Put a project forward.

Governments, companies, communities, institutions, and individuals. Every nomination receives a preliminary review.

No. A clear description of the need, sponsor, location, and intended outcomes is enough to begin. Development is what we do next.

At minimum the need it addresses and the public purpose it serves, where it sits and who is prepared to carry it, and the outcomes it is intended to produce. Those four things — need, sponsor, place, and outcomes — are enough to begin.

It receives a preliminary review against the criteria of public value, deliverability, and fit. If it clears screening, it is categorized and considered for development within the portfolio.

No. Nomination is about the opportunity, not the capital; readiness to approach capital is something the development stages add later. Bring the project, and the feasibility, structuring, and readiness work follows.

Industrial, infrastructure, technology, and regional-development opportunities that could strengthen national or regional capacity. The strongest nominations serve a clear public purpose and fit a national priority.

The party prepared to carry the project — to own the outcome and see it through. A credible sponsor is one of the things that makes a nomination competitive.

No. Nominating puts an opportunity forward for review; it does not bind you to anything or guarantee the project advances. It is the start of a review, not an agreement.

That is expected. A clear description of the need, sponsor, place, and intended outcomes is enough, because development is precisely what happens next. A nomination is a starting point, not a finished plan.

Yes. Governments, companies, communities, institutions, and individuals can all nominate, including regional opportunities put forward on a community’s behalf. Every nomination receives the same preliminary review.