Frequently Asked Questions

Please refer to the county map page and the "view all eligible counties" link. These descriptions came from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in March 2020. This is the most current one to date. It will be updated in June of 2023.

No, the grant is only for a for-profit business. Per legislation—a business concern must be a small business as defined in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 13 part 121 for its primary industry classification. 13CFR 127.200(a). 13CFR 121.105(a)(1) provides that a business concern must be organized for profit to meet the definition of a small business. A 501(c)3 is not organized for profit and as such does not qualify as a small business.

No, the grant is open to any woman-owned business in the state of Texas. TWU faculty/staff (or immediate household members) and students, trustees and advisory committee members are not eligible to apply.

No, previous winners cannot apply. If you have been selected in any of our programs (AccelerateHER, TechFW, NTEETC etc) within the last year you will also be ineligible.

No, we want to hear about your business in your words. Our template should make it easy for you to answer the questions.

Proof of woman-owned and controlled documentation could include and must show at least 51% ownership: Any woman-owned certification, sole proprietor/assumed name filings, LLC or LLP or Corporation documentation, certification of organization, articles of incorporation, partnership agreement. If one document alone doesn’t show this—send the corresponding agreement with it. Sending the business name only is not enough—you must show who the owner is. If a man is listed, you must show the percentage owned by each person.

Do not send a copy of an EIN or Sales and Use Tax Permit (they don’t verify woman owned), your driver’s license, passport, social security card, or credit card—they don’t prove business ownership.

No, only one application per person will be accepted.

Sales tax cannot be paid for with these grant funds.

No, the grant cannot be used for wages, salaries, contract labor or compensation of any type. You can use funds for a consultant that is not an employee.

Example: marketing consultant building out website and social media.

Examples of how our other grant winners have used funds include software, pos systems, marketing, and social media promotions, fixtures, a vehicle to pull a food trailer, office furniture, a lathe and computers.

These are mandatory. The classes will be virtual and recorded. If you cannot participate in the class, please make arrangements with our office to access the recorded videos and you will need to provide takeaways from the video.

You can check the taxable entity search https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/. If your business shows forfeited, your business is not eligible for the grant. You can call the state to find out what you need to do to clear this.

Source is who is providing the funds and Use is what the funds are used for.

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No, monthly bills cannot be paid with grant funding.

Will your project add to the sales tax base, create jobs or have some other contribution to the community or state?

Grant applications are due at 5:00:00 p.m., June 21, 2023. All late submissions will be disqualified. Allow enough time for internet problems and time to complete the application.

No, the online form automatically submits your application.

All grant-related questions must be sent to CWEgrants@twu.edu.