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The annual Community Awards recognize the dedication and hard work of community members across a variety of fields who have made a difference in Sunnyvale. Nominations are reviewed by a panel of former Community Awards winners and current board and commission members. The Sunnyvale Mayor and City Councilmembers present the awards at the annual State of the City event.
Nominations open each year following the State of the City event and are accepted through June 1 of the following year. To be considered for the 2027 Community Awards, submit nominations by June 1, 2027.
Contact
Maria Marquez Mendoza, 408-730-7363
Make a Community Award Nomination
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Make sure your nominee is eligible
Refer to the Community Award Categories above for specific eligibility criteria.
Past recipients are ineligible to receive an award in the same category for five years. Check the Community Award Winners list above to determine whether your nominee is eligible.
Current City of Sunnyvale employees and Councilmembers are not eligible for nomination.
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Gather your information
Select the Community Award Category for your nominee. You may submit multiple nominations submitting a separate form for each one.
While completing this nomination form, provide sufficient information to allow the nominating committee to make an informed decision. The nominating committee may not know the person you are nominating, so be descriptive in your answers. The form allows you to save your responses and return later to complete them.
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Complete the online application
2027 Community Awards Nominations open in October 2026.
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We’ll review your application and contact you
You will receive an auto-confirmation that your form submission was successful.
We will contact you within three business days to ask any follow-up questions.
Following the current submission deadline, the nominating committee will review all applications. We will contact the award winners. We will also contact everyone who submitted a nomination.
At least three nominations per category are required. If fewer than three nominations are received, the category will not be awarded.
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