Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality
The Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Association (ARHA) website (arhaonline.com) is the association’s official site, featuring about, contact, events, membership and education pages. The site lists staff, provides a scholarship page with application instructions, and shows recent event/program updates. Contact email ([email protected]) and phone are published on the contact page.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An Alabama-based high school or career/technical center running ProStart or hospitality/culinary training, or an Alabama student applying for an ARHA scholarship.
Good Fit
- • Operates a ProStart or school-based hospitality/culinary program in Alabama.
- • Is an Alabama high school, career tech center, community college, or university supporting hospitality education.
- • Needs grants or scholarships in the $1K–$8K range.
- • Can document student eligibility for scholarship awards or program participation.
- • Has existing ties to local restaurants, hospitality employers, or ARHA programs.
Geography
Observed giving is wholly in Alabama across the three-year record, with every listed grant directed to in-state schools and institutions.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 32 distinct recipients and prior years show 23–27 recipients, including many independent high schools, career-technical centers and several colleges, indicating a broad set of independent grantees for a small foundation.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of an open solicitation process for institutional grants is limited because the fund reports institutional awards are preselected, yet the latest year added 12 new recipients and the foundation publishes scholarship application instructions for individual students, so new entrants appear possible but not clearly open for all grant types.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
