2025 ONPHA Award for Excellence

ONPHA Award for Excellence

This award recognizes non-profit housing providers that respond to tenant or community needs with imagination and insight. This award recognizes an organization (rather than an individual).

Eligibility criteria
The organization must meet the following criteria:
- Be an ONPHA Housing Provider Member.
- Offer services that go beyond housing.
- Build strong tenant communities and community partnerships.
- House people who have been underserved by other approaches to housing.
- Successfully advocate for the development of new non-profit housing.
- Develop new ways to manage housing more effectively.
- Demonstrate originality and innovation.
Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025.
General Information

Who are you nominating?
Organization Name
Name (If applicable)

First NameLast Name
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Email
example@example.com
Website
Please provide a brief description of the nominee organization, including the type of housing provided, number of units, areas served, years in operation, tenant profile, and programs and services provided.
Contact Information
Note: This person will be the first point of contact should the nominee be selected as the winner of this award, and would function as the primary contact to help coordinate ONPHA’s recognition efforts.
Name

First NameLast Name
Job Title
Organization
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Email*
example@example.com

Why should the nominee receive this award?

Please keep each response to under 600 words.
How has this organization gone above and beyond its housing mandate? Please provide specific examples:*

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How has this organization worked to build strong tenant communities and/or community partnerships? Please provide specific examples:*

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How has this organization worked to house and/or support people who have been underserved by other approaches to housing? Please provide specific examples:*

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How has this organization advocated for the development of new non-profit housing, and what was the impact or result? Please provide specific examples:*

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How has this organization worked to develop new ways to manage housing more effectively? Please provide specific examples:*

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How has this organization demonstrated originality and innovation in their approach to developing and/or managing housing? Please provide specific examples:*

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Additional information: Is there anything else you would like to tell us about the nominee?

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Supporting Materials
You may submit up to five supplementary materials to support your nomination. Examples may include:
- Letters of reference or support
- Evidence or reporting on the nominee’s work or outcomes
- News stories or media coverage about the person/organization
- Relevant photos or images
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Why should the nominee receive this award?

Supporting Materials