Embrew Tea, a company that produces high-quality sweetened tea bags based in Fairview, has recently been awarded one of the 15 micro-grants from NC Idea Foundation. Recipients were chosen after a three-month competitive application and selection process that drew 135 applications from across the state.

NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, is in its ninth NC IDEA MICRO grant cycle. Since the inaugural cycle in Spring 2018, NC IDEA MICRO has awarded nearly $1.5 million to 148 young companies across the state.