Excellence Awards Categories

Please click on the specific Awards Category below to be directed to its unique description, eligibility, application and judging criteria.

Promotional Awards
Category 1 – Print Brochure Category 2 – Print Promotion Category 3 – Multimedia Promotion Category 4 – Annual Report	Category 5 – Paid Advertising Campaign Category 6 – Magazine & Newsletter Category 7 – Special Event Category 8 – Innovation in Economic Development Week (EDW)
Internet & New Media Awards
Category 9 – General Purpose Website Category 10 – Special Purpose Website	Category 11 – Digital Media
Programmatic Awards
Category 12 – Multi-Year Collaborative Economic Development Category 13 – Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) Category 14 – Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development Category 15 – Neighborhood Development Category 16 – Talent Development & Retention	Category 17 – Real Estate Development & Reuse Category 18 – Economic Equity & Inclusion Category 19 – Recovery, Resiliency & Mitigation Category 20 – Innovative Financing Category 21 – Innovative Economic Development
Partnership Awards
Category 22 – Public-Private Partnership Category 23 – Postsecondary Education Partnership	Category 24 – Regional or Cross-Border Partnership
Organization Awards
Category 25 – Economic Development Organization (EDO) of the Year
Government Awards
Category 26 – Best Use of Federal Resources

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