The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions on Monday announced the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy and Capability is accepting nominations for the 2026 Governor’s Financial Literacy Awards through Nov. 30.
The awards recognize people and organizations for increasing financial literacy, capability and inclusion among Wisconsin residents.
Nominations may be made in one of three categories: individuals, organization/business and legacy. The legacy category refers to people, organizations or businesses whose purpose and heritage are ingrained in sustained financial literacy.
Criteria that will be used to judge the nominations include the innovative implementation of an financial literacy and capability program or program element within the last two years.
The criteria also emphasizes financial inclusion, demonstrated measurable results, collaboration with partners and scalability of the program design.
Nominations can be submitted online using a form on or before Nov. 30.
The council will select recipients in December and award the recipients in 2027.
In a ceremony at the State Capitol earlier this year, the Council on Financial Literacy and Capability honored 10 people and 11 organizations as recipients of the 2025 Governor’s Financial Awards.
