2026 Pinnacle Award for Business Development Nomination

Award Questions

1. Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination *This question is required.

First Name
Last Name
Email Address
Full Agency Name

2. Name of Initiative the state (and/or partnership) is being nominated for:
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3. Provide a brief description of the innovative initiative, innovative framework, or efforts of national impact you have chosen as your primary focus for the nomination. *This question is required.

4. Provide a statement of results, accomplishments, impacts and any other appropriate information that demonstrates why the nominee’s efforts described in question #3 were an exceptional contribution. *This question is required.

5. Provide samples of work including creative materials, videos, graphics, documents, plans, etc. regarding the efforts and results you outlined in questions #3 and #4. (File limit: 10 | File size limit: 10 MB) *This question is required.

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6. Provide a brief description of the nominee’s significant contributions in any one of the other two areas listed under the "Criteria" section above that you did not focus on in questions #3 and #4. (Not required)

7. Please upload a copy of the email or document indicating your state agency administrator's approval of this nomination submission. (File limit: 10 | File size limit: 10 MB) *This question is required.

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By submitting this nomination, NASWA has my consent to use all or a portion of this nomination on the Workforce Innovation Awards Nominations website. This public website contains Innovation Award nominations from previous years and indexes them by topic as a shared resource for all states.

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