Press kit
Facts, figures, logos and award images, with a named contact who answers. We would rather you had the numbers than a quote.
What GovTen is, in 90 words
The GovTen Awards honour the ten local and regional government agencies doing the best work in each of four categories: Public Spaces & Recreation, Mobility & Transportation, Local Economic Growth, and Community Engagement. Nominations are free, open worldwide in six languages, and judged blind against a published six-criterion rubric by a panel of eight unpaid judges chaired independently. The three highest-scoring agencies in each category receive the GovTen Gold Award. GovTen publishes its full nomination-to-honoree funnel every cycle. It is published by CityData.AI and carries no entry fee at any stage.
Key facts
Embargo policy
Honorees are notified on Monday 15 February 2027 under embargo until Thursday 4 March 2027, 1:00 PM ET. Journalists may request the full roll under the same embargo from 22 February 2027. We do not offer exclusives on the list, because that would mean telling one outlet before the agencies' own residents.
Questions we will answer on the record
- How many nominations each category received, and how many were screened out and why.
- Whether any honoree is a CityData.AI customer. Yes, some will be — they are eligible and redacted. We will tell you which, if you ask.
- What the trophy cost, and who paid for it.
- Any control on the independence page that was breached, and what we did about it.