Eligible applicants include for-profit, small businesses with 500 employees or less* that are owned and operated in the state of Texas.
We especially encourage submissions from minority-owned or disadvantaged businesses in Texas.
*These criteria follow the small-business size requirement established for the SBIR and STTR programs of the U.S. Small Business Association as outlined in 13 C.F.R. ยง 121.702(c).
Eligibility
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Nominations are closed
Share your stories of resilience by nominating a small business for a GRIT Award. Nominations close on December 1.