Award Dates and Deadlines:
| Awards of Excellence Program | Project Completed | LOI Available | Letter of Inquiry (LOI) Deadline | Full Project Application Deadline |
Notification |
| Affordable Housing Built Responsibly | Between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 | February 1, 2010 | March 31, 2010 | May 15, 2010 | August 2010 |
The deadline for submitting an application for 2010 has passed. Please check back for 2011 submission dates and deadlines.
Award Application and Submission:
The submission and review process for the Awards of Excellence is a three step process.
- Step One: Applicants must complete a
Letter of Inquiry (LOI) and submit online by the appropriate deadline.
The Foundation will review each submitted LOI, evaluate the project and
determine whether it is competitive enough to move forward. The
Foundation will invite 10 organizations in each award category to submit
full project descriptions.
Applicants will receive an email notification within approximately 2-3 weeks of the LOI deadline inviting organization to complete a full project description. Those organizations that do not qualify will receive a declination email.
- Step Two: Applicants asked to complete
full project descriptions must submit proposals online to The Home Depot
Foundation by the appropriate deadline. Proposals must include a
detailed description of the project and all program specifics, such as
the life cycle costs of greening the project; additional capital costs
and operating savings; and details regarding any special funding
received for greening. Those requested to submit full proposals will be
provided information about how to access the application. Only full
project descriptions that are completed and submitted by the deadline
will be reviewed.
- Step Three: An advisory committee of experts from a variety of affordable housing, community development, building sciences and environmental organizations participate in the evaluation and selection process. The advisory committee recommends the winners to The Home Depot Foundation's Board of Directors who make the final approval. Award winners will be notified by Foundation staff following Board approval. All finalists will receive recognition at a Fall national conference.
