2026 Certified Welcoming Cohort Application Survey

2026 Certified Welcoming Cohort Application

Welcoming America is currently accepting applications for the Certified Welcoming Cohort, a national technical assistance program supporting local governments primarily seeking a Certified Welcoming designation.

Full program overview.

Guide to achieving the Certified Welcoming designation under the Welcoming Standard version 2.0.

NEW/EXTENDED DEADLINE: The deadline to apply is now Thursday, October 30, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact certified@welcomingamerica.org.

Primary Contact First Name(Required.)

Primary Contact Last Name(Required.)

Primary Contact Job Title(Required.)

Primary Contact Email(Required.)

Primary Contact Phone Number(Required.)

Local Government Name
Please share the exact name of your local government that should be used in all formal communications, such as a press release, certificate, report, etc.(Required.)

Billing Contact

Please check if billing contact is different from primary contact.

Billing name, if different than primary contact

Billing email, if different than primary contact

Billing Address (Name / Street Address / City/Town / State / Zip Code)(Required.)

Mailing Address (Name / Street Address / City/Town / State / Zip Code)(Required.)

Please select which applies to you.
Please note that while Certified Welcoming is a community designation, the local government must be the lead applicant. If you are not part of the local government, you will not be able to participate in Certified Welcoming until the local government applies.(Required.)

City Government

County Government

Other (please specify)

Community Type(Required.)

Rural (population 50,000 or less)

Urban (city or town with population 50,000 or more)

Suburban (area just outside of a city or town)

Locality Population(Required.)

33%