Urgent Grant Program Nomination
During this critical time we have established an urgent grant fund to assist meeting and event hospitality industry workers that are unemployed due to the COVID-19 crisis. The grant is a $500 per person VISA gift card and will be sent directly to the individual via email, should the individual meet the requirements and be selected.
Grant recipients must be nominated by their employers who should fill out and submit the form below. Grants are being distributed on a first-come, first-served basis and align with donation funding. We cannot guarantee that your (former) employees will receive the grant, but we aim to provide as many grants as we have funds.
If your application is accepted you will be notified via an email from theaabf@gmail.com. We will ask you to contact your employees to monitor their email for the grant. It is essential we have the correct email addresses for your nominees.
Thank you for nominating your outstanding employees!
Empower Events Grant Application criteria:
The grant is to benefit workers in the meetings and events hospitality industry to include: Hotels, DMCs, Transportation Companies, Convention Centers, Event Venues, and Event Suppliers. Stand-alone restaurants and bars are not eligible.
Application submitter must hold a senior management position with the employer. You cannot nominate yourself.
Each employer may submit one application per employer location. A maximum of 10 employees per location can be nominated.
The nominee must be currently unemployed due to COVID-19, have been recognized as a consistently outstanding employee, completed at least 1 year of full or part-time employment with the employer, and held a non-management or hourly position.
All fields on the nomination form must be filled out accurately in order to be considered for the grant. Employers please fill out your complete address. Incomplete forms will be disqualified.
The Above and Beyond Foundation cannot guarantee the nominee will receive the grant, as grant funding is limited.
The recipient’s position, company and length of employment (no names) will be posted on this website. and may be publicized on other media outlets.
Should the nominee be accepted as a grant recipient., the grant will be provided as a VISA Virtual Gift Card, which may be used for any online goods or service that accepts VISA. The Gift Card will be emailed directly to the nominee at the email address indicated on on the nomination from. Please make sure email addresses are correct.
Once a grant submission has been approved, the employer will receive a confirmation email.
By submitting the application form you agree to the above criteria.