer Kulture’s This Ain’t The Beer That You’re Used To
Beer Kulture will also provide 10 applicants with a copy of the book This Ain’t The Beer That You’re Used To
Bevolution Creators in Bev Grant Program
“Since Women of the Bevolution started, the goal has been to provide resources and amplify women and non-binary creators in the beverage space. The grant program was developed as a way to provide a path for underrepresented brewing professionals to expand their digital footprint and have access to tools to help them accomplish that.”
“ Getting the Women of the Bevolution grant gave me the opportunity to push myself in ways I couldn’t before.”
Quote taken from Good Beer Hunting’s article “Little Steps, Big Leaps - Women of the Bevolution is Funding the Next Generation of BIWOC Creators
Women of the Bevolution and Beer is for Everyone have teamed up to launch a grant program for women and non-binary entrepreneurs, digital creators, brewers, and homebrewers who identify as an underrepresented or underserved member of the brewing community including, but not limited to, Black, African American, Indigenous, Asian American, Pacific Islander, or other Person of Color, who are looking for help in getting started on creating content, developing a brand or releasing a product – whether it’s launching a podcast, merch line or a product, or editing YouTube video tutorials, Reels, TikToks or starting a Substack/newsletter, blog or Patreon.
They are providing grants that include a $300 stipend plus 1-hour marketing and content strategy consulting from Ash Eliot (Founder of Women of the Bevolution and the Bevolution Creators Network) & Lindsay Malu Kido (Founder of Beer is for Everyone). Each grantee is also spotlighted across Women of the Bevolution and Beer is for Everyone.
Since its inception, the program has provided 14 grants with goals of launching grant opportunities 2-3 times a year.