2025 ONPHA Innovation Award

ONPHA Innovation Award

This award recognizes non-profit housing providers that have developed an innovative response to an environmental, operational or community challenge. Their initiatives demonstrate promising outcomes and serve as inspirations for other non-proﬁt housing providers.

This award recognizes an organization (rather than an individual) for a particular project or initiative.

Eligibility criteria

The initiative or program must meet the following criteria:
- One or more of the participating organizations must be an ONPHA Housing Provider Member.
- Has created a unique program or service response to a challenge facing the corporation, its tenants, community, or physical environment, either individually or in partnership.
- Demonstrates creativity, quality, and innovation.
- The program or service response can serve as a model for other non-profit housing providers.
- Has evidence (qualitative or quantitative) of the initiative’s impact on individuals, the community, the environment and/or the organization.
- Is a recent initiative, in place no longer than five years.
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

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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 project, program or initiative that the organization is being nominated for, including how long it has been in place and what purpose and population it serves. If the program or initiative was accomplished through a partnership, please list the partner organizations.
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
Phone Number
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Email*
example@example.com

Why should the nominee receive this award?

Please keep each response to under 600 words.
What program, project, service or initiative has been put into place, and how is it innovative or unique within the nominee’s community or context? Please provide examples:*

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What challenge or issue has this initiative worked to address, and how? This could be a challenge facing the organization, or its tenants, community, or physical environment. Please provide examples:*

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How has this initiative demonstrated initial positive outcomes for individuals, the community, the environment, or the organization? Please provide specific examples, such as evidence or feedback from clients, partners, or the broader community: *

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How can the initiative serve as a model for other non-profit housing providers? What can other non-profit housing providers learn from this initiative that they can apply in their own communities?*

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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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