Community Impact Award
Honors someone making a measurable and meaningful difference in the community.
Black Alliance Community Excellence Awards
Nominees & Awards
Celebrating the people, businesses, organizations, artists, educators, and community leaders helping Huntsville and surrounding communities thrive.
Community recognition
Community Excellence categories
These eleven awards recognize leadership, achievement, service, creativity, wellness, and lasting community impact.
Youth Excellence Award
Recognizes a young person demonstrating leadership, achievement, service, or perseverance.
Educator of Excellence Award
Honors a teacher, mentor, coach, counselor, or educational leader who inspires and supports learners.
Entrepreneurship Excellence Award
Recognizes a local entrepreneur or small-business owner making an impact through leadership, innovation, and community commitment.
Arts & Culture Excellence Award
Celebrates an artist, musician, author, poet, designer, filmmaker, performer, or cultural leader advancing creative expression.
Community Service Award
Honors outstanding volunteerism, consistent service, and dedication to helping others.
Health & Wellness Champion
Recognizes work supporting physical, mental, emotional, or community wellness.
Unsung Hero Award
Honors someone whose quiet, often unrecognized work makes a lasting difference.
Legacy Award
Celebrates years of service, enduring influence, and a contribution that will benefit future generations.
Rising Star Award
Recognizes an emerging leader, artist, professional, entrepreneur, or advocate showing exceptional promise.
Youth Empowerment Through Sports Award
Recognizes an individual or organization that uses sports and recreation to inspire, mentor, and empower youth while promoting teamwork, leadership, positive development, and community engagement.
Special honors
Community-selected and special honors
These honors appear with our Community Excellence categories.
Black Alliance Community Champion Award
A board-selected honor recognizing extraordinary dedication, service, and commitment to the community.
Flowers While You Live Recognition
A special recognition honoring a person’s life, service, and positive influence while they can receive their flowers.
The only live-voting award
People’s Choice Award
Your voice. Your vote. Your choice. Voting opens October 17, 2026, and closes live during the Community Awards Ceremony. The winner will be announced at the festival.
The ballot is currently closed.
The form will accept responses when voting opens.
People’s Choice nominees
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Nominee spotlights
Meet the nominees
We celebrate these nominees for the difference they make.
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