Downtown Excellence Awards Nomination Form

Downtown Excellence Awards Nomination Form

All projects nominated for 2027 awards must be completed between August 1, 2024 and March 31, 2027. All submissions are due by November 30, 2026 at 12 PM and must include a DCI Member in the project team. The submission fee is $100. For more information about award categories, submission requirements, and evaluation criteria, visit our website- https://www.downtowncoloradoinc.org/dtexcellenceawards/

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Award Category*

If you feel the project might be eligible in multiple categories, please check all that you think might apply.

Partnership

Place

Plan

Project

Pop-Up

Person (for Vicki Mattox Downtowner of the Year)

Nominee Information

Name of Community being nominated*

Name of Project being nominated*

Date of Project Activity and/or Completion*

Total Project Investment*

Name of Nominated Project Lead*

First Last

Email of Nominated Project Lead*

Phone of Nominated Project Lead*

Address of Nominated Project Lead*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Community Context

Executive Summary*

Provide a one sentence executive summary of the project.

Primary Challenge*

In one sentence, what was the primary challenge this project looked to overcome.

Implementation & Partnership

Partners Involved in Project*

List the lead organization, key partners, and consultants involved in the work.

List the active DCI members involved:*

Community Engagement*

In a few sentences, describe your stakeholder engagement process.

Innovation & Impact

Key Innovations + Impacts*

In only a few sentences, describe the key innovation and impacts of this project.

Critical Implementation Elements*

Briefly address some or all appropriate prompts: What were the biggest obstacles to overcome? What financing, environmental, or political challenges were present? What would have derailed the project if not addressed?

Key Metrics

Key Performance Indicators*

Describe the key metrics used to measure community engagement, geographic scope, primary outcome or objective, and, if applicable, the jobs created.

Capital Stack / Funding*

Briefly describe your capital stack or funding, to the level of detail you feel comfortable sharing with the public. If this is a plan or pop-up, feel free to use a window to describe the cost (i.e. $50,000-$100,000)

Other Project Information

Please convert to pdf or doc

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, Max. file size: 512 MB.

Supporting documents, pictures, or video

Please convert to pdf, doc, jpg, png, or mp4. Projects may not be considered without visual support to illustrate the work.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, jpg, png, mp4, Max. file size: 512 MB.

Vicki Mattox Downtowner of the Year Nomination

Nominee Name*

First Last

Nominee Email*

Nominee Phone

Nominee Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Nominee Town or City*

Describe the nominee's volunteer role and accomplishments:*

List specific strengths this person brings to revitalization efforts:*

How revitalization / development efforts have been positively impacted by the nominee:*

Supporting documents or pictures

Include photos, a biography, articles, or other supporting material. Please convert to pdf, doc, jpg, or png. Projects may not be considered without visual support to illustrate the work.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, jpg, png, Max. file size: 512 MB.

Submitter Information

Name*

First Last

Title

Email*

Phone

Organization*

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Nomination Fee *

The nomination fee is $100 per nomination.

Price: $100.00

Total

Payment Method

MasterCard

Visa

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