Past Program: Awards for Municipal Excellence

 2010     Recognition 
 Kingsport, TN  Higher Education Initiative   Gold
 South Bend, IN         Northeast Neighborhood Revitalization Program   Gold
 Newport News, VA      No Longer Lost in Translation: Strengthening Ties with the Hispanic Community   Gold
 New York, NY  Financial Empowerment Center   Gold
 Clemson, SC  PinPoint Public Works   Silver
 North Charleston, SC  Sustainable Urban Revitalization   Silver
 Minneapolis, MN  Wireless Minneapolis   Silver
 Los Angeles, CA  Terminal Island Renewable Energy Project (TIRE)   Silver
     
 2009    
 Slidell, LA  Strengthening the Community and the Economy through the Arts   Gold
 Savannah, GA  Neighborhood Renaissance Savannah   Gold
 Long Beach, CA  Creating a Youth-Driven Career Center   Gold
 New York, NY  Homebase   Gold
 Estes Park, CO  Estes Valley Restorative Justice Partnership   Silver
 Burnsville, MN     Burnsville Surface Water Treatment Plant Project  Silver
 St. Louis, MO  St. Louis Alliance for Homeownership Preservation   Silver
 Seattle, WA      Green Seattle Partnerships   Silver
     
 2008    
 Bristol, VA  Broadband Partnerships and Sustainability Project   Gold
 High Point, NC  Overt Drug Market Strategy  Gold
 Henderson, NV  Service Guarantee Program  Gold
 San Jose, CA  Strong Neighborhoods Initiative  Gold
 South Sioux City, NE  Siouxland Y  Silver
 West Covina, CA  West Covina Commercial Center & Sportsplex   Silver
 Boise, ID  Charitable Assistance to Community's Homeless (CATCH)  Silver
 Denver, CO  The Five by Five Project   Silver
     
 2007    
 Lenexa, KS   Rain to Recreation, A Watershed Management Program   Gold
 New Haven, CT  Elm City Immigration Project   Gold
 Plano, TX  Management Preparation Plan of Plano (MP3)   Gold
 Milwaukee, WI  Lapham Park Venture   Gold
 Selma, AL  TRUSTBuild  Silver
 Tinley Park, IL  Economic Development Plan for Success   Silver
 Pembroke Pines, FL  State Hospital Campus: Human Services Collaborations & Redevelopment  Silver
 Austin, TX      Spring Terrace   Silver
     
 2006    
 Erlanger, KY  Tiered Advanced Life Support System for Emergency Medical Services  Gold
 Asheville, NC  Cultural Renaissance Arts Program   Gold
 Oakland, CA  Neighborhood Law Corps   Gold
 Chicago, IL  Troubled Buildings Initiative  Gold
 Bell Gardens, CA  Bell Gardens Sports Center  Silver
 Lawton, OK  City Wide Sewer Rehabilitation  Silver
 Portsmouth, VA  Portsmouth Online Legislative Information Tracking Communications System (POLITICS)  Silver
 Tempe, AZ  CARE7 Crisis Response Team  Silver
 Indianapolis, IN  Fall Creek Place  Silver
     
 2005    
 Alpharetta, GA  North Metro Miracle League Sports Complex  Gold
 Fayetteville, NC  Fire Station No. 14 Partnership  Gold
 Colorado Springs, CO  Transportation Education  Gold
 San Jose, CA  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library  Gold
 New Brighton, MN  PolyPartners - A Coalition for Quality of Life  Silver
 Casper, WY  Road to Reuse   Silver
 Des Moines, IA  It Started with Pots  Silver
 Austin, TX  Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Redevelopment Project  Silver
     
 2004    
 West Lafayette, IN  Wabash Landing Redevelopment  Gold
 Medford, OR  Façade Grant Program  Gold
 Lexington-Fayette
 Urban County, KY		  Purchase of Development Rights Program  Gold
 San Diego, CA  The San Diego Family Justice Center  Gold
 Dodge City, KS  Wastewater Treatment Plan Expansion  Silver
 Sunnyvale, CA  Innovative E-OneStop  Silver
 Tallahassee, FL  The Community Neighborhood Renaissance Program  Silver
 Oklahoma City, OK  The MAPS North Canadian River Project   Silver
     
 2003    
 Tupelo, MS  Haven Acres Neighborhood Revitalization   Gold
 Bellevue, WA  Neighborhood Investment Strategy  Gold
 Tempe, AZ  The Rio Salado Project  Gold
 Coralville, IA  Growing Roots in a Drive-Thru Society  Silver
 Roanoke, VA  Every Drop Counts -- Water Conservation Education Campaign  Silver
 St. Petersburg, FL  The Neighborhood Team  Silver
     
 2002    
 Boulder City, NV  Boulder City Renaissance  Gold
 South Bend, IN  Near West Side Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative  Gold
 Wichita, KS  Eaton Place  Gold
 Chicago, IL  NeighborSpace  Gold
 Jacksonville, OR  Preserving the Jacksonville Woodlands  Silver
 Elizabeth, NJ  Jersey Gardens Mall  Silver
 Las Vegas, NV  Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program  Silver
 Denver, CO  Stapleton International Airport Redevelopment  Silver
     
 2001    
 College Park, GA  Downtown/Main Street Revitalization  Gold
 Visalia, CA  Downtown Visalia Property & Business Improvement District  Gold
 Reno, NV  Riverside Artist Lofts  Gold
 Los Angeles, CA  Genesis LA  Gold
 South Sioux City, NE  Interlocal Government and Public/Private Cooperation Programs  Silver
 New Haven, CT  The Community Greenspace and Community Garden Program -- A Partnership Program  Silver
 Toledo, OH  Physical Activity and Meal Modification Program  Silver
 Houston, TX  Main Street Corridor Revitalization Program  Silver
     
 2000    
 Salisbury, NC  Park Avenue Neighborhood Plan  Gold
 Arlington Heights, IL  Downtown Arlington Heights Revitalization  Gold
 Modesto, CA  Tenth Street Place  Gold
 Boston, MA  Boston Schoolyard Initiative  Gold
 Fredericksburg, VA  Homecoming 2000: All Dressed Up With Lots to Show  Silver
 Coral Springs, FL  Problem Oriented Policing  Silver
 Albuquerque, NM  North I-25 Corridor Reclamation/Reuse System  Silver
 Milwaukee, WI  Greening Milwaukee Schools  Silver
     
 1999    
 Lewiston, ID      Regulation of Community Event Signs  Gold
 Savannah, GA  Cuyler-Brownsville Urban Redevelopment Plan  Gold
 Greensboro, NC  East Market Street Corridor Development Plan  Gold
 San Diego, CA  "Green Building" Demonstration Project  Gold
 Tualatin, OR  Tualatin Skate Park Empowers Youth  Silver
 Fort Lauderdale, FL  City Wide Teen Initiative Program  Silver
 Wichita, KS  Gilbert-Mosley Project  Silver
 Phoenix, AZ  Desert Port Creates Desert Showcase  Silver
     
 1998    
 Hopkins, MN  Hopkins Center for the Arts  Gold
 Gastonia, NC  Vance Street Project  Gold
 Tulsa, OK  Kendall-Whittier Neighborhood Revitalization Project  Gold
 Milwaukee, WI  Milwaukee Riverwalk  Gold
 Bainbridge, GA  Andrew Street Park Project  Silver
 Fullerton, CA  Fullerton 2000 and Beyond  Silver
 Modesto, CA  Airport Neighborhood Collaborative  Silver
 Memphis, TN  Midtown Corridor West Redevelopment Project  Silver
     
 1997    
 Edmonds, WA  Brackett's Landing Park South  Gold
 Abilene, TX      Tax Increment Financing District  Gold
 Anaheim, CA  Paint Your Heart Out Anaheim  Gold
 Phoenix, AZ  Longview Neighborhood Initiative Area  Gold
 Monterey, CA  Waterfront Enhancement Project  Silver
 East Lansing, MI  PRIDE Team  Silver
 Oakland, CA  Old Town Square  Silver
 Los Angeles, CA  Sustainable Building Program  Silver
     
 1996    
 Lumberton, NC  New Day in Lumberton  Gold
 Pueblo, CO  Central Pueblo Framework Plan  Gold
 Birmingham, AL  Commercial Revitalization Program  Gold
 San Jose, CA  Five-year Housing Investment Plan  Gold
 Montville Twnshp, NJ      Turkey Mountain Square Yard Sale  Silver
 Santa Fe, NM  Santa Fe Affordable Housing Program  Silver
 St. Louis, MO  Restoration of Forest Park, Phase One  Silver
 Boston, MA  Broom to Bloom  Silver
     
 1995    
 Claremont, CA  Youth Master Plan  Gold
 Boca Raton, FL  Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex  Gold
 Kansas City, MO  COMBAT Anti-Drug Sales Tax  Gold
 Phoenix, AZ  Squaw Peak Freeway Mitigation Program  Gold
 Belmont, CA  Belmont House  Silver
 Merced, CA  Water Supply Plan  Silver
 Scottsdale, AZ  Downtown Plan  Silver
 Chicago, IL  Project to Combat Bias Violence  Silver
     
 1994    
 San Gabriel, CA  San Gabriel Mission District Revitalization Project  Gold
 Columbia, SC  City Year Columbia  Gold
 Fort Worth, TX  Downtown Fort Worth  Gold
 Boston, MA  Boston Youth Clean-up Corp (BYCC)  Gold
 Shaker, OH  Shaker Family Center at Sussex  Silver
 Lynwood, CA  Tree of Life  Silver
 Tacoma, WA  Community Waste Oil Recycling  Silver
 El Paso, TX  Mission Trail Historical Area  Silver
     
 1993    
 Surfside Beach, SC  All Children's Park  Gold
 Hoffman Estates, IL  Children's Advocacy Park  Gold
 Macon, GA  Pleasant Hill Project  Gold
 Greensboro, NC  Greensboro Housing Vision: 1992 Affordable Home Show  Gold
 San Diego, CA  Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol (RSVP)  Silver
 Hartford, CT  A Call to the Visionary Artist Program  Silver
 Dayton, OH  Great Miami Aquifer  Silver
 New York, NY  Street Cinema  Silver
     
 1992    
 Gasden, AL  Gasden Center for Cultural Arts  Gold
 Salem, OR  Salem Institutional Wastewater Conservation  Gold
 Richmond, VA  Combined Sewer Overflow Partnership  Gold
 Los Angeles, CA  Operation Clean Sweep  Gold
 Butte, MT  Water Supply System  Silver
 Redondo Beach, CA  Comprehensive Recycling Program  Silver
 Long Beach, CA  Neighborhood Tree Planting Project  Silver
 Omaha, NE  Low and Moderate Income Housing Project  Silver
     
 1991    
 Paramount, CA  Century Place Community  Gold
 Flint, MI  Project Independence  Gold
 Lincoln, NE  Radial Reuse Project  Gold
 San Jose, CA  Guadalupe River Assistance  Gold
 San Leandro, CA  West Gate San Leandro  Silver
     
 1990    
 Meridian, MS  Comprehensive Downtown Development Program  Gold
 Evanston, IL  Families in Transition  Gold
 Huntsville, AL  Monte Sano West  Gold
 Houston, TX      SPARK  Gold
     
 1989    
 Anniston, AL  La Garde Park and Museum of Natural History  Gold
 Boise, ID  Downtown Boise  Gold
 Syracuse, NY  Economic Opportunity Zone Service Center  Gold
 Los Angeles, CA  Skid Row Development Corporation  Gold